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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Post Office Act, 1898 Section 61

Penalty for contravention of sections 19 or 20

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Post Office Act, 1898 Section 61 is part of Post Office Act, 1898 - Penalty for contravention of sections 19 or 20. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) Whoever, in contravention of the provisions of (section 19) 3 (a) [a] Inserted by the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Act, 1958 (7 of 1958), S. 4(18-3-1958). [or (section 19-A) ] or (section 20) , sends or tenders or makes over in order to be sent by post any postal article or anything, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

(2) The detention in the Post Office of any postal article on the ground of its having been sent in contravention of the provisions of (section 19) 3 (a) [a] Inserted by the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Act, 1958 (7 of 1958), S. 4(18-3-1958). [or (section 19-A) ] or (section 20) , shall not exempt the sender from any proceedings which might have been taken if the postal article had been delivered in due course of post.

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What does Post Office Act, 1898 Section 61 provide?

Section Section 61 of the Post Office Act, 1898 (Penalty for contravention of sections 19 or 20) is reproduced on this page as part of the Post Office Act, 1898. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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