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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Dramatic Performances Act, 1876 Section 6

Penalty for Disobeying Prohibition

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Dramatic Performances Act, 1876 Section 6 is part of Dramatic Performances Act, 1876 - Penalty for Disobeying Prohibition. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Whoever after the notification of any such order--

(a) takes part in the performance prohibited thereby or in any performance substantially the same as the performance so prohibited, or

(b) in any manner assists in conducting any such performance, or

(c) is, in wilful disobedience to such order, present as a spectator during the whole or any part of any such performance, or

(d) being the owner or occupier, or having the use of any house, room or place, opens, keeps or uses the same for any such performance, or permits the same to be opened, kept or used for any such performance,

shall be punishable on conviction before a Magistrate with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine or with both.

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What does Dramatic Performances Act, 1876 Section 6 provide?

Section Section 6 of the Dramatic Performances Act, 1876 (Penalty for Disobeying Prohibition) is reproduced on this page as part of the Dramatic Performances Act, 1876. 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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