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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Dramatic Performances Act, 1964 Section 8

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Dramatic Performances Act, 1964 Section 8 is part of Dramatic Performances Act, 1964 - Power to Call for Information. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) For the purpose of ascertaining the character of any intended play, pantomime or other drama, the State Government or such officer as it may empower in this behalf, may, by order, require the organisers or other principal persons responsible for the conduct of, or other persons about to take part in, such play, pantomime or other drama or the author, proprietor or printer of the play, pantomime or other drama about to be performed, or the owner or occupier of the place in which it is intended to be performed, to furnish such information as the State Government or such officer may think necessary.

(2) Every person so required shall be bound to furnish the information to the best of his ability within the time specified in such order and in case of contravention shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 176 of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act XLV of 1860).

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What does Dramatic Performances Act, 1964 Section 8 provide?

Section Section 8 of the Dramatic Performances Act, 1964 (Power to Call for Information) is reproduced on this page as part of the Dramatic Performances Act, 1964. 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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