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Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 Preamble 1

Title: Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988

State: Central

Year: 1988

THE PREVENTION OF ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT, 1988 [Act, No. 46 of 1988] [6th September, 1988] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for detention in certain cases for the purpose of preventing illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and for matters connected therewith. WHEREAS illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances poses a serious threat to the health and welfare of the people and the activities of persons engaged in such illicit traffic have a deleterious effect on the national economy; AND WHEREAS having regard to the persons by whom and the manner in which such activities are organised and carried on, and having regard to the fact that in certain areas which are highly vulnerable to the illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, such activities of a considerable magnitude are clandestinely organised and carried on, it is necessary for the effective prevention of such activities to provide for detention of persons concerned in any manner therewith. BE it enacted by Parliament, in the Thirty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 Complete Act

Title: Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988

State: Central

Year: 1988

Preamble1 - PREVENTION OF ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT, 1988 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Power to make orders detaining certain persons Section4 - Execution of detention orders Section5 - Power to regulate place and conditions of detention Section6 - Grounds of detention severable Section7 - Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds Section8 - Powers in relation to absconding persons Section9 - Advisory Boards Section10 - Cases in which and circumstances under which persons may be detained for periods longer than three months without obtaining the opinion of Advisory Board Section11 - Maximum period of detention Section12 - Revocation of detention orders Section13 - Temporary release of persons detained Section14 - Protection of action taken in good faith Section15 - Amendment of Act 52 of 1974 Section16 - Repeal and saving

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....Court of Justice (including a liquidator, receiver or Commissioner) whose duty is, as such officer, to investigate or report on any matter of law or fact, or to make, authenticate, or keep any document, or to take charge or dispose of any property or to execute any judicial process, or to a administrator any oath, or to interpret, or to preserve order in the Court, and every person specially authorized by a Court of Justice to perform any of such duties; Fifth--Every juryman, assessor, or member of a Panchayat assisting a Court of Justice or public servant; Sixth--Every arbitrator or other person to whom any cause or matter has been referred for decision or report by any Court of Justice, or by any other competent public authority; Seventh--Every person who holds any office by virtue of which he is empowered to place or keep any person in confinement; Eighth--Every officer of the Government, whose duty it is, as such officer, to prevent offences, to give information of offences, to being offenders to justice, or to protect the public health, safety or convenience; Ninth--Every officer whose duty it is, as such officer, to take, receive, keep or expend any property on behalf of.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 16

Title: Of Offences Affecting the Human Body

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....defence. Explanation.--Whether the provocation was grave and sudden enough to prevent the offence from amounting to murder is a question of fact. Illustrations (a) A, under the influence of passion excited by a provocation given by Z, intentionally kills. Y, Z"s child. This is murder, in as much as the provocation was not given by the child, and the death of the child was not caused by accident or misfortune in doing an act caused by the provocation. (b) Y gives grave and sudden provocation to, A, A, on this provocation, fires a pistol at Y, neither intending nor knowing himself to be likely to kill Z, who is near him, but out of sight. A kills Z. Here A has not committed murder, but merely culpable homicide. (c) A is lawfully arrested by Z, a bailiff. A is excited to sudden and violent passion by the arrest, and kills Z. This is murder, in as much as the provocation was given by a thing done by a public servant in the exercise of his powers. (d) A appears as witness before Z, a Magistrate, Z says that he does not believe a word of A's deposition, and that A has perjured himself. A is moved to sudden passion by these words, and kills Z. This is murder. (e) A.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 366

Title: Kidnapping, Abducting or Inducing Woman to Compel Her Marriage, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever kidnaps or abducts any woman with intent that she may be compelled, or knowing it to be likely that she will be compelled, to marry any person against her will, or in order that she may be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, or knowing it to be likely that she will be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; 1 [and whoever, by means of criminal intimidation as defined in this Code or of abuse of authority or any other method of compulsion, induces any woman to go from any place with intent that she may be, or knowing that it is likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person shall be punishable as aforesaid]. ___________________ 1 Added by Act 20 of1923, section 2.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 372

Title: Selling Minor for Purposes of Prostitution, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....of such female shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have disposed of her with the intent that she shall be used for the purpose of prostitution. Explanation II.--For the purposes of this section "illicit intercourse" means sexual intercourse between persons not united by marriage or by any union or tie which, though not amounting to a marriage, is recognised by the personal law or custom of the community to which they belong or, where they belong to different communities, of both such communities, as constituting between them a quasi-marital relation.] _______________________ 1 . Substituted by Act 18 of 1924, section 2, for certain words. 2 . Inserted by Act 18 of 1924, section 3.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 373

Title: Buying Minor for Purposes of Prostitution, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of any 1 [person under the age of eighteen years with intent that such person shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, of knowing it to be likely that such person will at any age be] employed or used for any purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. 2 [Explanation I.--Any prostitute or any person keeping or managing a brothel, who buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of a female under the age of eighteen years shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have obtained possession of such female with the intent that she shall be used for the purpose of prostitution. Explanation II.--"Illicit intercourse" has the same meaning as in section 372.] ______________________ 1 . Substituted by Act 18 of 1924, section 2, for certain words. 2 . Inserted by Act 18 of 1924, section 4.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 20

Title: Of Offences Relating to Marriage

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....such subsequent marriage shall, before such marriage takes place, inform the person with whom such marriage is contracted of the real state of facts so far as the same arc within his or her knowledge. STATE AMENDMENT 1Andhra Pradesh Punishment--Imprisonment for 7 years and fine--Cognizable--Non-bailable--Triable by Magistrate of the first class--Non-compound able, ________________ 1. Vide A.P Act 3 of 1992, section 2 (w.e.f. 15-2-1992). Section 495 - Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted Whoever commits the offence defined in the last preceding section having concealed from the person with whom the subsequent marriage is contracted, the fact of the former marriage, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. STATE AMENDMENT 1Andhra Pradesh Punishment--Imprisonment for 10 years and fine--Cognizable--Non-bailable--Triable by Magistrate of the first class--Non-compoundable. ________________ 1. Vide A.P Act 3 of 1992, section 2 (w.e.f. 15-2-1992). Section 496 -.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 366A

Title: Procuration of Minor Girl

State: Central

Year: 1860

1 [366A. Procuration of minor girl Whoever, by any means whatsoever, induces any minor girl under the age of eighteen years to go from any place or to do any act with intent that such girl may be, or knowing that it is likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.] _______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 20 of 1923, section 3.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 366B

Title: Importation of Girl from Foreign Country

State: Central

Year: 1860

1 [366B. Importation of girl from foreign country Whoever imports into 2 [India] from any country outside India 3 [or from the State of Jammu and Kashmir] any girl under the age of twenty-one years with intent that she may be, or knowing it to be likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person, 4 [***] shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine.] _______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 20 of 1923, section 3. 2. The words "British India" have successively been Substituted by the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule., to read as above. 3 . Inserted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule. 4 . Certain words omitted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule.