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Small Coins ( Offences ) Act, 1971 Section 5

Title: Offences by Companies

State: Central

Year: 1971

.....committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where any offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or it attributable to, any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section,-- (a) "company" means any body corporate and includes a firm, society or other association of individuals; and (b) "director",-- (i) in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm, (ii) in relation to a society or other association of individuals means the person who is entrusted, under the rules of the society or other association, with the management of the affairs of the society or other association, as the case may be.

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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, (Central) Section 16

Title: Abetment of an Offence

State: Central

Year: 2012

.....of that conspiracy, and in order to the doing of that offence; or Thirdly.--Intentionally aids, by any act or illegal omission, the doing of that offence. Explanation I.--A person who, by wilful misrepresentation, or by wilful concealment of a material fact, which he is bound to disclose, voluntarily causes or procures, or attempts to cause or procure a thing to be done, is said to instigate the doing of that offence. Explanation II.--Whoever, either prior to or at the time of commission of an act, does anything in order to facilitate the commission of that act, and thereby facilitates the commission thereof, is said to aid the doing of that act. Explanation III.--Whoever employ, harbours, receives or transports a child, by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or of a position, vulnerability or the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of any offence under this Act, is said to aid the doing of that act.

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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, (Central) Section 18

Title: Punishment for Attempt to Commit an Offence

State: Central

Year: 2012

Whoever attempts to commit any offence punishable under this Act or to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempt, does any act towards the commission of the offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of any description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-half of the imprisonment for life or, as the case may be, one-half of the longest term of imprisonment provided for that offence or with fine or with both.

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Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act, 1849 Section 1

Title: Trial of Admiralty Offences in Colonies

State: Central

Year: 1849

If any person within any colony shall be charged with the commission of any treason, piracy, felony, robbery, murder, conspiracy, or other offence of what nature or kind so ever, committed upon the sea, or in any haven, river, creek, or place where the admiral or admirals have power, authority, or jurisdiction, or if any person charged with the commission of any such offence upon the sea on in any such haven, river, creek or place shall be brought for trial to any colony, then and in every such case all magistrates, justices of the peace, public prosecutors, juries, judges, courts, public officers, and other persons in such colony shall have and exercise, the same jurisdiction and authorities for inquiring of, trying, hearing, determining and adjudging such offences, and they are hereby respectively authorised, empowered, and required to institute and carry on all such proceedings for the bringing of such person so charged as aforesaid to trial, and for and auxiliary to and consequent upon, the trial of any such person for any such offence; wherewith he may be charged as aforesaid as by the law of such colony would and ought to have been had and exercised or instituted and carrie

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Economic Offences (Inapplicability of Limitation) Act, 1981 Section 2

Title: Chapter Xxxvi of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Not to Apply to Certain Offences

State: Karnataka

Year: 1981

Nothing in Chapter XXXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) shall apply to,- (i) any offence punishable under any of the enactments specified in the Schedule; or (ii) any other offences which under the provisions of that Code, may be tried along with such offences, and every offence referred to in clause (i) or clause (ii) may be taken cognizance of by the court having jurisdiction as if the provisions of that Chapter were not enacted.

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Economic Offences (Inapplicability of Limitation) Act, 1974 Section 2

Title: Chapter 36 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Not to Apply to Certain Offences

State: Central

Year: 1974

Nothing in Chapter XXXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of1974) shall apply to-- (i) Any offence punishable under any of the enactments1[or provisions, if any, thereof] specified in the Schedule; or (ii) Any other offence, which under the provisions of that Code, may be tried along with such offence, and every offence referred to in clause (i) or clause (ii) may be taken cognizance of by the Court having jurisdiction as if the provisions of that Chapter were not enacted. _________________________ 1. Inserted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 08.10.1984.

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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, (Central) Section 19

Title: Reporting of Offences

State: Central

Year: 2012

.....in writing; (b) be read over to the informant; (c) shall be entered in a book to be kept by the Police Unit (3) Where the report under sub-section (1) is given by a child the same shall be recorded under sub-section (2) in a simple language so that the child understands contents being recorded. (4) In case contents, are being recorded in the language not understood by the child or wherever it is deemed necessary, a translator or an interpreter, having such qualifications, experience and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed, shall be provided to the child if he fails to understand the same. (5) Where the Special Juvenile Police Unit or local police is satisfied that the child against whom an offence has been committed is in need of care and protection, then, it shall, after recording the reasons in writing, make immediate arrangement to give him such care and protection (including admitting the child into shelter home or to the nearest hospital) within twenty-four hours of the report, as may be prescribed. (6) The Special Juvenile Police Unit or local police shall, without unnecessary delay but within a period of twenty-four hours, report the matter to the.....

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Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, (Central) Preamble

Title: the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

State: Central

Year: 2012

THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT, 2012 [Act No. 32 of 2012] [19th June, 2012] PREAMBLE An Act to protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography and provide for establishment of Special Courts for trial of such offences and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Whereas clause (3) of article 15 of the Constitution, inter alia, empowers the State to make special provisions for children; And whereas, the Government of India has acceded on the 11th December, 1992 to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, which has prescribed a set of standards to be followed by all State parties in securing the best interests of the child; And whereas it is necessary for the proper development of the child that his or her right to privacy and confidentiality be protected and respected by every person by all means and through all stages of a judicial process involving the child; And whereas it is imperative that the law operates in a manner that the best interest and well being of the child are regarded as being of paramount importance at every stage, to.....

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Economic Offences (Inapplicability of Limitation) Act, 1974 Preamble 1

Title: Economic Offences (Inapplicability of Limitation) Act, 1974

State: Central

Year: 1974

ECONOMIC OFFENCES (INAPPLICABILITY OF LIMITATION) ACT, 1974 [Act, No. 12 of 1974] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the inapplicability of the provisions of Chapter XXXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to certain economic offences. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

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Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act, 1849 Preamble 1

Title: Admiralty Offences (Colonial)act,1849

State: Central

Year: 1849

ADMIRALTY OFFENCES (COLONIAL) [Act, 1849 12 of 1849] [1st August, 1849] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the Prosecution and Trial in Her Majesty's Colonies of Offences committed within the Jurisdiction of the Admiralty.

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