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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 354

Title: Assault or Criminal Force to Woman with Intent to Outrage Her Modesty

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....be less than five years but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine: Provided that the court may for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment of either description for a term which may be less than five years but which shall not be less than two years. 2Orissa In the First Schedule to the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in the entry under column 5 relating to section 354 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 for the word 'bailable' the word 'non-bailable' shall be substituted. __________________ 1. Vide Andhra Predesh Act 6 of 1991. 2. Vide Orissa Act 6 of 1995, section 3 (w.e.f. 10-3-1995).

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 295A

Title: Deliberate and Malicious Acts, Intended to Outrage Religious Feelings of Any Class by Insulting Its Religion or Religious Beliefs

State: Central

Year: 1860

1[ 295A . Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.--Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of 2 [citizens of India], 3 [by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise], insults or attempts to insult the religion or the religious beliefs of that class, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 4 [three years], or with fine, or with both.] _______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 25 of 1927, section 2. 2. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "His Majesty's subjects". 3. Substituted by Act 41 of 1961, section 3, for certain words (w.e.f. 27-9-1961).. 4. Substituted by Act 41 of 1961, section 3, for "two years" (w.e.f. 27-9-1961).

Bombay Children Act, 1948, (Maharashtra) Section 57

Title: Seduction or Outrage of Modesty

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1948

Whoever seduces or indulges in immoral behaviour with a girl under the age of eighteen years shall, on conviction be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both. NOTES The word "Seduces" would mean to lead astray in conduct a girl or to draw away a girl from the right course of action. It will also include inducement to indulge in immoral behaviour.--Narasappa v. State of Maharashtra, 1973 Mah. L. J. 381. Similarly in the case of Abdul R. Pathan v. State of Maharashtra, 1983 (1) Bom. C. R. 489. It was held that the prosecution has failed to prove who outraged the modesty of a girl. The charge under section 57 of the Bombay Children Act also must be held to be not proved beyond all reasonable doubts.

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.....

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.....

Geneva Conventions Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....power to sentence him to death or to imprisonment for a term of two years or more, shall not proceed with the trial until it is proved to the satisfaction of the Court that a notice containing the particulars mentioned in the next following sub-section, so far as they are known to the prosecutor, has been served not less than three weeks previously on the protecting power (if there is a protecting power) and, if the accused is a protected prisoner of war, on the accused and the prisoners' representative. (2) The particulars referred to in the foregoing sub-section are - (a) the full name and description of the accused, including the date of his birth and his profession or trade, if any, and, if the accused is protected prisoner of war, his rank and arm, regimental, personal or serial number; (b) his place of detention, internment or residence; (c) the offence with which he is charged- and (d) the Court before which the trial is to take place and the time and place appointed for the trial. (3) For the purposes of this section a document purporting - (a) to be signed on behalf of the protecting power or by the prisoners representative or by the person accused, as the case may.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 15

Title: Of Offences Relating to Religion

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....of either description for a term which may extend to 4 [three years], or with fine, or with both.] _______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 25 of 1927, section 2. 2. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "His Majesty's subjects". 3. Substituted by Act 41 of 1961, section 3, for certain words (w.e.f. 27-9-1961).. 4. Substituted by Act 41 of 1961, section 3, for "two years" (w.e.f. 27-9-1961). Section 296 - Disturbing religious assembly Whoever voluntarily causes disturbance to any assembly lawfully engaged in the performance of religious worship, or religious ceremonies, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. Section 297 - Trespassing on burial places, etc. Whoever, with the intention of wounding the feelings of any person, or of insulting the religion of any person, or with the knowledge that the feelings of any person are likely to be wounded, or that the religion of any person is likely to be insulted thereby, commits any trespass in any place of worship or on any place of sculpture, or any place set apart from the performance of funeral rites or as a depository for.....

Press Act, 1910 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1910

.....for an application, within two months of the date of such declaration to a special bench of three Judges of the High Court, on the question of fact whether the matter directed to is or is not of the description defined in the Bill. If the High Court finds that it is not of that description, it must cancel the order of forfeiture. All other legal proceedings for action taken under the Bill are barred. Subsidiary matters provided for in the Bill are the search for and seizure under special warrant of the Magistrate of property declared forfeit under the Bill; for the submission by the printer of every newspaper to such officer as the Local Government may direct of two copies of each issue of his paper on pain of a penalty of Rs. 50 for each default; the return of security deposited by a printer or a publisher, when such person ceases to keep a printing-press or, being a publisher, makes a declaration under Section 8 of the Press and Registration of Books Act of 1867and lastly the saving of prosecutions under any other law. The following report of the Select Committee on the Bill to provide for the better control of the Press, was presented to the Council of the Governor-.....

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1973

.....faith in his aid and under his direction, to make such an examination of the person arrested as is reasonably necessary in order to ascertain the facts which may afford such evidence, and to use such force as is reasonably for that purpose. (2) Whenever the person of a female is to be examined under this section, the examination shall be made only by, or under the supervision of, a female registered medical practitioner. Explanation.-In this section and in section 54, "registered medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner who possesses any recognized medical qualification as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 ( 102 of 1956) and whose name has been entered in a State Medical Register. 54. Examination of arrested person by medical practitioner at the request of the arrested person. When a person who is arrested, whether on a charge or otherwise alleges, at the time when he is produced before a Magistrate or at any time during the period of his detention in custody that the examination of his body will afford evidence which will disprove the commission by him of any offence or which will establish the commission by any other.....

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Schedule 1

Title: The First Schedule (Chapter Xi to Xix)

State: Central

Year: 1973

..... Any Magistrate. 484 Counterfeiting a property mark used by a public servant, or any mark used by him to denote the manufacture, quality, etc., of any property. Imprisonment for 3 years and fine. Non-cognizable Bailable Magistrate of the first class. 485 Fraudulently marking or having possession of any die, plate or other instrument for counterfeiting any public or private property mark. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable Bailable Magistrate of the first class. 486 Knowingly selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark. Imprisonment for 1 year, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable Bailable Any Magistrate. 487 Fraudulently marking a false mark upon any package or receptacle containing goods, with intent to cause it to be believed that it contains goods which it does not contain, etc. Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both. Non-cognizable Bailable Any Magistrate. 488 Making use of any.....