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Start Free TrialIndian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 505
Title: Statements Conducing to Public Mischief
State: Central
Year: 1860
.....or circulating any such statement, rumour or report, has reasonable grounds for believing that such statement, rumour or report is true and makes, publishes or circulates it [in good faith and] without any such intent as aforesaid.] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 4 of 1898, section 6, for the original section 505. 2. Section 505 renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section by Act 35 of 1969, section 3. 3. Substituted by Act 10 of 1927, section 2 and Schedule I, for "or sailor". 4. Substituted by Act 10 of 1927, section 2 and Schedule I, for "or Navy". 5. Substituted by the A.O. 1950 for "of Her Majesty or in the Imperial Service Troops". The words "or in the Royal Indian Marine" occurring after the words "Majesty" were omitted by act 35 of 1934, section 2 and Schedule. 6. Substituted by Act 41 of 1961, section 4, for "two years" (w.e.f. 12-9-1961). 7.Inserted by Act 35 of 1969, section 3 (w.e.f. 4-6-1969).
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionPrevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 Section 3
Title: Mischief Causing Damage to Public Property
State: Central
Year: 1984
(1) Whoever commits mischief by doing any act in respect of any public properly, other than public property of the nature referred to in sub-section (2), shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and with fine. (2) Whoever commits mischief by doing any act in respect of any public property being (a) any building, installation or other property used in connection with the production, distribution or supply of water, light, power or energy; (b) any oil installations; (c) any sewage works; (d) any mine or factory; (e) any means of public transportation or of tele-communications, or any building, installation or other property used in connection therewith. shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months, but which may extend to five years and with fine : Provided that the court may, for reasons to be recorded in its judgment, award a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than six months.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionPrevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 Complete Act
Title: Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984
State: Central
Year: 1984
Preamble1 - PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO PUBLIC PROPERTY ACT, 1984 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Mischief causing damage to public property Section4 - Mischief causing damage to public property by fire or explosive substance Section5 - Special provisions regarding bail Section6 - Saving Section7 - Repeal and saving
List Judgments citing this sectionPublic Records Act, 1993 Section 3
Title: Power of the Central Government to Co-ordinate, Regulate and Supervise Operations Connected with Administration, Management, Etc., of Public Records
State: Central
Year: 1993
.....of records and application of standards, procedures and techniques of records management; (j) survey and inspection on public records; (k) organising training programmes in various disciplines of Archives administration and records management; (l) accepting records from any private source; (m) regulating access to public records; (n) receiving records from defunct bodies and making arrangement for securing public records in the event of national emergency; (o) receiving reports on records management and disposal practices from the records Officer; (p) providing authenticated copies of, or extracts from, public records; (q) destroying or disposal of public records; (r) obtaining on lease or purchasing or accepting as gift any document of historical or national importance.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionYoung Persons (Harmful Publication) Act, 1956 Section 6
Title: Power to Seize and Destroy Harmful Publications
State: Central
Year: 1956
(1) Any police officer or any other officer empowered in this behalf by the State Government may seize any harmful publication. (2) Any magistrate of the first class may, by warrant, authorise any police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector to enter and search any place where any stock of harmful publications may be or may be reasonably suspected to be, and such police officer may seize any publication found in such place if in his opinion it is a harmful publication. (3) Any publication seized under sub-section (1) shall be produced, as soon as may be, before a magistrate of the first class, and any publication seized under sub-section (2) shall be produced, as soon as may be, before the court which issued the warrant. (4) If in the opinion of the magistrate or court such publication is a harmful publication, the magistrate or court may cause it to be destroyed, but if, in the opinion of the magistrate or court, such publication is not a harmful publication, the magistrate or court shall dispose of it in the manner provided in sections 523, 524 and 525 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898).
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionKarnataka Public Libraries Act, 1965 Chapter III
Title: Department of Public Libraries
State: Karnataka
Year: 1965
.....and library man-power of the State; (g) perform such other functions as may be entrusted to the Department by or under the provisions of this Act. Section 14 - Director of Public Libraries 1 [Director of PublicLibraries] (1) A whole-time officer having the prescribed qualifications to practise the library profession shall be appointed by the State Government as the1 [Director of Public Libraries]. (2) The 1 [Director of Public Libraries] shall,- (a) function as the Librarian of the State Central Library; (b) superintendent, direct, and deal with all matters relating to the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (Central Act 25 of 1867) and to the maintenance and service of the books sent under the said Act; (c) control the appointments, postings, and transfers of officers and servants in the State Library Service; (d) generally assist the State Library Authority in performing its functions; (e) exercise such other powers and performs such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on him by or under this Act. _________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 30 of 1984 w.e.f. 22.5.1984 Section 14 - Director of Public Libraries 1 [Director of.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionPublic Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 Section 6
Title: Disposal of Property Left on Public Premises by Unauthorised Occupants
State: Central
Year: 1971
.....is unable to decide as to the person or persons to whom the balance of the amount is payable or as to the apportionment of the same, he may refer such dispute to the civil Court of competent jurisdiction and the decision of the court thereon shall be final. 1[(2A) The expression "costs", referred to in sub-section (2), shall include the cost of removal recoverable under section 5A and the cost of demolition recoverable under section 5B.] _________________________ 1. Inserted by the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Act, 1980 (61 of 1980), section 7 (20-12-1980). 2. Substituted for the words "corporate body" by the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Act, 1980 (61 of 1980), section 7 (20-12-1980), section 2.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionDelivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act, 1954 Amending Act 1
Title: Delivery of Books (Public Libraries) Amendment Act, 1956
State: Central
Year: 1954
.....in this behalf by the Central Government in the Official Gazette.". 6. Amendment of section 5.- In section 5 of the principal Act,--- (a) for the words "and the value of the book", the words "and, if the contravention is in respect of a book, shall also be punishable with fine which shall be equivalent to the value of the book" shall be substituted; (b) after the words "to which the book", the words "or newspaper, as the case may be" shall be inserted. 7. Substitution of new section for section 7.-- For section 7 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-- "7. Application of Act to books and newspapers published by Government.-- This Act shall also apply to books and newspapers published by or under the authority of the Government but shall not apply to books meant for official use only.".
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionPublic Records Act, 1993 Complete Act
Title: Public Records Act, 1993
State: Central
Year: 1993
Preamble1 - PUBLIC RECORDS ACT, 1993 Section1 - Short title and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Power of the Central Government to co-ordinate, regulate and supervise operations connected with administration, management, etc., of public records Section4 - Prohibition against taking of public records out of India Section5 - Records officer Section6 - Responsibilities of records officer Section7 - Records officer to take appropriate action in the event of unauthorised removal, destruction, etc., of public records in his custody Section8 - Destruction or disposal of public records Section9 - Penalty for contraventions Section10 - Public records bearing security classification Section11 - Receipt of records from private sources Section12 - Access to public records Section13 - Archival Advisory Board Section14 - Functions of the Board Section15 - Power of the Director General to lay down norms and standards for courses in archival science Section16 - Protection of action taken in good faith Section17 - Power to make rules Section18 - Laying of rules before Parliament
List Judgments citing this sectionPublic Gambling Act 1867 Section 13
Title: Gaming and Setting Birds and Animals to Fight in Public Streets
State: Central
Year: 1867
A police officer may apprehend without warrant any person found playing for money or other valuable thing with cards, dice, counters or other instruments of gaming, used in playing any game not being a game of mere skill in any public street, place or thoroughfare situated within the limits aforesaid or any person setting any birds or animals to fight in any public street, place or thoroughfare situated within the limits aforesaid or any person there present aiding and abetting such public fighting of birds and animals. Such person when apprehended shall be brought without delay before a Magistrate, and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty rupees, or to imprisonment, either simple or rigorous, for any term not exceeding one calendar month; Distraction of instruments of gaming found in public street. and such police officer may seize all instruments of gaming found to such public place or on the person of those whom he shall so arrest, and the Magistrate may on conviction of the offender order such instruments to be forthwith destroyed.
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