Dangerous Person
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Dangerous person, 'dangerous person' means a person, who either by himself or as a member of or leader of a gang, habitually commits, or attempts to commit or abets the commission of offences, punishable under Chapter XVI or Chapter XVII or Chapter XXII of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), or any of the offences punishable under Chapter V of the Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959); Rashidmiya alias Chhava Ahmedmiya v. Police Commissioner (1989) 3 SCC 321:AIR 1989 SC 1703 (1706).
Means a person who habitually commits or attempts to commit or abets commission of offences, either by himself or as a member of or leader of a gang, Ayub v. S.N. Sinha, AIR 1990 SC 2069 (2071). [Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (16 of 1985), s. 2(c)]
Means a person who habitually commits or attempts to commit or abets commission of offences, either by himself or as a member of or leader of a gang, Ayub v. S.N. Sinha, AIR 1990 SC 2069 (2071). [Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (16 of 1985), s. 2(c)]
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