The ASSAM CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT ACT, 1934
111011' 1934) As:.AM CRrulNAL I.Aw AMENDMENT AaT

###### ASSAM ACT III OF 1934

 THE ASSAM CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT
 ACT, 1934•

(Published in the Assam _Ga::,tlJte of the 9th_ May 1934.J

. PtCllll~l e.
Whereas it is expedient to impplcmcnt the ordi-

nary criminal law in Assam _;_

And whereas the previous sanction of the
Govcrnor·General has been obtained under sub·section
(S) of section BOA of the Government of India Act lo
the passing of this Act ;

###### It Cl hereby enacted as follows:-

1.(1) This Act may be called the As!lam Criminal Short title

###### Law Amendment Act, 1934 ; commcnce-
mco1, uteat

and du.ra

(2) It extends to the w~ole of Assam. tfoo.

(3) Thh section and section 2 sltall come in to
force at once.

###### l. [The remaining provi£ions of this Act, in whole or in part, shall come into force in such areas and on
such dates as the (appropriate Govemment)l, may by
notification io the (official Gazette] ~ specify and
or this p~rpo>e differen' d~tcs may be specified for
different areas].

Definilion.
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repu1nant

v of 1898. in the subject or context, "the Code" means the Code

###### of Criminal Procedure, 1898.

           - or Staiemct11 or Obj~cts and Rcaaont, _Sii_ _Auam_ ~dk

_(Jt.troordinry)_ dated 91b Marc:h, 1936: (or Pl"OC('cdings in Coundl,
_su_ _.Assam Ga::;Mu,_ 1936, Part VI, paga 337-319, 669--1'0'1

717--HS, 861-888.

1. Subetitutcd by Atlam Act U of 1986 for the worda "The

remaincl.r or the Act ah:ill come into fott'e in 1uch area and on
euch date u tb• Local Covremoe<it may by notification dire<.'t ".

2. Subetituted by tho A. 0. 19S1 for "L. G".

f. lubllitwed by tht A.O. 1113T "for A.mim C~11U".


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AssAM Cru~1JNAt. LAW A MeND\lEN'l' ACT [Aaur Ac:r II

Pow~r of the [ar.d <the approp1-iate Gove nment' means, in

to~e;. 0Ps>roPnatct I,. relatiin on the to Seventh any of the Scl1t:clule matters to enumithe erated ConstitutionE in List

trial by t:cntraJ Government, met in relation to any other

C?Ollllll&- matter, the (State Go\'ernmcnt]i:.

llOBCJh ID

                         - "'4!~!il";- .:.--erulf.ii'eases .

3.(1) The (appropriatr. Go,·«'rnmenfJ~ may,

by order in '''riting direct that C!nv person accused
OJ any ollt-nce '>pe~ rn~c1 in th~ Fir I Scht'dule sbul

be tried h)' Cornmi11ionr1·s appointed undu this Act.

(2) No ordt'r unckr sub-section (1) 'hall be
m ade in rcsptct of or be· dc<'m• d to include, any
person wl o ha~ bc·cn c111111ni11ctl undf'r the Code

for tral l1cfmc a IIigh Court, hut sa,·c as afo1e-
4aid ;m order under thnt sub section mar he mat.le
in respect of, _or_ ma}' inclu<lr, any perwn accused
of any offence ~peri tii: d i11 the First :=id1cdulc whether
t ! <' offence wn!I rommitt<·cl hcfore or afl<•r the coin-
menct'mt'nt of the Act.

Appointment 4.( I) Commissiom·n for 1lw trial of persons

and quali- under this Act "hall be appointed hy the f appro-

&cati~ or priate Gcvcrnmcnt.]'

Oommu-
1oncn.

(2) Such Commi~sioncn may be appointed for

the whole· of ~sam or for any part thereof, or
for the trial of m 1} par1kular accused person or

persor.s.

(3} All trials under this Act shall be held by

three Commissioners, of whom at least two shall

be J:Crsons who at the time of appointment under
this section arc servin~ as, and have for at lcaat
three years served ai; or cxccised the power _of,_

Sessions J udgcs or Addilionnl Sessions Judges, or arc

pel'!'.ons qualified [under clause (2) of Article 217 of

the Constitution r for appointment as Judges of a

High Court.

(4) _l\t_ any time before the commencement of
the trial of any person under this ~ct , the (ap-
propriate Government]" may, by an order in writing
stating the reasons therefor<', withdraw the case of
such person from the Commissionera app<)inted for
the trial and transfer it for trial to three other

Commi•,.ioncrs appointed in this behalf.

1 Suhlitutcd by the A.O. 1950 f01' ''lhe Go\i:rnmenl of

India Act, 1935."

2 Substituted by A. 0. 1950 for "Prot'incial Government".
I lntertcd by the A. O. 1937.

                                                   - lubltftutcd by A. O. 1917 f• 'IL, G."
I Sublti1Uted by w A, 0. 1950,


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III OP 1931]

(5) At any time io course of uial or befor i)F

commencement of tri •• I if 1h • <.-cu .. cd has any re n-

able apprehension that he will not have a fair tra ~

the handi; af the Commi~sioncrs appointed by e~

[appropriate Governmmljl as afor<'snid he shall ha _<._

the right to move tie [appropriate Govcrnmen11 [1 ] fol' "''•Jan~•

trirufer of the r.ase to three other Commissio· e1 s to
l.x; appointed by the [ap?ropri lie Government.]\

5. (I) Cotnmtssioncrs apr oi11tc<l under this Act Pr~u~ or
may talcc cognisance of olTcnn·s without the accused ~m~
. 1 I _r_                        - I l . . 11onc: s
I e111g [. ] comnuttcc 10 1 tern ror ma , aL< tn ll')'tng

accused persons, i;hall, ~uhjc.n to the provisions or

., ·ction 13, record~' iclencc in the m'1nner prescribed
in rection 356 of I he Coclc a11d shall, in other respects

also, suhject to the Act ;ind to any rules made

thl"fennder foll· \' thr. pr ... "''"r.C l"'"C r.rih~cl b·• t l\c

Code for the trial cf w \rram c.1scs by Magistntcs.

(2) In the event of a• )" diffc1cnce of opinion
among the Commis~ioncrc:, tht• opnion of the majority

1hall prevail.

###### 6. ( 1) The Cornmis,;ion<·rs m'l~· pass upon any Powe~ . of

person convicted hv them ,'\nv ~"rll1·nce authoris<'Cl by Cornnus-
Jaw for the punishment of the offrnce of whid1 c;uch ~•o nen.

penon is convicted.

(2) If an1 trial 11nrl1 r 11 i Act it is f11rmd that
the accu1ed person h s conunitte<l anr ofTenrc

whether such ofTt nr.c ii; 01 is rtOI an ofiencc Sp•cified
in the First Schedule, the Ccm.nissioncr.., mn.y co. vict

such p:\rson of ~uch olfrnce and pan anr sentence

authorised _by law_ for the punisluni nt thc1col.

###### {7) The prov1~io•1s of the C clc, so far only as Application

they a rc not i11con<iiJtent \\ ith the 'Pl'Ov!ions of, or the of t~ ~c

special procedure pre~crihr.d hy nr und,.r, thi~ .\ct t~mm~I

shall . apply to t~c proceeding! of Commi~~i?ncrs Prucce~S'Jo

appo1nu:d under tlus Ar.t, and <Juch C1nmmcs1oner or Commis-

shall have all thr. power.;. collferrcd by the Code on a aiooen.
Court of Scssinns c.xcr ci ing orginal juri diction .

l Sub11i111t•·•I b)' rlie \ 0 l••!:ll for "Local Gove1nm.cnt".


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Prccdurc 8. Notwith11anding any thing contained in this

for trial _ol_ Act or in any other Act-
coceaccuted
who 1urttn•
dcra or I•

arrcatcd af. (I) _(a)_ if after the commcnccmnt of a trial
tcr commcn· by Commissioners under this Act any

cement o _(_ person sw r01drrs or is nrrested who, in

trial or i:on·
cluaion of the opinion or the [appropriate Govcrn-

pr c vi o u 1 menq • might, if he had &urrcndercd or
aa i a.1. ht ::n , rrcstcd before the commencement of

tli -: l.ial, have been tried jointly with the
p< a ~011 1mder:: trial the [appropri ate

Gunrr,m nt]* may direct that he shall
br. pl red on hia. tdal jointly with such

, th .. r pt'1 sons nt the said trial :

l'rovi<lcd that the name of n1ch person was

inc:ludcd wi1h the namc.s of the persons
u1•dcr trial in the order un1Jcr sub-section

(I) uf scctior. S directing their trial or in

the 1cport under clause (a) of sub-sccti.>n

( I) of scl·tion !7S of the Code;

(b) wJ.en _[tiny ]_ pe1son in respect of whom a

dlre<.tion has been made unckr 1ub-clause

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_(a)_ is pM<iuccd before the Commiuioncn,
any evidence already Tl"COrdcd in the trial
m:ly he admitted :t~ evidence against him
or h1 his favour;

(2) in a trial by Commi.sioncn t.1ndcr tbfl

###### .\ t 111 uny person who has su1 rendered or been arret;tcd after the conclusion of a
prc,iuus tr al under this A< tat which, in

th1: opinion of the C.ommm1oners, be

migh , if he hntl ~ urrcnd crcd or been arre1-

ted bcfort- the comm<"ncement of such

prev:ous trial, have been tried Jointly

with the persons thCll tried any evidence

re~o. ded in r.uch previous trial may be

admitted a~ C\'idcncc agairut him or in

hb favour:

Provided th:it the name of such person wu

included with the names or the persona

previously tried in the order under sub·

sectio11 (I) of section 3 directing their

trial or in the report ur.dcr clause (a) of

sub-tection (I) of scctioll 173 of the

Code.

                                           - 1.1b11i1uttd _by the A 0._ 1937 for ''Louil Gor.mmeni'.


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(S) where any evidence recorded in the ab·
sence of the accukd person is admitted

under 11ub-clausc ( b ), of clause ( 1) or
clause (2) the Commi ~ sioncrs may on
their O\\'ll motion recall any witness who
has given ;;uch evidence in order that he
may be further examined or cro.'ls-

cxamlned and shall, at the instance of the

accused p ~nou or his pleader, recall any

such witness for such purpose, unless, in

the opioiun of the Commissioners, for

rcaaons to be recorded ia writing, it is
not necessary in the iulc1·cst of justice that
###### the wilncss should be recalled.

(4) 'l'bc provisions of this section shall apply-

( i) to the trial of persons who surrendered or
were armtcrl before ti e date of the

commencement of this Act, in re11pcct of any
offence for which they l'.lVC not at such
date been placed on 1 ri.i.l, a:. well as to

the trial or pcnon'i who snrrcnd,...r or arc
arrested after that date;

(ii) [to ] [the ][admlsdon ] [of ][any ][evidence ][recorded. ]
whether such evidence was recorded be-
fore or af1er the sa·d date in a trial uader

this Act.

###### t. (1) Commissionen tryir.g an offence under 1'cndtt of

thi1 Act may, with a view to ohtaining the evidence Pardon,
of any person supposed to have been directly

concerned in or privy to, the offence, tender a pardon
to 1uch person on condilion of bis making a full
and true disclosure of the whole of the circumstances

within hi• knowledge relative, to the offence and to
###### cnry other per:son concerned, whether as principal or abettor, in the commhsion thcrt!of.

(2) Where, in the case of any offence for the

trial of which by Commissioners an order has been
made under sub-section (I) of secticn 3, a pardon
has, before the passing of such order, been tendered
to and accepted by any person under section 337
###### of the Code, the provision of sub-m:tions (2) and (S) of that 1ection of the Code ~ball apply as if the accused
penon had been committed for trial to the Com~
###### miuloDen.


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80 **[A111.u** **ACJt**

(3) For the purpo«; of sections 339 and 339A of
the Code I .t1dn11s rcnd<'tcd ender suu-scction (ll)

and SU U•S1:c1fon (:l.} ~}i.11( be de, lllt:d fCS(X."Cth cJy

### - to 11avc b<.rn .cnde1d Uu(kr sections 3:30 and 337

of1hc Code.

cx:h:<l:' 1~ 10. (1) 111 111y r'al hy Corumis-.ionrr:. app1•i11lcd

10m ~ under this Act, the C:ommi "ioncrs m ty, if they think

public _Crom_ tit, orclrr ul .Ul) st.ige of the tri11 I thal th~ public

rl~cc or gcnc1ally or any p~rticul:lr pcnf)o ~hall nol have

                                      - ial. accn~ to, or br. or remain in, the room or building

used fo1· the trial.

(2) \\ }11 l"C in the l'OUl'Se of ;my Slit Ji ll i:tl tf•c

[Goverr1111e11tjl Pro:;ecutor cer1ifics in \n.lt •ng to the
Co 1:mi~sion"1 :>that it is c1trcciic11t in the inttrest.s of
the public· peace or safet                                    - or of the prac:c or safety of
any of the witnci.scs in the trial that the public
###### gcnu ally 5houlcl uut !•ave acce t•> or he: or remain

in, the: room or lmil<ling used for the trial, the

Commi~sionc1 s lll•l}' or<lr:r ::u cortlinglr.

Power to 11 '( I) Wheu any accuscJ, i11 lrial by Com-

deal with missioners appointLtl unc.ler thi \ct, bas by his
refractory voluntary act n·nd< red himself incapblc of ~ppcari113
accused. hcfore the Commi ioner-. or resist' his productiou

b<'forc- t licm m bf'hav<·s befort" thc:m in a. pcr:.U.tcnlr
due rtlcrl)' mannrr~. the Ccmn1·,sio11c rs may, at any

sta~c of th•· t1 i:tl b~ ordets in writing made after

such inquiry a> t11c} thjuk :lit, dispcn c with the

attendance of 'U< h acciu.uJ for such period a~ they
ma} think f,t and prol;ct<l \\ith the tri .. 1 in his

absence, provided the accused is rcprcscnttd by a
plcade1.

(2) \\'her a plea is rt>qui1c<l in an~Mcr to a

charge from an n<:cUfed who c attcncJ. nee has been

di1ipcn~cd wilh under '.'llb-"cction ( 1), such accmed

shall be dccmcc1 tl1 plc:ul not guilly.

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Sul-d1tutrd by the A, O. l!ISO for "Crown",

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(3) An order under sub cction (1) l3isp..:n1ing

with the a ttendance of "n accu~cd shall not: afl(·ct his

right of being present in penon if he i1as hr.come
capable of appearing M appeau befor,• th~ Commis.-

1ionen1 and undertakes to brha\'r. ,in an ordedy

manner.

(4) Nolwtthstanding anything contained in the

Code, no finding, sentence or order passed in a trial by
Commissioners appoint.-d uudcr this Ad shall Le held
to be illegal by any Coun oy reason of any omission or

irregularity whataocvcr arising from the absenct> of any
_9T a_ ll of accused whose attendance has beeu dispensed
with under sub-section ( 1 ).

12. N"o l~ ith1landing an yLbi ng co111 a.iucd in the $p~c1nl rule

Indian Evidence Act, 18 72, when the Sl.<l.Lcmcnl or any cl evidence

i llf 1172 person has been recorded by any Magistrat<-, such
atatemeut may be admitted in evidence in any trial

before Commissioners appointed under this Act if rnch
person is dead or cannot be fow1d or is inctt pahle of

giving e\•idenc:e, and th~ Commi!>~1oners an: of opi11ion
that such death, disappearance or incapacity has been
caused in the interest of the accused.

13. (1) In any trial by Commissiouers appointer..! Spn:fal pr•>-

undcr thiJ Act , a Comm.i:>!lioncc may dil:tat~ the cvi- ~··s:ond"· for

.                         -                         - f rrc;or mg
d CJICC o f a ny w1tness 1n narrative or1.11 to a Slcnogra.. c·•idcncc

pher: typist or clerk, who shall take do" n the same: '        -

Provided that the Commh3ioners may r.ausc any

particula1 queation or a nswer to be so laken down.

(2) The evidence taken dov.n undCl ub section

(1), or a transcript or copy thereof, .~hall lJe sig~e<l
by the C· mmissioncrs after they haH: rom·<·terl an •

clerical crrons therein. a 11d on su<.:h signatme shall form
part of the record.

(3) Not .... ith5tauding a.1ything comain~d in ,rc-

tion 356 of the Code where c' idcncc i:> rect,rded in

the ma11.ner provided in 11ub-sections (1) aud (jJ it sh.lll
uot be neceuary for the CoJ'DJllhi1ioncrs to record ;my
memoran!lnm of such c,dcfence.

###### H . The [a1,propriate Govcrnmentj• may, !Jy noti• ~l ""·niak-

fication in the l Ojfici.ll _(;a.:ellcJ I>_ make I ulcs n 11 1 ~& rowers

incom1ist~t with ~his Act to provide for all or :in~· 11f :ria~:P~~:~:
the following matters, namely;- .-croment

(i) the times and places :lt which Go111mi"sionc1!:

iippointed under this .\n may 11it              -

        - Subaututtd by lhe A. U. l'JJ7 for "Local r:o""~mn< 11t".

###### t Sub:.tit11tctl b} the .\. O. 1937 for •·.issam (uit,tUe'',


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(ri the procedure of auch Commi!!!ionei1 in·

dudiog the appointment and powers of

###### their Prc&ident, aud the procedure to be
 adopted in the event of any Commisaioncr being pre\ cnted from attending throughout

                                           - e trial of any accwed peuon ;

(iir) 1he \:Onducl of and the proGedure at trial?,

the manner in which pro~ecutiuru before

###### such Commitsioncrs ahall be conducted and the appointment and poweri> of per•
wn& conducting such prosecutions ;

\u) the c•ccutton of :entcnccs p;med _by_ auch

Commissioners ;

_{i>)_ the ttmpor.1ry CU!tody _ot_ 1clcasr on bail
###### ,,r person• referred to or included in any
vrder made under !uh-section (1) of eccaioii
,t, and the transmission of records to the

Cvmmis!ioners , .md

(Li) any matter \\hich <1.ppcu1 to the [appro·

###### pdate Government] [1 ] to te ncccnary for

1 arrying into effect the prod.aion1 of thu

###### \ct relating to or ..ncilary, to trials before

Commis5ionen.

A·lpe.U. ..i.nu 15. _) )_ .-\m peuon t.om1etcd on a l1 J.J held b}·

                                   - 0116rm1· Commi'!ioncr.s under tbh .\ct may appeal (the High

                            - ~• Court r~ 1 the State uf Assam] .i and liUch appeal shall
###### he di:iJ>osc.d of by the High Court in thr manner pro-
 "ided in Chapter XXXI of the Code.

(ZJ \\hen the CuD11Dm1oneu p.a11 ~ 1cntaicc of

dcarh, the record of the proceedings before them 1baU
###### I c :>ubmittcd to the High Cowl and the -'Cntence rhall

not be executed uni~• it is coft.fiimed by dae High
###### Court which shall c.'\cr~iM: in respect of such proceed ..

100:1 all thr powers conferred on the High Court by
l;haptcJ XXV II of the Code.

1 ~vbJtitutcJ by the ' · O, 19H 1or                                           - Lou.I Go\CUlmeat •.

2 ~ttl:iuit.uted (,y th• .__ U. l?iQ for •'the Hip Clo111t ol Judicatutt 4t lint
\\illi,.,. iD Dcng.iU' '.


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16. (1) Whert-, in the opinfon of th" [apprupri· Po;1wcr of~he

ate Govemmcni] ', thtrc are re:.soniihle groundt fur ~"ropn:m
.__,.              - b uO'fenuaeni
ix:.ileYJDf t at anr person- IA.> deal with
cntaln                                         - lJ·

(i) ia a member of an associa~on c.f \\ hieh the r- [1]•

object• and methods include the commb·
sion of any offence focluded in the St"c-ond

Schedule or the doing of any act with :i

view to interfere hv \•iolcucc or du·cat 11f
###### violence wi~h the :idminiltration of jug.

_iicc •:_ or

###### (i;) hu btcn innigat~ or is being cnntroll~d by
 a member of any association with ::i vie" tu

, the commfasion or doing of anr md1

olf ence or act                  - or

_(iii)_ bas done or is doinc an>' act to :i~)ist 1 iae

oper~tiona of any such aasociation : l'J

###### tbe {appropriate Government] 1 may1 after gl\·111g the
pl!'rtoD or pcrsoru concerned such rcasomr.ble oppor-

###### tunity to e1pl•in hi1 conduct &a may be practic:i.ble, bv e.rdu in writing, give any or all of the followin~ dittc:· cioa1, aa.mely, that such person-

 (•) shall notify hi1 reaidcncc and anv ch:rnge (\!'
 retidencc to aucb authority as mav I)~
 specified in the ordu :

 (•) shall report him111elf to the police in such
 manner and at such perio<b as rnay he 10
 spcdfif'd:

 M shall conduct himself in such manner or
 abttaio from iuch act• u mar hr: so

specified :

(~) .hall retide or remain in any area '''

###### specified :

(I} ahall nol cntu, raide in or remain in any

###### area 10 apecified : ·

~

###### (/) lhall be committed to cwtody in •jail ; nnd
 may at any time add to, amend, vary or rcaclnd any order made under this

section:

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###### Mlfttwa ~ tile A. 0, ltl7 for "wsal ae,-mmm''.


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m~o:-.tr.~r

Pro\'ided thnt ~uch 01der ~hall be reviewed by

lhe [npp1opri le Governmentl 1 :it the end of one )'enr

from the date. of the making of the ortlc1, :J.nd shall mlt

remdin in force for more thnu one ye:11 unit' !I upon

such rr.\ icw the [nppropl'irate Government J I direct~ its

comi1111am·<".

_(2)_ The [appl'opriatc Go\'c-rnrncnt] I i11 its order

under suh-scction (1 mav direct-

( ) the annt without warrant of the pcnon

###### in respect of whom the ortJer is made at

any pl:i.cc where he mav ))(' found by any
police officer or h}' • O) [serv:mt of the
'10,·crmrectl !! to wliom the order may be
dirrcte1J or endorsed by or under the
genernl or 11pcdal authority of the I appro-

priate Go\'Crn mf'nt I ! ;

(b) the 5c.uch of any plnt'c. specified in the order

which in lhr opiniou of the [appropriate
Government} 1 has been, is heinic or h
about to he used by such person for the
purpose of doing an~ act, or committing

ny offences nf the nature dc<1crihed in

~ub·~ection (I).

Servic..: of I 7. _( l)_ An order made u ncler 1ub·scction (I) of

11rder1 un- ~ec1ion I fi shall he served on tl1e person in r~spcct of

###### du "·ction whom it is made in the manner provided in rhe Code
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for 1hc scrvk" c.f n suinmons, and upon                                 - ch st>rvice

s11ch per on shnll he clc<emed to have had due: notice

thereof.

(2) If an order made under ~ub-~cction (I) of

section I (i i~ not ser.-erl personally on the perton in

respect of whom it is made, and due diligence has, in

the opinion of the [appropriate Covcrnrnent] [1], been
c;.;crciscd to effect such service, the [appropriate Go-
\'ernmentl 1 may, by a notification published in the
###### I Official G:uettc] [1 ]and in such newspapers a' it tbinka

fit, d11 cct the said pc111011 to appr.ar before uch (st'.rvant
of the Governml'.ntl ! at such pfat·e and within such

period as may be SJ>t'd6ed in the notification for the
p11rpose ofrcoriving the order.

I Su\Jatltuled Ly the A.O. J!l37 for " l.AOtl Government''.

2 "'\enanu of the Crown·• were 1ulmitutcd fur "offiCt'r oftbc Goorttnment'' by 4\.0.

lC\37, "Co\'crnmcnt" ng:ain h:1s ~n suhstitutcd for "Crown" by A.O. 1950,

l Sumtitutcd hv tl1r i\. O. l«>l7 1'<1r "\~111 C'~UUI'!".


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18. (l) Any f~cav:rnt r.fthe Go\'er.1mcntl' authn- Power .'f

risell in• this l Ii.ill I )' g1 ll('J .. ll or 11pccial ordr r or the sr,r,Mt. :~r~

###### [ approp11nlc . ( 10\t,;1 nmriit I . ma)' nrr(".)l WJI . I 1out \\'ar· itant o1

rant any person ngainst whom -: reascin:ihlc 3uspicion
t•Xil>ls that he is . 1 per-on in n•<:prrt of whnm ~in

nrUf'!l might lt1wl11(1\• hr 111a1lr. U•llll"t' !lllh•<('C"linn f1) Of

liCl tion H•.

(2) Any offic~1 exe1ci~ing tlte power ronrcraed hy

1U1Mrc·ti11n (1) m. y, at the time <lf mnking the arre~t,
searcl any place and ~e1ze u11y p1'<1pen~ which is, or
is rea inably susp cc te<l ol b~intZ. th::,I b) such person

tor till' purpO!e of doing a1} ~" 1, 111 ronnnitling _:rny_

offont·c of the nature d crihrd in sub-sc ·ti on (l ) or

,eclion ]h, and may rcquir,.. in writing any polic~

oflircr i;uhordinntc to him nnrl 1101 below 1 he ranl of
a Sub-Inspector or any ollkcr in-l'harge of a polit'I"

station a~ dcllnl'<I in the Codt-, wh:ther in the same

###### or a dilTr-rcni district or jurisrlii'tion to ;;em·ch :tn\"

such pince :tml <:cizc _uny_ sur.h pro(>l'rty. The officC"1·

to whom such rcqui:iitior1 i~ adcJrr !~d ~h.lll thereu1>0ll

search the pJ;ice or places specified i11 the rl"qPisi•ion

and fornard the propc.rt found, if .my, 10 1hc officer
at whose rn.111e:it the :,e.lfch wa<; made. Thr pr0\+ .. ion11

nf th~ Code, so far n~ I hey r.nn be maJe appli-
cable, shall npply t'> nn} se.1r\'11 ni~dc under this

11111>-!tl'tion.

(3) Any officer making an a1rest under \Ub·:;ection

(1) shall forthwith report the I act to the. r appropriatr

Govcrnmc>nt I.:, nud ma·. hy mder in wntiug, commit

an ~· person so nrrr:itt·d to custndy pending receipt of
the oi·dcr!i of the { nppniprinte Government I t: an<l lhr:

[appropriitc C:ovcmmcntl: m:iy hy genrial or special
order ~pccify : the c11 1ody tn which sud1 person

shaU be <:ommittc1l ;

Pro\ idecl thnl 1111 pr1 11 :.h.111 h, detained i11 cu~-

tody under 1 [1 ]is ~i ction I• •1 a period exceeding fifteen

davs, s.we under :i special order ol the I appropriall'"

Government l -, and n., pt>rson shall in any cast- Le

detained in cn~tody undel' this ~rc:tion for a period
cxc-eeding two monfh~.

J "ServanlJ of the Crown" were "-'bstitutcu r,,, "officw or the Govrrnmco1 '! t.y A.O·

1957, "Govrrnment" ng,i11 l1:u hel'n s~mtit 1tr.tl for"r.ro\1n'' h\ A.O. 1911)

2 Sllb1Umted by th,. A. 0. IQ37 fut '[.,c,r, 1 CoHrnment'.


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AnAu Aot

!Jlfo~t'm~t IQ, 'J) 1 hr. [nppropri:it<' r.O\•,.rnmrnl] l :and et'CI'}'

Of orden [.1en11nt of the Gu\'Crnmcnt]2 lO whom an}' copy of

Zi.n)' order made undrr sectio11 16 ha~ heen directed _or_
t'ndorsed b}' or unck1· the general 01· special nuthority

ot th C" (appropriate Government] I may use• any

and c-very means ncrr~sary to enforC'f' compliance with

tuch order.

(2) Anr offic1·1 c xerci:.ing any of the po\\ r.b con-

fcitefl by ~ectiun IR ma} u~e 3ny a nd c\ er\" mems

uec-1",~.t ry to thr. full rxercise ot mch power ... .

Pr.naltira for 20. (I ) Whot'\'er knowin~l) a11d wilfully dixoueys
###### hrdhc• "' .u1y Ju ~r.tion in an order made nn<lt>.r cub- tion (I)
 ~ C::C,i= of srcticm !Ci shall !Jc pnnishnble with imprisonment

h; and l i for n t.-rm which m:iy e'Ctend to d1ree ye:m~ or with
fine or with hoth.

(2) Wltoe\C"t fail~ Lo comply with nny direction in
a notification pul•li~hed under sub-,cction (2) of section

17 1haJJ, unles.c: he pro"·c.1 that he had no knowledge of
the notificatfon, or th:\l it wa' not f>Olhible for him to

co mply therewith and thnL he has taken all rcnsonablt-
steps to make kno\vn to the offir.er hcfore whom he was
directed to appear the place where lie may be found
and the <'awe which rendered it not po."5iblt for him

_to_ r.omply thcrr.with, hr: punishable with imprit1i>nment
for a term which mav r:xtt"n<l to three years nr with
fine or with both.                              -

(3) Xotwiths1anding anything contained in the
Code, any offence under this section ahall be a cogni-
zable and non-bailable offence, for which a wa1'rant
shall ordinarily issue in the fir;t in~tance.

Power or 21. (1) Every person in respect of whom an

photorra· order has been mnde under sub-section (I) of section

phio1 c~ .. 16 shall, if ~o directed by any officer authorised in

~~~ ~r tb~s beh;tr by general or ~pt"cial order of the (appro-

whom order pnate < 1ovemment] l -

###### bu beccn (a) permit himself to be photog1 apbed ;
made wader

1rction tit

(6) allow hi' finger prints to be taken :

_(t)_ f umish such officer with specimens of his
handwriting and signature ;

(d) attend M ~uch times and places :u such

offic.er may direct for atJ or an\' of t he

foregoing purposes.

I _S11_ foot oote 2 prep.,,

~. Su foot note I prepa"to.


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I tt 01 lHtJ As!lUt CRWIAL Lt.w AMANDY!.NrAcT 37

(2)If any person fails lo co1nply with or ,1llcroph

to avoid any direction given iu accordance with the

proviJiom of sub-section ( l), he shall be punishable

with imprisonment which may extend to siit mo•tths,
or with fine which may extend to one thousaucl rupees
or with both.

22. The power to issue search warra11t9 coufcrrcd Po~'U _01_
by section 98 of the Code shall be deemed to mclude aea rc:a.

a power to usue warrants authorising th!" search of any

place in which any Magittratc m<'ntioned tu that

tection haa reason to belie'-c that any offence specified
###### in the First Sch,dulc hlls been, is being or is about to
be committed, au<l the          - izurc of anything found

therein or thereon which the officrr e..-<e<:Uting the
warrant hu reason to belic'e bas been, is being or i1

inte1tded to be, used for the commia!lion of any such
offence : and the provi1ions of the Gode, so far as the)
can be madr. applicable ~hall appl) lo         - a1 che1

made under the authorilV ol anv wanant

i11ued under this section, and to the diap0aal ol any

property seized in any aucb earch and an N der for

search issued by tl;te [appropriate Guvtmment];' under
1ub-scction (2) of section 16 1hall l>c deemed to be il

1carcb warant issued by the Di~tdct Magistrate '
havin•jurisdiction in the plat.e !ipccificJ therein. and
ruay be exruted by the pencm to whom the order ia

addre.\~ed in tlie manner provided in this 1eclioo.

23. (1) Within one month fron1 the date of an

order by the [appropriate GovcrnmcutjJ under 1ub- Sctuthly or
section( l) of section 16, the [app1opria1c Government p '~!>'two

ahall place before two persons, who ,liall be either JU           -

Seaiom Judge' 111· Additional St·S!ions Judges ha\'ing,

###### in either case, exercised for at leai.t 6\·e years the

powers of a Ses~ions .J udgc or Additional Sessions
###### J udgc. the material facu ancl ci1cumstances in its
 po11e1aion on which the order ha~ bt:cn based or which
 ue relevant to the inquiry, logcthc1 with any such

facts and circumstances 1clati11g to the cas~ '"'hic11

ml}' have subsequently come into _hs_ p•>!IS~~~foo. ancl a
atatemcnt of the allegations against the pcuon in
re1pec- of whom the order has been made and hia

amwe11 to theru, if furnisbc<l by him. I he said Judges

###### 1hall comidel· the facta and 1:ircunutancc:. and the allqation1 and ansv. en and ~hall rcpotl to th~ I a.ppro·

priate Go\·ermnent)l. whether or· not m tht'ir opinion

there is lawful and sufficient cnuse for the order.

(2) On reccipl of the said report, the Lappl"Opriate

GovernmentP shall consider till same aod ~11all jJtt'.\!
such 01der thereon. as appeari. to the (appropriate

Government] l to be just or proper.

###### • Subst&tutcJ by the, ,\,O, J937 1 1ur f•Lo1..al Oovt"•


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(3} Noilung in this _·c· •on_ h a.t1}

peraon agaiun whom :m or f r hns uccs u under

... sub-section ( 1} of tt tfon J tt d in I r n or tc

appear b) plca<lcr in ·lll} lllitttcr l'A111111. tea v. 'th toe
rr(ercnce ti) the ~aid .JudgCJ, ;11 d l.11c I rocccdiug and

report of the said Jmlge,. ~1, II h1 c·onfadcmial .
###### .

Po~er du J•l. (l } Wh~·u .rn ord1 r 11m[1 ]... r l>Ub-secfon (l \ of

09[!~:ft~, ]1 •cciion [I ]'J Jin~ been made again                             - a pcrs u the L l!P' CJ·

tdl'r u:;d~ priatc r:~, c111mt'11lJ l usa) t .in;: time, \ ith ut condi-

sectinn 16. tion~ !•r upon any r1.mclitions ' hi h .uch p rson

4Ccrptt, dirct:t lhc s11spcmi•m or 1 nnc:ellation ul ~uch
###### order.

(2) It an)' rnn lit on on which m urdcr J ~ l1ecn

su•pendccl ur t'.alH ··llc1! i.:; in tl1c 11pini, 1 oft (&ppm·

priat~ Gt1\ crtnw nlj [1 ] not fu lt1 Ile d • t I app1 opriatc

< ;"' 1:111111rnt I~ ma) J l'\Ok1·                                          - ie u.; cn&son or ca11r.cl-

latinn, and thercUp011 di( p1 I On in \\ h11SC: fll'OOllr'.

the ~U:,prn~i1111 01 CJlll'. •Jlaitun Wl'ls 111. d1• mar, if al

Jar1ee, l>e .•rr<·su cl by .my p(1licc                                       - fi~t \dthout

warram. ar.d th!! 01tlrr under •ub ects n I) uf section

16 shall be dtcmnl lo hr in full force.

(3) If the comlJtiuns un \ h'ch U• h ru I'!(; 'on 01

c&nccllatitn l1a~ hccu 111adc                              - cJu c the r.x ._u( :i of
a bond \\ilh or \\Hhout ~usct"c:.c, the• [ap1 i prmlc

<;o\em111ent I' may :-t oni;c p1ocr:cd ll• n CO\rl' thr:
penalty of such h01ul.

( ~) A ~fogistr:uc· of the na cl 1 3 sh l. 'n default
###### ur flt1) mcnt nf such pen.lit} is~uc on l pliration rn. c.lc

in rlii~ urhrtlfb~ a11 11llwer ufthC' r.1pprq11iatc C10\'Cru-

mr.111 J..I spcdnlly c111111;\•,1 r'Ctl, .1 ,. 1r nt for tl1r

.rnachmcnt and sale of the lllov. ul propcrt} bc.lo11gins

lo tlir. 11claultc:r ur hi cstatr~ ii hr lie nc:itl. 011 the

iu11c of ~ud1 n \1;-in.1111 llu· pro,i :uu:. of ~uh &'Ctim11

(3) and (4) ofs1·!'.tio11 !il·:t ot ch· Cocl • hull n111>l> to

                                   - cl1 1e1.:ovcrv.

\'11~t1•i 2.i. {I) 'l'lu~ [appruptiutc I •Cl\'• 1 nn cnt l' ball I 1y

Comn11ttte3, order in writin~, appoi111 sue! pcrc ru a 1t thinJ.; fit

to con tit111c \j iting • onu11ittc fo ihc pw p03es o.

this _Act,_ and shall br rules JH l cnb the fu actions

which the~c C'1Jrnmit1rcs ,hail r..xcr~isr_

(2, ~"' It rules shall p10\ 1uc f'i •r 1cr1odical \ j~l a!!"l

pcr11on11 unck1 H':>tinirtt b} reason of .w onkr maclc
uuder sulMecti• •n ( I) ol                               - lion 16.

t3) No person 111 1< J>C<'.f of whom nn ~uch ottlc:r

lms been mncJ,. rcr1uii i113 him tu 1101 'J} '11s rc_i,Jcucc

or change ofrc~idcncc 01 ro 11•pOl'l himsdfto tlm police
###### or to ab,tai11 frolll auy ~1>ccificd l t, h ll I c Lleemccl
 to be under restraint for tlw ()Ur po r,s of ~ub l>Crtion (1):


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II Oft **193 lj** \">SAM CR•       - AL LAw _ML !l.'D_ le!' r AaT 39

**A 110\ 1\TICC•**

**:!6.**

Pu~r:'r to
141.1kc rnl•S•

Puhhr;it1011

cf rules.

11\alJOlh


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PrchlblUan ::!B. Neither the uame 1ur the dcaign atiun uor
_cl_ namu, an) word , 1 111 or \i~ble representation•
c:tc.1 orca-

disclo ing the 1dcntity of any witness in

tam wttno·

a iri I by CommWioncrs appointed under

IU                     -

the Aunm Crimit 1 Lnw Amendmtnl
Act, I IJ3 , .,hall without the pcrmi'-'ion

###### of the Commi sio1.cra, or1 after the termina-

tion of the. trial, without the pcrll1Wion

###### of the [Go\crnmcnt by which the Commis-

ioners were nppointed]l be publi5hed in

<tll} newspaper ,                                                         - Ok or other document.

(:? In 'ub-·cction p) of section 4 or tuc Act

                                              - ftc1 cJau e (1 the followu1g word!; and dausa sht\ll

h,. i11~,.1·t1 d. 11arncly :-

###### ''tn whid1 (j) gi,·c n11y i11f1.1ri i Ltion in 1.:ontravention of
 n 11otifkatio11 under :wction :?·A, or

;t) disclose the identity of any witncH in

Ct".ntrl\'t"ntion of the provi1ions ol 'ection 2· B ...

###### 1o! Clc!:1~ion ":11. \\ h<•C\ et knowmgly has i u h.is

uf P lcrtain any ncwi.papcr, book 01 other d ocumcnt-

probibi:ed

dOIWllCnlr• n) tl1e import 1io11 of \\hicb Im been prohibit· VIII 01

rd •1ndcr the Sen Customs Art, IUiB 01 1878.

_(b_ opiea whC'reof ha\·e licen dr.clared to be

forfeited to [Gov<'rnmcntJ 3 u1.dc1 any Jaw
ft•r the tirnc being in force-,

baJI he punisb.1blc \Hlh hnpri•onmcnl \\ hich may

c~tcncl lO three ycat'5 01 d1h fi c or with both.

Pel\.llty ,.,. "02 \\'l • c\'CI It. in hi pos-~s1v11 any D\.'\\ ~-

11~eu1on uf paper book or other dl'l1.umc111 "I.· h cor taitlJ any

<i'h.11mcou words, i •us or \:isihk acprescntatioa:. wbich-

111t1tlog to OI
"ac.uurqln;

1h• cemmu·

                                - on of ~er• {n int;itc to or encourage, or tcml to incite Xl of 1878,
t• ln olfcla1cs. 10 01 to cn1 ••ur.1gc, the commis::.wn of VI of 1908.

any offence uf mu1der, re bbery, daooity, ~.of
ur c1im.inal intimidation, or any offence
pu1illhablc u11<.lcr the Ind1a11 Aims Act;

1878, the E plo .. h' :Suui.tancc:. .\ct, 19011,

###### or undc1 ticctions t2l, 122 A, 124

s211, 329, 3~2, aa6, 599, i:oo> 102. 435,
436, •UO, or 1·7, ,.r die Indian Pcual

###### Gode;

1.

###### .

2. ::icct1011s 31 o SS fnocned b) A1 ,UJl Aet \II of l:J3j.


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III 11· 1934) 91

nr

(b) clircctl~· or in•li1 cctly ~:prrss npp1 ,•;.'ll or

:Hlmiration :if any such offenc:e i11 .1 mau-

n~r Jikcly to encouragt: the comm;s ion
of lhe o1Tencc,

shnll, unle~s he proves th:it hr hn d c;ud1 new11>aper,
book or docHmCnt in his pos~c.-~io11-

(i} i11 circurnstanc~s intlil'ating that he di<l

not intend that il should, and did not

know that i· could, he med for the

purpo f: of di,scminnting any doctrine

tending to further or encourage the

terrorist movcmr.nt ; 01·

(11) fr,1· the pui·pose of _ha;•tt_ _Jr.ft':_ rcr.cardt or
studv not Mnncr.ted '' ith the furtherance

Ol' CilC'Onragement nf the tern)Tist mO\'t'·

ment,

be punishahle with impri~onment which mav

extended to three ~·ciu, 01· wi11.J          - int.-' or hoth.

XXllI of "33. In secti•m 31 and 32, 'book' , 'documt"nf Meanio.: Qf

1931, and 'newtpnper' h:wc 1he some m~aning ~h in clauses "boo~"

{l) (2) and 5) respectively of sccti,m !l .if the Indian ''doc1~1:1cnt''

###### Pren (Emergency Powers .\ct, t93l. •;~e,:.;ww

"34 (1) No C'oui t ~hall take congni?'ance of Copiznnce

an offence punid1able nnclcr section 31 or of offences

section 32 exc<'pt upon r.o 1pLlin1 made by ~de~, ~

order of Ol' under amhorit:• fro1 the roppropria{e ~'f.m a

Government] [1 ] 01 IL Disll ict Magi,11ate empowcrl"d 11-.

###### the [appropriate G01.7crnmcntl' i 1 thi~ behalf. ·

(%) No complaint shall ht' mnde under tub-

1ection (1) unle!I th<: [::ippropriatr. Governmentll al'

###### the District Ma~istra lr1 aii 1 hr. case may bc-

{tt} is tatisfied that thr. newspaper, hool of
document in respect of which the offence
i1 allegrd to have be1'n i::ommittcd con-

taina words, signs or visible represcma-
tion1 which tend to further or encoun1ge
the terrorist movement or the <'ommi111ion
of any offence in conncctio11 with that
mo ... ·en1cnl. and

(b) ia of npillion that the. pc13(')Jl ~llegt.d 10

have t•omrnittcd the otfence-

(•) intended that th• n<:wspaper, book o,

document -;hould, or kuew that it could

be- u"ed for !he purpo~e of disseminating

any docldnc tending to further m encour-
age the terrorist movement , or·

(o) i, ~person to whom the provisioM of 1ub-

aection (1) of section 16 of the Ailam
Criminal Lrtw Amendment Act, 19H, ar

app\icahl~.


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###### Am

:JBt:ucca "35.

If Oder _i:r.r •_ Code ~in

l!on 81 or                                   - ' "

~ertiot' 32 l4lJCcfton :!·

_11_ e ('(~t1i.z:1l Jc

a nd bail:tltlc,

###### Any of h foll \ · n off enc , if in tl1c opinion
 of the [nppropr"atc Go nm nt) there are reasona-

ble grounds for b _1 c_ 1t g that . uc 1 offence has been

committed _by_                              - member, or a person co11trollcd or
instigated In- n m ml>e . of nnv a ociation of wh.iclt

the objec1s or met 1 d m ude .he commission of
any of such offer.c~, 1 a mcly :-

_(a)_ any offence punishable under any ol the

following scet"ons ('>f the Indian Pena) XLV or
Code uam 1~, cctions J 21, 121-A, 122 1860.

123, H8 2 6. 302, 304, !126, ~27, 328,

~29, 3- . .333, 364, 385. .~86, .187' 392
394. 39_,, 396, . n, 39a, ~99 , ioo, 401,'

02 4'll, 43;;, 436, 4S7, 4~8, 440, 45•

###### •rs, 457, 459, 4r.o and sou ;

(b) a1l}' ofrcnOC! under the L"plosive Sub- n of IOO&
stances Act, _1908._

_(r)_ any offence under t 1~ Indian \1·m~ Act, XI oF **U71**
###### ln70:

_(d_ any atl rnpt or conspiracy to commit or

an} :ihe tmcnt of, :my of the aho\'C offences

Ta1' SRco:-.:o , cuwur.'E

(Sec _Scclinn_ _16)_

_(I)_ Anv orfencc punishable under any of the A XLV

ioll0t ·ing s er ions _r1f_ the Indian Penal of c\s6o

Code namr.Iy, _:.._ ction 12l. 121-A, 122,

###### 123. 148. ~16, 302> ~04, 326, 327, 329,

33 • 333, 3!>2, 394. il95, 396, 397, 398,
399, 400, !101. 402, 431' 435,                                          - 36, of37,
438, 440, 4.'i7, anti 506.

(2) Auy offence under the Explosive Sub. V
stances Act, _1908._ I or I 8,
90

(3) An) ofli·ncc under the Inidan Arms Act, XI o1 **11111.**
)878.

**(4)** Any attempt or conspiracr to commit, or

nny abetmcut of. nny cf the above
otfe11ccs.
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