Handbook on Offences and Punishments

Handbook on Offences and Punishments is the first book of its kind which provides penal provisions from more than a hundred Central statutes. It contains more than 2000 offences, their punishments; whether these offences are bailable, cognizable, compoundable or not; jurisdiction to try the offence; period of limitation to take cognizance; special procedure for taking cognizance and locus standi to file complaints under various Central Acts. This handbook will prove to be an excellent first point of reference for practitioners, judicial officers, lawyers, as well as the police.

The book is given in a tabular form so that all the required information is available at a glance thus providing practicalguidance to practitioners.

Contents
Dedication ........................................................................................... vii
Foreword............................................................................................... ix
Preface .................................................................................................. xi
Acknowledgement ............................................................................... xiii
General Principles of this Handbook ....................................................... 1
Schedule 1 (Part II) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 ................ 3
Actuaries Act 2006 .................................................................................. 5
Additional Emoluments (Compulsory Deposit) Act 1974 ...................10
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 .............................15
Aircraft Act 1934 ....................................................................................21
Airports Authority of India Act 1994 ....................................................24
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains
Act 1958 ............................................................................................26
Ancient Monuments Preservation Act 1904 ..........................................28
Anti-Hijacking Act 1982 .......................................................................29
Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972 .................................................31
Architects Act 1972 ................................................................................33
Arms Act 1959 .......................................................................................35
Army Act 1950 .......................................................................................49
Atomic Energy Act 1962 .......................................................................88
Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act 1988 ........................................91
Biological Diversity Act 2002 ................................................................92
Births, Deaths And Marriages Registration Act 1886 ...........................94
Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976 .......................................95
Bureau of Indian Standards Act 1986 ....................................................99
Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 ............................. 101
Cattle-Trespass Act 1871 .................................................................... 102
Central Excise Act 1944 ...................................................................... 104
Child Labour (Prohibition And Regulation) Act 1986 ...................... 108
Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929 .................................................... 110
Children Act 1960 .............................................................................. 114
Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of
Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce,
Production, Supply and Distribution) Act 2003 ........................... 118
Cinematograph Act 1952 .................................................................... 121
Citizenship Act 1955 .......................................................................... 125
Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act 1987 ........................................ 126
Commissions of Inquiry Act 1952 ...................................................... 130
Companies Act 1956 ........................................................................... 131
Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Preservation of
Smuggling Activities Act 1974 ....................................................... 233
Contempt of Courts Act 1971 ............................................................ 237
Copyright Act 1957 ............................................................................ 240
Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act 2005 ..................... 246
Customs Act 1962............................................................................... 251
Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act 1983 ..................................... 259
Depositories Act 1996 ......................................................................... 262
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 .............................................................. 264
Dramatic Performances Act 1876 ....................................................... 269
Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 .......................................................... 274
Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements)
Act 1954 ......................................................................................... 291
Electricity Act 2003 ............................................................................ 296
Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act 1950 .......... 308
Emigration Act 1983 .......................................................................... 310
Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions
Act 1952 ......................................................................................... 316
Employees State Insurance Act 1948 .................................................. 321
Environment (Protection) Act 1986 ................................................... 326
Essential Commodities Act 1955 ........................................................ 328
Essential Services Maintenance Act 1981 ........................................... 330
Explosives Act 1884 ............................................................................ 334
Explosive Substances Act 1908 ........................................................... 338
Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 .................................................. 343
Foreigners Act 1946 ............................................................................ 347
Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 .......................................................... 350
Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection)
Act 1999 ......................................................................................... 353
Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act 1956 ............................................... 365
Income-Tax Act 1961 .......................................................................... 385
Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986 ............ 398
Indian Forest Act 1927 ....................................................................... 400
Indian Telegraph Act 1885 ................................................................. 411
Indian Treasure-Trove Act 1878 .......................................................... 421
Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act 1933 ................................................. 423
Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods
(Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act 1992 .. 425
Information Technology Act 2000 ...................................................... 428
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 ............. 458
Lotteries (Regulation) Act 1998 ......................................................... 462
Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act 1955............. 463
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971 ..................................... 466
Mental Health Act 1987 ..................................................................... 467
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 .................................................................... 470
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 .................... 502
National Environment Tribunal Act 1995 ......................................... 529
Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 ...................................................... 530
Official Secrets Act 1923 ..................................................................... 532
Passports Act 1967 .............................................................................. 554
Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991 ................................ 560
Poisons Act 1919 ................................................................................. 562
Police Act 1861 ................................................................................... 564
Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act 1922 ..................................... 568
Police-Forces (Restriction of Rights) Act 1966 ................................... 569
Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques
(Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act 1994 ......................................... 570
Press and Registration of Books Act 1867 .......................................... 576
Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 .................................................... 582
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 ........................................ 596
Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act 1984 .......................... 606
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954 ......................................... 608
Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act 1988 ....................................................................... 618
Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act 1971 .......................... 621
Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act 1911........................................ 623
Prisons Act 1894 ................................................................................. 626
Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act 2005 ............................... 629
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 ............................................ 631
Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 .................................................... 633
Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act 2001 .............. 647
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 .................. 650
Public Gambling Act 1867 ................................................................. 652
Railways Act 1989............................................................................... 657
Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act 1971 ..... 656
Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act 1966 ............................. 703
Railway Protection Force Act 1957 ..................................................... 705
Registration of Foreigners Act 1939.................................................... 707
Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act 1988 .................... 708
Representation of the People Act 1951 ............................................... 709
Scheduled Castes and The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act 1989 ........................................................................ 734
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and
Enforcement of Security Interest Act 2002 .................................... 746
Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act 2000 ............ 749
Small Coins (Offences) Act 1971 ........................................................ 753
Standards of Weights and Measures Act 1976 ................................... 754
Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act 1985 ........... 772
State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act 2005 ...... 805
Trade Marks Act 1999 ......................................................................... 807
Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994 ..................................... 818
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 ......................................... 827
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 ...................... 835
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems
(Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act 2005 ............................... 847
Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 ......................................................... 851
Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1956 ............................... 855
Offences Under Indian Penal Code ..................................................... 857
Chapter V Abetment .............................................................. 857
Chapter VA Criminal Conspiracy ............................................. 862
Chapter VI Offence Against the State ..................................... 863
Chapter VII Offence Relating to the Army, Navy
and Air Force ......................................................... 866
Chapter VIII Offences Against the Public Tranquillity .............. 868
Chapter IX Offences by or Relating to Public Servants .......... 873
Chapter IXA Offences Relating to Elections ............................. 875
Chapter X Contempts of the Lawful Authority
of Public Servants .................................................. 876
Chapter XI False Evidence and Offences Against
Public Justice ......................................................... 885
Chapter XII Offences Relating to Coin and Government
Stamps .................................................................. 899
Chapter XIII Offences Relating to Weights and Measures ........ 906
Chapter XIV Offences Affecting the Public Health,
Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals ........... 907
Chapter XV Offences Relating to Religion .............................. 911
Chapter XVI Offences Affecting the Human Body ................... 913
Chapter XVII Offences Against Property .................................... 928
Chapter XVIII Offences Relating to Documents and
to Property Marks ................................................. 945
Chapter XIX Criminal Breach of Contracts of Service ............... 952
Chapter XX Offences Relating to Marriage .............................. 953
Chapter XXA Of Cruelty by Husband or Relatives of
Husband ............................................................... 955
Chapter XXI Defamation ........................................................... 956
Chapter XXII Criminal Intimidation, Insult and
Annoyance ............................................................ 959
Chapter XXIII Attempts to Commit Offences ............................. 961
Limitation ............................................................................................ 962
Period of Limitation as Provided Under Section 468 of
the Code of Criminal Procedure for Taking Cognizance
of Offences .............................................................................. 962
Period of Limitation for Appeals as Provided in the
Limtation Act 1963................................................................ 964
Period of Limitation for Filing Criminal Revision ..................... 965
Appendix I ........................................................................................... 967
Appendix II .......................................................................................... 971

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