Lawgist135BPower of court to publish name, place of business, etc., of persons convicted under the Act
1[135B. Power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., of persons convicted under the Act.--(1) Where any person is convicted under this Act for contravention of any of the provisions thereof, it shall be competent for the court convicting the person to cause the name and place of business or residence of such person, nature of the contravention, the fact that the person has been so convicted and such other particulars as the court may consider to be appropriate in the circumstances of the case, to be published at the expense of such person in such newspapers or in such manner as the court may direct.
(2) No publication under sub-section (1) shall be made until the period for preferring an appeal against the orders of the court has expired without any appeal having been preferred, or such an appeal, having been preferred, has been disposed of.
(3) The expenses of any publication under sub-section (1) shall be recoverable from the convicted person as if it were a fine imposed by the court.]
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1. Ins. by Act 36 of 1973, s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-9-1973).
- 132 False declaration, false documents, etc
- 133 Obstruction of officer of customs
- 134 Refusal to be X-rayed
- 135 Evasion of duty or prohibitions
- 135A Preparation
- 135B Power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., of persons convicted under the Act
- 136 Offences by officers of customs
- 137 Cognizance of offences
- 138 Offences to be tried summaril
- 138A Presumption of culpable mental stat
- 138B Relevancy of statements under certain circumstances
- 138C Admissibility of micro films, facsimile copies of documents and computer print outs as documents and as evidence
- 139 Presumption as to documents in certain cases
- 140 Offences by companies
- 140A Application of section 562 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, and of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
