LawgistThe Official Secrets Act
12Provisions of section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to apply to offences under sections 3, 5 and 7
1[12. Provisions of section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to apply to offences under sections 3, 5 and 7.—The provisions of section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 18982 shall apply in relation to an offence punishable under section 3 or under section 5 or under section 7 or under any of the said sections 3, 5 and 7 read with section 9, as they apply in relation to an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years.]
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1. Subs. by s. 10, ibid., for section 12.
2. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 306.
All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and application
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Penalties for spying
- 4 Communications with foreign agents to be evidence of commission of certain offences
- 5 Wrongful communication, etc., of information
- 6 Unauthorised use of uniforms; falsification of reports, forgery, personation, and falsedocuments
- 7 Interfering with officers of the police or members of the Armed Forces of the Union
- 8 Duty of giving information as to commission of offences
- 9 Attempts, incitements, etc
- 10 Penalty for harbouring spies
- 11 Search-warrants
- 12 Provisions of section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to apply to offences under sections 3, 5 and 7
- 13 Restriction of trial of offences
- 14 Exclusion of public from proceedings
- 15 Offences by companies
- 16 Repealed.
