Lawgist6Punishment for contravention of section 3
(1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 3 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.
(2) Whoever attempts to commit any offence punishable under sub-section (1) or to cause such offence to be committed and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence shall be punishable with the punishment provided for the offence.
(3) Whoever abets, or is a party to a criminal conspiracy to commit, an offence punishable under sub-section (1) shall, whether such offence be or be not committed in consequence of such abetment or in pursuance of such criminal conspiracy, and notwithstanding anything contained in section 116 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), be punishable with the punishment provided for the offence.
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- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Bar of conversion of places of worship
- 4 Declaration as to the religious character of certain places of worship and bar of jurisdiction of courts, etc
- 5 Act not to apply to Ram Janma Bhumi-Babri Masjid
- 6 Punishment for contravention of section 3
- 7 Act to override other enactments
- 8 Repealed
