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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Committee" or "District Committee" means the District Witness Protection Committee and it includes Committee for Metropolitan Area and for the Commissionerate Area (other than Metropolitan Area) constituted under section 3 ; (b) "criminal trial" means the trial for serious offences; (c) "serious offences" means those offences which are punishable with death or imprisonment for life or imprisonment for more than seven years; (d) "State Committee" means the State Witness Protection Committee constituted under section 3 ; (e) "witness" includes victim and his near relatives under threat in trial for serious offences.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) "Committee" or "District Committee" means the District Witness Protection Committee and it includes Committee for Metropolitan Area and for the Commissionerate Area (other than Metropolitan Area) constituted under section 3 ;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> "criminal trial" means the trial for serious offences;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>c</i>) "serious offences" means those offences which are punishable with death or imprisonment for life or imprisonment for more than seven years;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>d</i>) "State Committee" means the State Witness Protection Committee constituted under section 3 ;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>e</i>) "witness" includes victim and his near relatives under threat in trial for serious offences.<br>