Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 Section 10 : Abetment of offence : Whoever abets any offence under this Act shall be punishable with the punishment provided for the offence. 1.[Explanation : A public servant who wilfully neglects the investigation of any offence punishable under…
Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 Section 9 : Resumption or suspension of grants made by Government : Where the manager or trustee of a place of public worship 1.[or any educational institution or hostel] which is in receipt of a grant of land or…
Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 Section 8 : Cancellation or suspension of licences in certain cases : When a person who is convicted of an offence under section 6 holds any licence under any law for the time being in force in respect of…
Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 Section 7A : 1.[Unlawful compulsory labour when to be deemed to be a practice of untouchability : (1) Whoever compels any person, on the ground of untouchability, to do any scavenging or sweeping or to remove any carcass or…
Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 Section 7 : Punishment for other offences arising out of untouchability : (1) Whoever (a) prevents any person from exercising any right accruing to him by reason of the abolition of untouchability under article 17 of the Constitution; or…
Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 Section 6 : Punishment for refusing to sell goods or render services : Whoever on the ground of untouchability refuses to sell any goods or render any service to any person at the same time and place and on…
Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 Section 5 : Punishment for refusing to admit persons to hospitals, etc : Whoever on the ground of untouchability (a) refuses admission to any person to any hospital, dispensary, educational institution or any hostel 1.[***], if such hospital, dispensary,…
Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 Section 4 : Punishment for enforcing social disabilities : Whoever on the ground of untouchability enforces against any person any disability with regard to (i) access to any shop, public restaurant, hotel or place of public entertainment; or (ii)…
Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 Section 3 : Punishment for enforcing religious disabilities : Whoever on the ground of untouchability prevents any person (a) from entering any place of public worship which is open to other persons professing the same religion 1.[***] or any…
Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 Section 2 : Definitions : In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, 1.[(a) civil rights means any right accruing to a person by reason of the abolition of untouchability by article 17 of the Constitution;] 2.[(aa)] hotel includes…
Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 (22 of 1955) Statement of Objects and Reasons : Under article 17 of the Constitution, untouchability is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of any disability arising out of untouchability shall be an offence…
Arms Act 1959 Section 46 : Repeal of Act 11 of 1878 : (1) The Indian Arms Act, 1878 (11 of 1878), is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Indian Arms Act, 1878 (11 of 1878), and without prejudice to the provisions of…
Arms Act 1959 Section 45 : Act not to apply in certain cases : Nothing in this Act shall apply to (a) arms or ammunition on board any sea-going vessel or any aircraft and forming part of the ordinary armament or equipment of such vessel…
Arms Act 1959 Section 44 : Power to make rules : (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power,…
Arms Act 1959 Section 43 : Power to delegate : (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that any power or function which may be exercised or performed by it under this Act other than the power under section 41…
Arms Act 1959 Section 42 : Power to take census of firearms : (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct a census to be taken of all firearms in any area and empower any officer of Government to take such…
Arms Act 1959 Section 41 : Power to exempt : Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient in the public interest so to do, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette and subject to such conditions, if…
Arms Act 1959 Section 40 : Protection of action taken in good faith : No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
Arms Act 1959 Section 39 : Previous sanction of the district magistrate necessary in certain cases : No prosecution shall be instituted against any person in respect of any offence under section 3 without the previous sanction of the district magistrate.
Arms Act 1959 Section 38 : Offences to be cognizable : Every offence under this Act shall be cognizable within the meaning of the 1.[Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).] -------- 1. Substituted for "Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)" by…