Section 13: Offences
consolidated text (as amended). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
13. Offences
(1) Every person who commits an offence under this Act or contravenes
this Act or any regulations made under it, shall, on conviction, be liable to a
fine not exceeding 1,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.
(2) Any person who—
(a) incites or aids and abets any other person to commit an offence;
or
(b) harbours any person whom he knows or has reasonable grounds
for believing to have committed an offence under this Act,
shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 1,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.
(3) Where any person is tried for an offence under this Act, the offence
shall be deemed to have been committed either at the place where the offence has actually been committed or at any place in which the offender may
be found.
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Questions this section answers
- What is the penalty for an offence under this Act?
- Is it an offence to harbour someone I believe has committed an offence under this Act?