291
Simple imprisonment for 6
months, or fine, or
both.
1* * *
Ditto ..
Imprisonment of either description
for 3 months, or fine, or both.
[1* * *
Magistrate
of the first
class.]
Not
bailable.
Not
compoundable.
Imprisonment of either description
for a term which shall not be less
than one year and may extend to
seven years or with fine which
may not be less than rupees on
hundred thousand and may extend
to rupees five hundred thousand,
or with both.
Court of
Sessions.
Ditto..
Ditto..
Ditto..
Imprisonment which may extend
to seven years and with fine which
shall not be less than two hundred
thousand rupees and may extend
to seven hundred thousand
rupees.]
Ditto..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
1[Imprisonment of either
Ditto ..
Continuance of Nuisance
after injunction to
discontinue.
May
arrest
without
warrant.
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
292
Sale, etc., of obscene
books, etc.
Ditto ..
Warrant ..
Ditto ..
2[292A
Exposure to seduction.
May
arrest
without
warrant.
Warrant.
292C
Punishment for child
pornography.
Ditto..
293
3[Sale, etc., of obscene
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
objects to young persons.]
294
Obscene songs.
Magistrate
of the first
or second
class
description for 6 months, or fine,
or both.]
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Imprisonment of either description
for 3 months, or fine, or both.
4[Any
Magistrate.]
294A
Keeping a lottery office.
Shall
not
arest
without
warrant.
Summons..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Imprisonment of either description
for 6 months, or fine, or both.
Ditto ..
Publishing proposals
relating to lotteries.
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Ditto ..
Fine of 5[3,000] rupees
Ditto ..
CHAPTER XV.‑ OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION
295
Destroying, damaging or
defiling a place of worship
or sacred object with in tent
to insult the religion of any
class of per sons.
May
arrest
without
warrant.
Summons..
Bailable
..
Not
compoundable.
1 The words "Presidency Magistrate" and by implication the word "or" omitted, by A.O., 1949, Sch.
2 Ins. by Act X of 2016, s. 8.
3 Subs. by the Obscence Publications Act, 1925 (8 of 1925), s. 3, for the original entry.
4 Subs. by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amdt.) Act, 1923 (18 of 1923), s. 159 for the original entry.
5 Subs. by Ord. LXXXVI of 02, s. 3 (SchII).
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Imprisonment of either description
for 2 years, or fine, or both.
1* * *
Magistrate
of the first
or second
class.
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