The Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013
State Act of Maharashtra · Act 30 of 201313 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to bring social awakening and awareness in the society and to create a healthy and safe social environment with a view to protect the common people in the society against the evil and sinister practices thriving on ignorance, and to combat and eradicate human sacrifice and other inhuman, evil, sinister and aghori practices propagated in the name of so called supernatural or magical powers or evil spirits commonly known as black magic by conmen with sinister motive of exploiting the common people in the society and thereby destroying the very social fibre of the society; and for matters… |
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| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 30 of 2013 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Maharashtra |
| Ministry | Govt of Maharashtra |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 13 |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Prevention and eradication of human sacrifice and other inhuman, evil and aghori practices and black magic.
- Section 4 Jurisdiction to try offences.
- Section 5 Vigilance Officer.
- Section 6 Powers of entry, search, etc.
- Section 7 Application of provisions of sections 159 and 160 of Maharashtra Police Act.
- Section 8 Application of provisions of Code.
- Section 9 Act to be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law.
- Section 10 Publication of fact of conviction.
- Section 11 Rules.
- Section 12 Savings.
- Section 13 Repeal of Mah. Ord. XIV of 2013 and saving.
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