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Section 40: Offences relating to Force Court.

The Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007Central Act · Act 53 of 2007

Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, namely:–

(a) being duly summoned or ordered to attend as a witness before a Force Court, wilfully or without reasonable excuse, makes default in attending; or

(b) refuses to take an oath or make an affirmation legally required by a Force Court to be taken or made; or

(c) refuses to produce or deliver any document in his power or control legally required by a Force Court to be produced or delivered by him; or

(d) refuses, when a witness, to answer any question which he is by law bound to answer; and

(e) is guilty of contempt of the Force Court by using insulting or threatening language, or by causing any interruption or disturbance in the proceedings of such court,

shall, on conviction by a Force Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007
Section40
Marginal noteOffences relating to Force Court.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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