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Section 49: Civil offences.

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

Subject to the provisions of section 50, any person subject to this Act who at any place in, or beyond, India commits any civil offence shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence against this Act and, if charged therewith under this section shall be liable to be tried by a Force Court and, on conviction, be punishable as follows, namely:–

(a) if the offence is one which would be punishable under any law in force in India with death, he shall be liable to suffer any punishment, assigned for the offence, by the aforesaid law and such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and

(b) in any other case, he shall be liable to suffer any punishment, assigned for the offence by the law in force in India, or imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

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ActThe Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007
Section49
Marginal noteCivil offences.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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