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Section 22: Attack on or obstruction to authorities or officers

The Uttar Pradesh Public Health and Epidemic Diseases Control, Act 2020State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 17 of 2020

(1) Whoever commits an act of violence against a health care service personnel, officers or emplyoees of district administration, police, persons engaged in cleaning, sweeping or sanitizing or any other person empower under Act to take measures to prevent the outbreak of the disease or spread thereof or such person engaged in preventing, detection and taking or engaged for treatment or otherwise shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months, but which may extend to five years and with a fine, which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to two lakh rupees.

(2) Whoever while commiting an act of Violence causes grevious hurt as defined in section 320 of I.P.C. to health care service personnel, officers or employees of district administration, police, persons engaged in cleaning sweeping or sanitizing or any other person empowered under the Act to take measures to prevent the outbreak of the disease or spread thereof, and all such persons engaged in tracing, detection and taking or engaged for treatment or quarantine or otherwise shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to be punished with fine, which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees.

(3) Whoever causes damage or loss to any property shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months, but which may extend to five years and with a fine, which shall not be less than fifity thousand rupees but which may extend to two lakh rupees.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Uttar Pradesh Public Health and Epidemic Diseases Control, Act 2020
Section22
Marginal noteAttack on or obstruction to authorities or officers
JurisdictionState of Uttar Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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