(1) The Commissioner of Police in Calcutta and the District Magistrate elsewhere may; subject to the control of the State Government, by order direct that, subject to any exemption specified in. the order, no person present within any area or areas specified in the order shall, between such hours as may be specified in the order, be out of doors except under the authority of a written permit granted by a specified authority or person.
(2) If any person contravenes any order made under this section, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.
(3) In this section "Calcutta" means the town of Calcutta as defined in section 3 of the Calcutta Police Act, 1866, to- Ben. Act gether with the suburbs of Calcutta as defined by notifica- INT of 1866.
tion under section 1 of the Calcutta Suburban Police Act, Ben. Act
1866.
II of 1866.
Amend- 18. In sections 127 and 128 of the Code of Criminal meat of t Procedure 1898, for the words "or officer in charge of a Act V of 127 1 ons itud police-station" the words "or any police officer of or above 189g.
128 of the the rank of a head constable" shall be substituted.
Code of Criminal Procedure,
1898.
Control of 19. (1) The State Government may, by general or proces- special order, prohibit, restrict or impose conditions upon, rasa ings, the holding of or taking part in processions, meetings or meet etc. assemblies which, in its opinion, are likely to disturb the communal peace or to endanger the safety or stability of the State.
(2) Any police officer may take such steps, and use such force, as may be reasonably necessary for securing compliance with any order made under this section.
(3) If any person contravenes any order made under this section, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.
Control of 20. (1) If, in the opinion of the State Government, movements it is necessary or expedient so to do for preventing or of cora- suppressing subversive acts or for maintaining supplies and modities' services essential to the life of the community, it may, by articles or things. general or special order, prohibit or restrict the movement of any commodity, article or thing (including any vessel, v ehicle, aircraft or animal) either generally or between any particular places or on any particular route.
(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall remain in force for such - period not exceeding three months at any one time as may be specified in the order.
The West Bengal Security Act, 1950. 11 XIX of 1950.]
(Chapter IV.—Public Safety and Order.—Section.21.)
(3) If any person contravenes any order made under sub-section (I), he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both and the Court trying the offence shall order that the commodity, article or thing (including any vessel, vehicle, aircraft or animal) in respect of Which the offence has .been committed shall be forfeited to the State.
_Act V _ at 1808.
21. (I) The State Government, if satisfied with respect to any particular person that he is doing or is about to do or is likely to do any subversive act, may, with a view to preventing him from doing such act, make an order—
(a) directing that, except in so far as he may be permitted by the provisions of the order, or by such authority or person as may be specified therein, he shall not be in any such area or place in West Bengal as may he specified in the orter ;
(b) requiring him to reside or remain in such place or within such area in West Bengal as may be specified in the order and if he is not already there to proceed to that place or area within such time as may be specified in the order;
(c) requiring him to notify his movements or to. report himself or both to notify his movements and report himself in such manner, at such times and to such authority or person as may be specified in the order;
(d) imposing upon him such restrictions as may be specified in the order in respect of his employment, business or movements, in respect of his association or communication with other persons, and in respect of his activities in relation to the dissemination of news or propagation of opinions.
(2) An order made under sub-section (1) shall be served on the person in respect of whom it is made in the manner provided in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, for service of a summons, and upon such service such person shall be deemed to have had due notice thereof.
(3) If any person is in any area or place in contravention of an order made under the provision of this section, or fails to leave any area or place in accordance with the requirements of such an order then, without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (4), he may be removed from such area or place by any police officer or by any person acting on behalf of the State Government.
(4) If any person contravenes any order made under this section he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine or with both.
Power to make orders restricting the movements or actions of certain persona.
12 The West Bengal Security Act, 1950.
Duration of orders made under section 21(1).
Control of use of loudspeakers, megaphones, etc.
Unlawful drilling.
[West Ben. Act (Chapter IV.—Public Safety and Order.— Sections 22-24.)
22. An order made under sub-section (1) of section 21 shall be in force for such period not exceeding three months as may be specified in the order unless earlier cancelled by the authority snaking the order:
Provided that the State Government may, as often as it thinks fit, make, after considering all the circumstances of the case, a fresh order to the same effect and subject to the same limitations as to duration as in the first instance.