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Official Secrets Act, 1923 (Act No. XIX of 1923).
with section 9 and, if so required, and upon tender of his reasonable
expenses, to attend at such reasonable time and place as may be
specified for the purpose of furnishing such information.
(2) If any person fails to give any such information or to attend as
aforesaid, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend
to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Attempts,
incitements, etc
9. Any person who attempts to commit or abets the commission of an
offence under this Act shall be punishable with the same punishment,
and be liable to be proceeded against in the same manner as if he had
committed such offence.
Penalty for
harbouring spies
10.(1) If any person knowingly harbours any person whom he knows
or has reasonable grounds for supposing to be a person who is about
to commit or who has committed an offence under section 3 or under
section 3 read with section 9 or knowingly permits to meet or
assemble in any premises in his occupation or under his control any
such persons, he shall be guilty of an offence under this section.
(2) It shall be the duty of every person having harboured any such
person as aforesaid or permitted to meet or assemble in any premises
in his occupation or under his control any such persons as aforesaid, to
give on demand to a Superintendent of Police or other police officer
not below the rank of Inspector empowered by 12[ the Inspector
General of Police or, in 13[ a Metropolitan Area], the Police
Commissioner] in this behalf, any information in his power relating to
any such person or persons, and if any person fails to give any such
information, he shall be guilty of an offence under this section.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be punishable
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with
fine, or with both.
Search warrants
11.(1) If a Magistrate of the first class or Subdivisional Magistrate is
satisfied by information on oath that there is reasonable ground for
suspecting that an offence under this Act has been or is about to be
committed, he may grant a searchwarrant authorising any police
officer named therein, not being below the rank of an officer in charge
of a police station, to enter at any time any premises or place named
in the warrant, if necessary, by force, and to search the premises or
place and every person found therein, and to seize any sketch, plan,
model, article, note or document, or anything of a like nature, or
anything which is evidence of an offence under this Act having been or
being about to be committed which he may find on the premises or
place or any such person, and with regard to or in connection with
which he has reasonable ground for suspecting that an offence under
this Act has been or is about to be committed.
(2) Where it appears to a police officer, not being below the rank of
Superintendent, that the case is one of great emergency, and that in
the interests of the State immediate action is necessary, he may by a
written order under his hand give to any police officer the like
authority as may be given by the warrant of a Magistrate under this
section.
(3) Where action has been taken by a police officer under subsection
(2) he shall, as soon as may be, report such action, to the District or
Subdivisional Magistrate.
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