Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating seditious matters
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Summary
When an Executive Magistrate gets information that someone in his area is intentionally spreading material punishable under IPC 124A, 153A, 153B, 295A, material about a judge amounting to criminal intimidation or defamation, or obscene matter under section 292, he may require that person to show cause. If satisfied, the magistrate can order the person to execute a bond for good behaviour, with or without sureties, for up to one year. Editors, proprietors, printers or publishers of registered publications acting under Press and Registration rules cannot be proceeded against under this section except by State Government order or an authorised officer.
Example
Priya runs a small personal blog and posts articles accusing a local judge of bias and using threatening language. The Executive Magistrate who receives information may require Priya to show cause why she should not be ordered to execute a bond for good behaviour. If the magistrate is satisfied, Priya may have to give a bond, with or without sureties, for up to one year.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) When an Executive Magistrate receives information that there is within his local jurisdiction any person who, within or without such jurisdiction.-
(i) either orally or in writing or in any other manner, intentionally disseminates or attempts to disseminate or abets the dissemination of.-
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(a) any matter the publication of which is punishable under section 124A or section 153A or section 153B or section 295A of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), or
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(b) any matter concerning a Judge acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duties which amounts to criminal intimidation or defamation under the Indian Penal Code.
(ii) makes, produces, publishes or keeps for sale, imports, exports, conveys, sells, lets to hire, distributes, publicly exhibits or in any other manner puts in circulation any obscene matter such as is referred to in section 292 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), and the magistrate is of opinion that there is sufficient ground for proceeding, the Magistrate may, in the manner hereinafter provided, require such person to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond, with or without sureties, for his good behaviour for such period, not exceeding one year, as the Magistrate thinks fit.
(2) No proceeding shall be taken under this section against the editor, proprietor, printer or publisher of any publication registered under, and edited, printed and published in conformity with, the rules laid down in the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867), with reference to any matter contained in such publication except by the order or under the authority of the State Government or some officer empowered by the State Government in this behalf.
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