Bombay Habitual Offenders Act, 1959 (Maharashtra)
Bare Act · 1959
- Act number
- 61 of 1959
- Enacted
- 26 October 1959
- Contents
- 27 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Power of State Government to direct registration of habitual offenders
- Section 4 – Procedure for preparing a register of habitual offenders
- Section 5 – Charge of register and alterations therein
- Section 6 – Power to take finger and palm impressions, foot-prints and photographs at any time (preview)
- Section 7 – Registered offenders to notify change of residence and to report themselves (preview)
- Section 8 – Procedure by District Magistrates on change of residence of habitual offender to other district (preview)
- Section 9 – Duration of registration and re-registration of habitual offenders (preview)
- Section 10 – Right to make representations against re-registration, etc (preview)
- Section 11 – Power to restrict movements of registered offenders (preview)
- Section 12 – Power to cancel or alter restrictions of movements (preview)
- Section 13 – Powers under sections 11 and 12 also exercisable by certain Magistrates (preview)
- Section 14 – Establishment of corrective settlements (preview)
- Section 15 – Power to direct habitual offenders to receive corrective training (preview)
- Section 16 – Power to transfer or discharge from corrective settlement (preview)
- Section 17 – Penalty for failure to comply with certain provisions of the Act (preview)
- Section 18 – Arrest of persons found outside restriction area or corrective settlement (preview)
- Section 19 – Enhanced punishment for certain previously convicted persons (preview)
- Section 20 – Punishment for certain registered offenders found under suspicious circumstances (preview)
- Section 21 – Penalty for failure to arrest a habitual offender (preview)
- Section 22 – Bar of jurisdiction (preview)
- Section 23 – Bar of legal proceedings (preview)
- Section 24 – Power to delegate (preview)
- Section 25 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 26 – Savings (preview)
- Section 27 – Repeal and savings (preview)