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(1) Whoever does any act with the intent to threaten or likely to threaten the unity, integrity, sovereignty, security, or economic security of India or with the intent to strike terror or likely to strike terror in the people or any section of the people in India or in any foreign country,–– (a) by using bombs, dynamite or other explosive substance or inflammable substance or firearms or other lethal weapons or poisonous or noxious gases or other chemicals or by any other substance (whether biological, radioactive, nuclear or otherwise) of a hazardous nature or by any other means of whatever nature to cause or likely to cause,— (i) death of, or injury to, any person or persons; or (ii) loss of, or damage to, or destruction of, property; or (iii) disruption of any supplies or services essential to the life of the community in India or in any foreign country; or (iv) damage to, the monetary stability of India by way of production or smuggling or circulation of counterfeit Indian paper currency, coin or of any other material; or (v) damage or destruction of any property in India or in a foreign country used or intended to be used for the defence of India or in connection with any other purposes of the Government of India, any State Government or any of their agencies; or (b) overawes by means of criminal force or the show of criminal force or attempts to do so or causes death of any public functionary or attempts to cause death of any public functionary; or (c) detains, kidnaps or abducts any person and threatening to kill or injure such person or does any other act in order to compel the Government of India, any State Government or the Government of a foreign country or an international or inter-governmental organisation or any other person to do or abstain from doing any act, commit a terrorist act. Explanation.—For the purpose of this sub-section,— (a) “public functionary” means the constitutional authorities or any other functionary notified in the Official Gazette by the Central Government as public functionary; (b) “counterfeit Indian currency” means the counterfeit currency as may be declared after examination by an authorised or notified forensic authority that such currency imitates or compromises with the key security features of Indian currency. (2) Whoever commits a terrorist act shall,— (a) if such offence has resulted in the death of any person, be punished with death or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine; (b) in any other case, be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine. (3) Whoever conspires or attempts to commit, or advocates, abets, advises or incites, directly or knowingly facilitates the commission of a terrorist act or any act preparatory to the commission of a terrorist act, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine. Terrorist act. Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 37 ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 37 ꯱꯱꯳(꯱) ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯀꯤꯑꯃꯠꯇꯑꯣꯏꯕ, ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ, ꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯀꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕ, ꯁꯦꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯔꯤꯇꯤꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯦꯜ-ꯊꯨꯝꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯁꯦꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯔꯤꯇꯤꯗ ꯀꯤꯍꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯀꯤꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯚꯥꯔꯠꯇꯥꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯄꯥꯟꯂꯩꯕꯥꯛꯇꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯀꯤꯍꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯀꯤꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅꯇꯧꯕꯊꯕꯛꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ- (a) ꯕꯣꯝ, ꯗꯥꯏꯅꯥꯃꯥꯏꯠꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯄꯣꯈꯥꯏꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯆꯥꯛꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯩꯊꯥꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯆꯥꯛꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯅꯣꯡꯃꯩ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟ-ꯇꯥꯛꯍꯟꯕꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯏꯁꯤꯡꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯩꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟ-ꯇꯥꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯦꯁꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯀꯦꯃꯤꯀꯦꯜꯁꯤꯡꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯆꯥꯛꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯕꯥꯏꯑꯣꯂꯣꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ, ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯌꯣꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ, ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯤꯌꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ) ꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟ-ꯇꯥꯛꯍꯟꯕꯑꯣꯏꯕꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕ, - (i) ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯤꯡꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯁꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (ii) ꯂꯟ-ꯊꯨꯝꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟ-ꯇꯥꯛꯍꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟ-ꯇꯥꯛꯍꯟꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (iii) ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯄꯥꯟꯂꯩꯕꯥꯛꯇꯂꯩꯕꯈꯨꯟꯅꯥꯏꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯗꯇꯉꯥꯏꯐꯗꯕꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯊꯤꯡꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (iv) ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯚꯥꯔꯠꯀꯤꯆꯦꯒꯤꯁꯦꯜ-ꯊꯨꯝ, ꯁꯦꯜ-ꯊꯨꯝꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯆꯥꯛꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯄꯨꯊꯣꯛꯄꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯛꯄꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯚꯥꯔꯠꯀꯤꯁꯦꯜ-ꯊꯨꯝꯒꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤꯗꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (v) ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯄꯥꯟꯂꯩꯕꯥꯛꯇꯚꯥꯔꯠꯀꯤꯉꯥꯛ-ꯁꯦꯟꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯚꯥꯔꯠꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔ, ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤꯑꯦꯖꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯕꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯈꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯅꯕꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯊꯝꯈꯤꯕꯄꯣꯠꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟ-ꯇꯥꯛꯍꯟꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (b) ꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯐꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯁꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯐꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯁꯎꯠꯄꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯗꯨꯇꯧꯅꯕꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯁꯤꯍꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯁꯤꯍꯟꯅꯕ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ (c) ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯐꯥꯖꯤꯜꯂꯤ,ꯐꯥꯕ, ꯐꯥꯔꯨꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯍꯥꯠꯅꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯅꯕꯀꯤꯍꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯚꯥꯔꯠꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔ, ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯄꯥꯟꯂꯩꯕꯥꯛꯀꯤꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯥꯂꯦꯝꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯔꯛꯇꯂꯩꯕꯂꯨꯞꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯊꯕꯛꯑꯃꯠꯇꯇꯧꯅꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯕ, ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯔꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛꯑꯃꯇꯧꯅꯕꯅꯝꯐꯨꯗꯇꯧꯅꯕꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯊꯕꯛꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯇꯧꯋꯤ꯫ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄ꯫-ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ- (a) "ꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯐꯪꯁꯟꯅꯔꯤ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯟꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯤꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯁꯦꯟꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯜ ꯒꯕꯔ ꯭ ꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ꯇꯅꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯐꯡꯁꯟꯔꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜꯒꯖꯦꯠꯗꯈꯪꯍꯟꯈꯤꯕꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯂꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯅꯤ; (b) "ꯁꯥꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯏꯟꯗꯤꯌꯟꯁꯦꯟꯌꯦꯡ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯑꯊꯣꯔꯥꯏꯖꯗꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯥꯏꯇꯧꯔꯕꯐꯣꯔꯦꯟꯁꯤꯛꯑꯣꯊꯣꯔꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯅꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯔꯏꯇꯤꯃꯑꯣꯡꯃꯇꯧꯗꯏꯟꯗꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤꯁꯦꯟꯌꯦꯛꯀꯤꯃꯇꯧꯇꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯝꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯃꯥꯏꯖꯇꯧꯏꯂꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯄꯁꯥꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯁꯦꯟꯌꯦꯛꯇꯨꯅꯤ꯫ (꯲) ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯔꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯀꯤꯊꯕꯛꯑꯃꯇꯧꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅ, - (a) ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯠ-ꯃꯤꯅꯩꯑꯁꯤꯅꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯁꯤꯍꯟꯕꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯗꯊꯝꯕꯒꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯐꯥꯏꯟꯁꯨꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ; (b) ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ, ꯆꯍꯤꯃꯉꯥꯗꯒꯤꯇꯥꯗꯕꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯐꯥꯎꯕꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯒꯤꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯐꯥꯏꯟꯁꯨꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (꯳) ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯇꯧꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯇꯧꯅꯕꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯧꯒꯠꯄ, ꯃꯇꯦꯡꯄꯥꯡꯕ, ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛꯄꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯒꯠꯄꯤꯕ, ꯍꯛꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯈꯪꯅꯇꯦꯔꯣꯔꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯀꯤꯊꯕꯛꯑꯃꯇꯧꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯇꯦꯔꯣꯔꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯀꯤꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯃꯇꯧꯅꯕꯁꯦꯝꯁꯥꯅꯕꯊꯕꯛꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯃꯇꯦꯡꯄꯥꯡꯕꯗ, ꯆꯍꯤꯃꯉꯥꯗꯒꯤꯇꯥꯗꯕꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯐꯥꯏꯟꯁꯨꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯔꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯦꯛꯠ꯫ (4) Whoever organises or causes to be organised any camp or camps for imparting training in terrorist act, or recruits or causes to be recruited any person or persons for commission of a terrorist act, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine. (5)Any person who is a member of an organisation which is involved in terrorist act, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine. (6) Whoever voluntarily harbours or conceals, or attempts to harbour or conceal any person knowing that such person has committed a terrorist act shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine: Provided that this sub-section shall not apply to any case in which the harbour or concealment is by the spouse of the offender. (7) Whoever knowingly possesses any property derived or obtained from commission of any terrorist act or acquired through the commission of any terrorist act shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation.—For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police shall decide whether to register the case under this section or under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Of hurt