Section 76
Section 76 of the Assam Prisons Act, 2013. The prisons are protected places and in the interest of safety and security of the prisons and persons detained therein, no person shall, without the permission of the State Government or any officer authorized by the State Government in this behalf, take any photograph or videograph of the interior
(1)The prisons are protected places and in the interest of safety and security of the prisons and persons detained therein, no person shall, without the permission of the State Government or any officer authorized by the State Government in this behalf, take any photograph or videograph of the interior of a prison.
(2) Whoever, contrary to the provisions of sub-section (1), takes in an unauthorized or surreptitious manner any photograph or videograph of the interior of a prison, including any aerial photograph or videograph taken from a high-rise facility, and whoever contrary to the aforesaid provisions, publishes or telecasts or otherwise displays such photograph or videograph of the interior of a prison taken in an unauthorized or surreptitious manner, and whoever aids or abets any offence made punishable by this section, shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding six months or to fine not exceeding one thousand rupees or to both. Power to arrest for offences under sections 75 and 76
Section 76, The Assam Prisons Act, 2013 (Act 15 of 2013).
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Questions about Section 76
How do I find court cases under Section 76 of the Assam Prisons Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Assam Prisons Act 2013 76, section 76 Assam Prisons Act 2013, section 76 of the Assam Prisons Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 76 of the Assam Prisons Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 75, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When was the Assam Prisons Act enacted?
Assam Prisons Act was enacted in 2013 as Act 15 of 2013. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
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