# The India-Explosive-Substances-Act-1908, Section 5: Punishment for making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances

- Act: The India-Explosive-Substances-Act-1908 (Act 6 of 1908)
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/india-explosive-substances-act-1908/section/5/

## Text

Any person who makes or knowingly has in his possession or under his control any explosive substance, under such circumstances as to give rise to a reasonable suspicion that he is not making it or does not have it in his possession or under his control for a lawful object, shall, unless he can show that he made it or had it in his possession or under his control for a lawful object, be punishable with transportation for a term which may extend to fourteen years, to which fine may be added, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, to which fine may be added. 2*

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