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Act 6 of 1908

This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Chhattisgarh's shelf as well as under Parliament, and the text is the same enactment. Read it at The Explosive Substances Act, 1908, which is the record this site keeps current.

Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Questions about Section 7

What does Section 7 of the India-Explosive-Substances-Act-1908 deal with?

Section 7 of the India-Explosive-Substances-Act-1908 is headed "Restriction on trial of offences". No Court shall proceed to the trial of any person for an offence against this Act except with the consent of 3* the Central Government.

How do I find court cases under Section 7 of the India-Explosive-Substances-Act-1908?

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: India-Explosive-Substances-Act-1908 7, section 7 India-Explosive-Substances-Act-1908, section 7 of the India-Explosive-Substances-Act-1908. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

When was the India-Explosive-Substances-Act-1908 enacted?

India-Explosive-Substances-Act-1908 was enacted in 1908 as Act 6 of 1908. 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

• 3. Punishment for causing explosion likely to endanger life or property206 words
• 4. 176 words
• 5. Punishment for making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances111 words
• 2. Definition of "explosive substance"58 words
• 6. Punishment of abettors50 words

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