The Uttar Pradesh Control of Goondas Act, 1970
Preamble
THE UTTAR PRADESH CONTROL OF GOONDAS ACT, 1970 [Uttar Pradesh Act No. 8 of 1971] 2. dia IndiaCode THE UTTAR PRADESH CONTROL OF GOONDAS ACT, 19701 [Uttar Pradesh Act No. 8 of 1971] [Passed in Hindi by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative council on December 15, 1970 and by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on December 24, 1970 Received the assent of the President on January 13, 1971, under Article 201, of the constitution of India and was published in the Uttar Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary, dated January 18, 1971] AN ACT to make special provisions for the control and suppression of Goondas with a view to the Maintenance of Public Order. It is hereby enacted in the Twenty- first year of the Republic of India as follows: Short title 1. (1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Control of Goondas Act, 1970. and extent (2) It extends to the whole of Uttar Pradesh. Infradesh sh col orter Cmdlet Definitions 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -- (a) "District Magistrate" includes an Additional District Magistrate specially empowered by the State Government in that behalf ; 2[(b) "Goonda" means a person who- ---- (1) either my himself or as a member or leader of a gang, habitually commits or attempts to commit, or abets the commission offence punishable under section 153 or section 153-B or section 294 of the Indian panel code or chapter XV, chapter XVI, chapter XVII or chapter XXII of the said code; or (2) has been converted for an offence punishable under the supersession of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956; or (3) has been converted not less than thrice for an offence punishable under the U.P. excise Act, 1910 or the Public Gambling Act, 1867 or section 25, section 27, or section 29 of the Arms Act, 1959; or (4) is generally reputed to be a person, who is dispirit and dangerous to the community; or (5) has been habitually passing in descent remarks of teasing women or girls; or (6) is a tout; Explanation- Tout means a person who-
Sections
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