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Sep 15nth-Government Acts and Policies - Coggle Diagram
Sep 15nth-Government Acts and Policies
UAPA,1967
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
death penalty and life imprisonment
as highest punishments
Under UAPA
both Indian and foreign nationals
can be charged
offenders
if crime is committed
on foreign land, outside india
will be applicable
Parliament cleared
UAPA Amendment Bill, 2019
designate individuals
as terrorists on certain
grounds provided in Act
Official Secret Act
roots in British colonial era
original version
Indian Official Secrets Act (Act XIV), 1889
Main objective
muzzling
the voice of journalist
opposing British Raj´s policies
building
political consciousness
facing
police crackdowns
and prison terms
amended
made more stringent
Indian Official Secrets Act, 1904,
during Lord Curzon´s
extended
to all matters of secrecy
and confidentiality in
governance in the country
Indian Official Secrets Act (Act No XIX of 1923)
broadly deals
with two aspects
spying or espionage
covered under section 3
Under section 5
both
person communicating information
and person receiving information
can be punished