Punishment for organised crime

Punishment for organised crime

1. (1) Whoever commits an offence of organised crime shall,—
   • (i) if such offence has resulted in the death of any person, be punishable with death or imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to a fine, subject to a minimum of rupees one lakh;
   • (ii) in any other case, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to a fine, subject to a minimum of rupees five lakhs.
2. (2) Whoever conspires or attempts to commit or advocates, abets or knowingly facilitates the commission of an organised crime or any act preparatory to organised crime, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to a fine, subject to a minimum of rupees five lakhs.
3. (3) Whoever harbours or conceals or attempts to harbour or conceal, any member of an organised crime syndicate shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to a fine, subject to a minimum of rupees five lakhs.
4. (4) Any person who is a member of an organised crime syndicate shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to a fine, subject to a minimum of rupees five lakhs.
5. (5) Whoever holds any property derived or obtained from commission of an organised crime or which has been acquired through the organised crime syndicate shall be punishable with a term of imprisonment which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to a fine, subject to a minimum of rupees two lakhs.