Amendment of section 354D

In section 354D of the principal Act, for sub-section (2), the following sub- section shall be substituted, namely :- “(2)Whoever commits the offence of stalking shall be punished on first conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine; and be punished on a second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven years and with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees : Provided that the court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgement, impose a sentence of lesser period of imprisonment than specified minimum imprisonment.”.