section 74
Punishment for encroachment or obstruction upon public land
The Guwahati Satellite City Development Authority Act, 2026General202690 sections
Statutory text
- (1) Whoever makes any encroachment in any land or space not being private property, whether such land or space belongs to or vests in the Authority or not, shall on conviction, be punished with simple imprisonment which shall not be less than one month but which may extend to two years and with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees.
- (2) Whoever makes any obstruction in any land or space not being private property, whether such land or space belongs to or vests in the Authority or not, shall on conviction, be punished with simple imprisonment which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees or with both.
- (3) Whoever not being duly authorised in that behalf removes earth, sand or other material from any land or space as aforesaid shall be punished on conviction with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.
- (4) Whoever, being an employee of the Authority, specifically entrusted with the duty to stop or prevent the encroachment or obstruction punishable under this section, wilfully or knowingly neglects or deliberately omits to stop or prevent such encroachment or obstruction, shall, on conviction, be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both: Provided that no court shall take cognizance against such employee for the offence punishable under this sub-section except with the previous sanction of the Authority.
- (5) No investigation of an offence under this section shall be made by an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police.
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