Madhya Pradesh Regulation of Couching Act, 1944

THE MADHYA PRADESH REGULATION OF COUCHING ACT, 1944

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(1) This Act may be cited as the [Madhya Pradesh]3 Regulation of Couching Act, 1944. [(2) It extends to and shall be inforce m the whole of Madhya Pradesh.]4

In this Act, the expression "registered practitioner" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Central Provinces and Berar Medical Registration Act, 1916 (1 of 1916).

Whoever, not being a registered practitioner, or not pos~essing a professional __ gualifiction entitling . him ~o be reg1stcered under the Central Provinces and Berar Medical Registra-tion A:ct, 1916 ( 1 of 1916), couches or attempts to couch or agr~es or offers by physical means or interference with the eye to give vision to a person suffering from cataract, with or without that person,'s consent, shall on conviction, be punishable with impris_?-ment of either description for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.

Whoever abets the commission of an offence under this Act shall, on conviction be punishable with the punishment provided for the offence in section 3.

(1) No Magistrate having powers inferior to that of the second class shall try any offence punishable under this Act. (2) A Magistrate may take cognizance of an offence under this Act- (a) on a report of a police officer ; (b) on information of any other person; (c) upon his own knowledge or suspicion that such offence has been committed: Provided that no cognizance shall be taken where the offence alleged was committed more than six month previously.