Removal of persons about to commit offence.

Whenever it appears to the District Magistrate, or the Sub-Divisional Magistrate specially empowered by the State Government in that behalf, to exercise powers within his jurisdiction that—

1. (a) the movements or acts of any person are causing or are calculated to cause alarm, danger, or harm to person or property; or
2. (b) there are reasonable grounds for believing that such person is engaged or is about to be engaged in the commission of an offence involving force or violence or an offence punishable under Chapter VIII, Chapter XV, Chapter XVI, Chapter XVII or Chapter XXII of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860), or under section 290 or sections 489-A to 489-E (both inclusive) of that Code or in the abetment of any such offence; or
3. (c) such person —
   • (i) is so desperate and dangerous as to render his being at large in the area of his jurisdiction or any part thereof hazardous to the community; or
   • (ii) has been found habitually intimidating other persons by acts of violence or by show of force; or
   • (iii) habitually commits affray or breach of peace or riot, or habitually makes forcible collection of subscription or threatens people for illegal pecuniary gain for himself or for others; or
   • (iv) has been habitually passing indecent remarks on women and girls, or teasing them by overtures; or
   • (v) in the opinion of such officer, witnesses are not willing to come forward to tender evidence in public against such person by reason of apprehension on their part as regards the safety of their person or property; or
   • (vi) there are reasonable grounds for believing that such person is acting or is about to act —

1. (1) in any manner pre-judicial to the maintenance of public order; or
2. (2) an outbreak of epidemic or disease is likely to result from the continued residence of an immigrant; the said officer may, by the order in writing duly served on such person, or otherwise as he thinks fit, direct such person or immigrant to so conduct himself as shall seem necessary in order to prevent violence and alarm or the outbreak or spread of such disease, to remove himself outside the area or areas within the local limits of his jurisdiction or such area and any district or districts or any part thereof contiguous thereto by such route, and with such time, as he may specify and not to enter or return to the area

or areas (hereinafter referred to as the “specified area or areas”) from which he was directed to remove himself.

1. (2) An officer directing any person under sub-section (1) to remove himself from any specified area or areas in the State of Goa may further direct such person that, during the period the order made against him is in force, as and when he resides in any other area of the State of Goa, he shall report his place of residence to the officer-in-charge of the nearest Police Station once in every month, even if there be no change in his address. The

ture, and as and when he comes back to the State, he shall within ten days from the date of his arrival in the State, report the date of his arrival to the officer incharge of the Police Station nearest to the place where he may be staying.

Explanation:— “Habitual offender” shall mean any person as defined in clause (f) of section 2 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Habitual Offenders Act, 1976 (Act 16 of 1976).