Bare Act
The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act. 2015
General201521 sections
The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act, 2015, is a specialized state legislation designed to combat organized crime syndicates and terrorist activities within Gujarat. It defines and criminalizes acts such as extortion, land grabbing, contract killing, and cybercrimes that threaten public order. The Act establishes Special Courts for expedited trials, allows for the admissibility of confessions made to senior police officers, and imposes strict limitations on bail. It also provides for the attachment and forfeiture of property derived from criminal activities. For the ordinary citizen, this Act represents a significant shift toward stringent law enforcement against criminal networks.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Punishment for terrorist act and organised crime
- 4. Punishment for possessing unaccountable property on behalf of member of organised crime syndicate
- 5. Special Courts
- 10. Powers of Special Court with respect to other offences
- 11. Power to transfer
- 12. Transitional provisions and transfer of pending proceedings
- 13. Appeal
- 14. Admissibility of evidence collected through interception
- 16. Certain confessions made to police officer to be taken into consideration
- 17. Protection of witnesses
- 18. Attachment and forfeiture of property
- 19. Certain transfers to be null and void
- 21. Presumption as to certain offences
- 22. Cognizance of and investigation into, an offence
- 23. Punishment for public servants failing in discharge of their duties
- 24. Overriding efflect
- 25. Protection of action in good faith
- 27. Power of High Court to make rules
- 29. Modified application of certain provisions of code
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