Security for good behavior from persons disseminating seditious matter

Security for good behavior from persons disseminating seditious matter.-Whenever a District Magistrate or 1 [Executive Magistrate of the first class] specially empowered by the 2 [Government] in this behalf, has information that there is within the limits of his jurisdiction any person who, within or without such limits either orally or in writing, or in any other manner intentionally disseminates or attempts to disseminate or in anywise abets the dissemination of,-

a) any seditious matter, that is to say, any matter the publication of which is punishable under section 124-A of the Ranbir Penal Code; or

b) any matter the publication of which is punishable under section 153-A of the Ranbir Penal Code ; or

c) any matter concerning a Judge which amounts to criminal intimidation or defamation under the Ranbir Penal Code;

Such Magistrate, if in his opinion there is sufficient ground for proceeding any (in manner hereinafter provided) require such person to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond, with or without sureties, for his good behavior for such period, not exceeding one year, as the Magistrate thinks fit to fix.

No proceedings shall be taken under this section against the editor, proprietor, printer or publisher of any publication registered under, and edited, printed and published in conformity with, the rules laid down in the Press and Publications Act, 1989, with reference to any matter contained in such publication except by the order or under the authority of 3 [the Government] or some officer empowered by it in this behalf.

108A. Omitted A.