Chapter III Chapter III

Whoever contravenes any order under Section 3, Section 4, Section 5, or Section 6 shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years but in no case it shall be less than three months and shall also be liable to fine not exceeding Rs. 5,000.

No Magistrate shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under the Act, except-

1. (a) upon a report in writing of the facts constituting such offences made by a Police Officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police; or
2. (b) upon information received from any person other than a police, or from any gazetted officer that such offence has been committed.

No order made in exercise of any power conferred by or under this Act shall be called in question in any Court.

(1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or of any order made thereunder. (2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the State Government or any officer of the State Government for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this

1. (2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the State Government or any

officer of the State Government for any damage caused or likely to be caused by

anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this

Power to make rules. - (1) The State Government may by notification in the

Official Gazette make rules consistent with the provisions of this Act for carrying out the purposes of the Act.

1. (2) Every rule made by the Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the [Jharkhand Legislative] Assembly while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the [House] agree in making any modification in the rule or the [House] agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

(1) The Bihar Control of Crimes Second Ordinance, 1981 (Bihar Ordinance No. 115 of 1981) is hereby repealed.

1. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken in exercise of any power conferred by or under the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done in the exercise of powers conferred by or under this Act, as if this Act, were in force on the day on which such thing or action was done or taken.