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Bare Act

The Criminal Law Amendment (Bombay Amendment and Extension) Act, 1959

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This 1959 legislation served as a legislative cleanup and unification tool for the State of Bombay. Its primary purpose was to amend two older central laws—the Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908, and the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1932—and extend their reach to the Hyderabad and Saurashtra regions of the state. By deleting obsolete sections and repealing conflicting local laws like the Hyderabad Public Security Act, the statute ensured a uniform legal framework across the reorganized Bombay State. It essentially streamlined criminal procedure and forfeiture rules, ensuring that the same criminal law standards applied consistently to all citizens within the state's jurisdiction.

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  1. 1. Short title
  2. 2. Amendment of section 15 of Act XIV of
  3. 3. Deletion of sections 16, 16A and 17A to 17D of Act XIV of
  4. 4. Substitution of section 17F of Act XIV of
  5. 5. Amendment of section 5 of Act XXIII of
  6. 6. Deletion of sections 18 and 19 of Act XXIII of
  7. 7. Extension of Act XIV of 1908 as Amended to Hyderabad and Saurashtra areas of Bombay State
  8. 8. Amendment of section 1 of Act XIV of
  9. 9. Extension of Act XXIII of 1932 as amended to Hyderabad and Saurashtra areas of Bombay State
  10. 10. Amendment of section 1 of Act XXIII of
  11. 11. Repeal and saving

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