The Criminal Law ( Tripura Amendment) Act, 2018

1. (i) This may be called "The Criminal Law (Tripura Amendment) Act, 2018". (ii) It shall come into force on and from the date of its publication in the Tripura Gazette.

After the Section 382 of the Indian Penal Code, the following new sections will be inserted:- "382A. Snatching: Whoever commits theft stealthily from a person or through assault or by using criminal force and thereby causes hurt or endangers the life of that person is said to commit the offence of 'snatching'. 382B. Whoever commits 'snatching' shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but may extend to a term of ten years or with fine or with both. 382C. Vehicle lifting: Whoever commits theft of a 'vehicle' either from open or close arena, is said to commit the offence of 'vehicle lifting'. Note: - The term 'vehicle' shall have the same meaning as defined in sub-section 28 of section 2 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988; 382D. Whoever commits the offence of 'vehicle lifting' shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but may extend to a term of ten years or with fine or with both. 382E. Cattle lifting: Whoever commits theft of a 'Cattle' either from open or close arena, is said to commit the offence of 'Cattle lifting'. Note: - For the purpose of this section, the term 'Cattle' means a cow and a calf, whether male or female, bull, bullock, buffalo - male or female or calf of she-buffalo, whether male or female and an Ox or Oxen. 382F. Whoever commits the offence of 'Cattle lifting' shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but may extend to a term of ten years or with fine or with both."

In The FIRST SCHEDULE (CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act No.2 of 1974), in the Table under the Heading I.-OFFENCES UNDER THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, below the sub-heading CHAPTER XVII.- (OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY), the following new entries shall be inserted:- [Table rows: Snatching | Imprisonment for 7 to 10 years and fine | Cognizable | Non-bailable | Court of Session; Vehicle lifting | Imprisonment for 7 to 10 years and fine | Cognizable | Non-bailable | Court of Session; Cattle lifting | Imprisonment for 7 to 10 years and fine | Cognizable | Non-bailable | Court of Session]