DM Act 54Chapter X · Offences and Penalties
Section 54 · Punishment for false warning
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Whoever makes or circulates a false alarm or warning as to
disaster or its severity or magnitude, leading to panic, shall on conviction, be punishable with
imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine.
The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 1 year
- Fine
- Fine — no statutory ceiling, the court decides
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
- Non-cognizable — Police cannot investigate without a Magistrate's order
- Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station
Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section
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