TAIR Act 12Chapter III · Miscellaneous

Section 12 · Penalty for molestation

- Whoever molests, or abets the molestation of, a debtor for the recovery of a debt by him to a creditor shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment of either description which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to rupees two thousand, or with both.Explanation. - For the purposes of this section a person who, with intent to cause another person to abstain from doing any act which he has a right to do or to do any act which he has a right to obtains from doing-

(a)

obstructs or uses violence to or intimidates such other person, or

(b)

persistently follows such other person from place to place or interferes with any property owned or used by him or deprives him of, or hinders him in, the use thereof, or

(c)

loiters near a house or other place where such other person resides or works, or carries on business, or happens to be, or does any act calculated to annoy or intimidate such other person, shall be deemed to molest such other person :

Provided that a person who goes to such house or place in order merely to obtain or communicate information such not be deemed to molest.

The offence at a glance

Maximum punishment: 1 year
Fine: Fine — no statutory ceiling, the court decides
Cognizable: Cognizable
Bailable: Bailable
Compoundable: Not compoundable
Triable by: Any Magistrate

Cognizable — Police may arrest without a warrant
Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station

Under this Act's own provision

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