Keyword(s):
Picture, Portrait, Mahatama Gandhi, Constitution
- t 2For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Fort Sf. George
Gazette, Part IV-,i, Extraordinary, dated the 6th November 1957,
. page 132.
This Act was extended to the added territories by section 3 of, and the First Schedule to, the Tamil Nadu (Added Territories)
Extension of Laws (No. 2) Act, 1961 (Tamil Wadu Act 39 of ,l9411 – repealing the corresponding law inforce in thoxt. territsli~~,
*Y3 1- : 1dT. ncc 61 r J A , .c,.rrv. . vJ – . – .. . –
National Honour. - Whoever wilfully bums or desxsates or insults Burning
mc of the Indian National Flag shall be punished with impri- hi;an
sonment of either description for a term which may~extend to three years or with fine or with both. Flag ar
offence. Explanation.–In this section,. “Indian ‘ Narional
Flag” includes any pictorial representation .e . thereof. . - Whoever wilfully burns or desecrates or insults any Burning
copy or a copy of a part of the, Constitution of “India, etc*9~f the Constitution shall be punishable with imprisonment of either descri- , be act
ption for a term which may extend to three years ‘ or of offence.
with fine or with both, - Whoever attempts to commit any offence punish- c::pts
able .under this Act shall be deemed to have ‘committed ofiencea
that offence. I - Nothing in this Act shall exempt any person from Savi~~.
any proceeding which mi,ght, aspart from this Act, be
brought against him.
