The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance, 1980

REGISTERED No. D-(D)-7Z ~ .• , , .. -·. ~ :, :.,•,; ; EXTRAORDINARY :.: "'1Tll~l . . .. PART 11-settlon 1' ., ·, ; ·:., Sl'INifii( ti'~ PUBLISHED BY .AVTHORITY!(l ., 1 ~,~ .\ff1T ·* -~ ~ · gff -~.di: lm ~ ~. ~ ~ ~ n ·* ·nn.~ ri , -... r: " .Separate pa.gin~ is .given to this Pa.rt .in order that jt may be Jlled . • as a separate compilation • • ' •• • •· ===-==•-· ---- -MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS • ,! : ·, .. ... • • ' (Legislative Department) . , • . - ,- : .l '.: New · Delhi, the 23rd September, 1980/ Asvina 1, 1902 (S.1'ca) - THE CODE .OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, rg8o No. 12 OF 1g80 ~r ~romulgated '·by the President in the Thirty-fi.rst Year of the ., · Republic of India. An Ordinance further to amend the Code of Criminal . Procedure, 1973 . . ' ' WHEREAS 'Parliament is not in session and the President is satisfied that •; circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action; . Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following •1-0rdinance :-. • ' 1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amend­ :ment) Ordinance,· '1980. Short title and commence­ ment. , (2) It shall come into force at one~. • 2. During the· period ·of operation of this Ordinance, the Code of Criminal Act 2 of · ~rocedure 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the principal . Act), shall have effect l97 4 to be ' · :t: a · · '3 t • 9 amended :subject.to .. the .. amendments~fillecwe Ill sections , 0 • • • tempo- . · · • • rarily. ;;.,. >i. .... (- 4i'3) . , .. •. Amend­ ment of sections 108, 109 and 110. Amend­ ment o'f section 196. .Amend­ ment of section 436. Amend­ ment of section 437. . - -1 -'• · ' ' • TJIE. GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINAR'l! . tR~t JJ...,.. 3. In sections 108, 109 and 110 of the prlncipal Act, for the words "a Judicial Magistrate of the first class", the words ••an Executive Magistrate" shall be substituted. 4. In section 196 of the prjncipal Ac.t,- ., • ' . • {a) in sub-section (l), in clause (a), for 0 the words, figures and letters "sectio~; 15~13.,, ~~~t~o~ 295~. O! s~~ti~n. 59?'',. t!}~ \YO~~~• f!_~fes,,!1ter and brackets "section 295A or sub-section (1) of section 565 shall be 1Substituted; ( b) after sub-sectio1i., ( 1.):, ; the foUo~iogc sQb-section shall be inserted, namely:- "(lA) No Court_rsq~-~~~_-cpgpffle of- (a) any off1nce 1 .J?,UJli&pa,~~- m~er section 153B_ or sub­ section. ,(2~ <?~ ~~Q;:~~c!io~ . ~3) o( s~c~i?~. 59~.,of the Indian Penal Code, or' • • • • ' 45-.of 1860... (b) a _criminal conspiracy t~ commit s~ch o~erice, _ except with th~ ptevious sanctio~ df the Central Government or of tltt Stafe. Govtrmflerl{ or • of the' Distri2t Miigi'sttiite:i";, .. ' • : ·- • : • · • •. i . , , (~.): in .. S1,l~S~<;-~9~; q1), fpr, ipp. -~Q~.~s.,_ ~fr\~¼ts, ~~~ . ~&Uf.€: ''.un~~~ S~!?:: . sec~~Pi <1)';1,t~e ~:r~s1 . 11~<!.c~.lrt~,Jj~~~s, a~~ I~t_ti~ ''u~~e_r sup-s_~c!i~n ~1!' or sulj-sect1on (1A) ~ng; ~ . Llis;nc~ ~ipsµ,ate may; before according sanction under sulrsection (lA)" shall be substitute.cl. . . . -• . ·- . . . . . . - . .. . .. . . . . , . , . . . '. . . . . . c- •. 5. l lil section,, 436. 6f the ', principal Ati; hi sli.b-,~~tioo (J } , if:r th~ SC<;91)i;I. Pr~ viso~ after the word an~ ~W~~-. "s,~~~,i~pi" 1_1.~;\ ~f. ~~ds, figures and letter "or secuon 446A" shall be mserted; • • fj. I.µ, !i~~t,iQP., 4~7 of_ t~~ p~iQ~.i~?~- A,~t,,- . . • (a) for sub-se.::~ioy (1), t~~· ~~l~~_iy~1~q·~e;ctio~ sh~l ~ ·substitutecl,~· namely:-- • ''(l) When any p~·rson atcused or: or suspected of, the commission , : · of any · no.n-,bailable • offen<;e is arr~t~d qt det~~~d_ w,ith~wt w,arrant . by an officer in charge. of. a police slatl9n, or., appears or is brought b~fore a C01.m other than, the Hig:1 Court or · Court of Session, he may be • rel~a~~d o~ 0 b~ii; but_:-_ • • • • • ' ' '; ,· • · i . . : (i,) su!=l\ P,erson. s~-~11. not be s9 released if there· appear 'of an ·:~;, : .. • T~fl~o#..~Je, ·gr,o,uRd{ _fo,.· ·f?e!i.~:vin~' th'a~ he hai·)~eii, g~!lty offence punishable with death or imprisoiunerit for life; • '· ' ·' • ; ; ·.·, ,_'/ .,: '.,',./, •• • (ii),s.uch,p~rs9n shaµ n~t ~ ~o r~_leased i( suclJ offen'¢e is a . • cognizable offence arid he had beei1 pre-viously ccirtvicteti of • an offence punishable with death, imp'risonment for life or· ·;mptison~ · me·nHor.seven years or mo,ce', or Ii_~ h.al;l ~een p.r.e".io~~ly convifted on two or more occasions of a non-bailable. an._d; c~g_~~pble, 9ff_e-1?-F.:~r,, Provided that the Court ~ay. di,re~t tllat a . p_e_rs_on re~erred t.o in : clause (i) or clause (ii) be released . on ·bait i'f such' pe·i-sbii is ~hcler the it:&~ o( ' sixte~n years . or. is a woman• or i~ • sick ·or inµrnt: Provided fur.t)ler t}l~t tti_e (::oi,u;t, ma_y aiso direct that ' ·a .• : per~oit; • • , • .... . • . • I-~ . : • ' ) "• ~ - ~ -~• ; , ••., • • · • • • ' 0 ~ •' • ' . referred to in clause (ii) be rele'ased on bail if it "is satisfied that ·w1m-•. just and proper so to do foF ~i°~ other special reason: . 475' J?rov~ded also that the f . • • - • -- . , • .. . , . ~er~ act th~t an accused person may be reqmred for bcm:i identified by witn"~"'- d. . . •. . • • ffi • . ~ unng mvest1gat1011 shall not be su c1ent ground for refusin,g to grant b il ·r h . h· . . 1 d t be I .1 • a 1 , e 1s ot erw,se enut e o re easeu on bail and oiv d · • . . . c- es _an un ertakmg that he shall comply with such directions as may be i,ven by tt C _.1 "· . 1e out , , .,. , L • ~~) .!n· S\lb•secqon (2), ~~. tlte _words "the :1c.:used ~halJ, l'endµig sue~ lll~U,~ry, be r~leased on bail , the words, figures and le~ter "the accused ~a¥,. s:u91~t .to t?~, p~ovis\o~s of ~ection 446A a.~d pe11dip,g st,ch i~'luiry,,. ·be relea~ed on; ~•l sh.al! b~ subs.tatuted; . '· • •• . • ( c) in sub-section ( 4), for the word "reasons", the words "reasons or special re:isons" shall be substituted. 7. In section 446 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), the following proviso Amend- shall be inserted, namely:- ment of • , • • • • • section _' _ • • '_'Prov1dect-thaf where such penalty is not pa1d 1nd cannot be recovered 446 . . :,:,•in>the'. manner aforesaid, t11e person so bound as surety shall be liahie, by order of the Court ordering the recovery of the pe11.3Jty, to impri'iOnment in civil jail for a term which may extend to six months.". 8. After section 446 of the principal Aot, the following section shall be Inser-· inserted, namely:- tion of new sec-· tion 446A. "446A. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 446, where a Cancella­ bond under this Code is for appearance of a person in a case and it is tion d of .~ffi.ti~ fq~ bre~~h_ 9f ~ condition- ~°:d bail- , . . . (~) ~~r \),on.~ ~ecuted by such person as well as the bond, if bond. any·, executed by one or more of his sureties in that case shall stand cancelled; and ( b) thereafter no such person shall be released only on his own bond in that case, if the Police Officer or the Court, as the case may be, for appearance before whom the bond was executed, is satisfied that there was no sufficient cause for the failure of ,the person bound by the bond to C'omply with its condition: · Provided that subject to any other provision of this Code he may be released in that case upon the execution of a fresh personal bond for such sum of money and bond by one or more of such sureties as the Police Officer or the Court, as the case may be, thinks sufficient.". 9. For section 478 of the principal Act, the following section shall be Substi­ substituted, namely:- tution of new sec­ tion for section 478. "478. If the Legislative Assembly of a State by a resolution s~ Power to Permits the State Government may, after consultation with the High alter. • • • O functions Court, by notification, direct that references m sections 108, l 9, 110, 145 allocat. and 147 to an Executive Magistrate shall be construed as references to a ed to Ex- Judicial Magistrate of the first class.". ecutive Magis. trates in certain . cases. ..... L .. Conse­ quential amend­ ment of Act 34 of 1978. Saving. THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART 11-SEc. rf' 10. Section -72 of the Delhi Police_ Act, 1978 shall be omitted. , ... ' ·· • Jl. All proceedings unde~. sections 108, 109 an'd 110 of the pifucipal Act, p'!nding before any Judicial Magistrate immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance shall, • notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance~ be deait with as if this Ordinance h·ad not been promulgated. ·' • ,(_, ,··· , . . , i , ,i ~ . - '. ! . •. ,.., . I . .' .J ·iJ • ': . J ~ . ." •. ., i n '• • ' L ;, .... : :11.- •. 1.• ... •.,. ,.di,.: . I ,, . , . i , r· ,. : : : r N. SANJIVA REDDY, President. ,i i : . • t • ' , ·. } , • .. - : '.~; ' .: - -, .· -: ,t; •• , . • R. v. ·s. PEil1 sAsnu, Secy . . !o the Govt. of India. . . . . •. ' ! •; ~• . r • • . PRINTl:11 BY THE GENERAL MANAGER GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY T~ CONTROLLER OF PRESS, MINTO ROAD PUBLICATIONS, DEIJII, 1980 ..