The Indian Press Act, 1910, 1 of 1910 (Rep., Act 14 of 1922)

Section 15. Any officer in charge of a post-office or a u t h ~ -[[rised by the Post-Master General in this beha

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

(2) If any printer of any such newspaper neglects to deliver copies of the same in compliance with subsection (I), he shall, on the complaint of the offices to Jurisdiction - Press. [ACT `I` 21. Every High Court- shall, as soon as conve- be made under this Act shall, as against a 22. Every declaration of forfeiture pur orting to f 1 persons, be conclusive evidence that the forfeiture therein referred to has taken place, and no prooeeding purporting to be taken under this Act shall be called in question by any Court; except the High Court on such application as aforesaid, and no civil or criminal proceeding, except as provided by this Act, shall be instituted against any person for anytling done or in good faith intended to be done under this Act. XXV `of` 1867. 15. Any officer in charge of a post-office or a u t h ~ -[[rised by the Post-Master General in this behalf may ]] detain any article other than a letter or parcel in course of transmission by post, which he suspects to contain- Power to detain artioles being * tranemitted `BY` post, detain artioles being[[rised by the Post-Master General in this behalf may ]] - (a) any newspaper, book or other document containing words, signs or visible representations of the nature described in section 4, sub-section ( I ) , or (b) any newspaper in r a p e d of which the declaration required by saction 5 of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, has not been made, or the security required by this Act has not been deposited by the publisher thereof, and shall deliver all such articles to such officer as the Local Government may appoint in this behalf to be disposed of in such manner as the Local Government may direct. i6. (1) The printer of every newspaper in British India shall deliver at such place and to such officer such officer `as` the Local Government may, by notification in the local official Gazette, direct, and free of expense to the Government, two copies of each issue of such Copies of printed in in British India to ~~~~~ be Govornu,eut newupAperB in India shall deliver at such place and to such officer such officer `as` printed in in British India the Local Government may, by notification in the Govornu,eut newspaper `as` soon `as` it is published. C (2) Whoever publishes any newspaper without making a deposit under section 8 or section 10, when required so to do, or publishes such newspaper knowing that such security has not been deposited, shall, on conviction by a Magistrate, be liable to the penalty to which he would be liable if he had failed to make the declaration prescribed by section 5 of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867. pro~isions --- provisions hereinbefore contained, be returned to such person.

Source: India Code