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The Criminal Tribes Act, 1911, 3 of 1911 (Rep., Act 6 of 1924)

41 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. 1Whoever, being a member of a criminal tribe, without lawful excuse, the burden of proving which shall lie upon him,
  3. XVII — .
  4. 2Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint, in order to the committing of the theft
  5. XII — .
  6. 3Possession of Queen's coin by a person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof
  7. 4Whoever, being a registered member of any criminal tribe, is found in any place under such circumstances as to satisfy the Court
  8. 5Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin
  9. 6(1) Every village-headman and village-watchman in a village in which any persons belonging to a crim
  10. XVII — .
  11. 7Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment
  12. 8Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
  13. 9Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
  14. 10Members of criminal tribes to report themselves or notify residence
  15. 11Procedure when deemed expedient to restrict movements of, or settle, criminal tribes
  16. 12If on the consideration of any such report the Governor General in Council is satisfied
  17. 13The Local Government may at any time by a like notification vary the terms of any notification publi
  18. 14Verification of presence of members of tribe within prescribed area or place of residence
  19. 15When the area to which the movements of a criminal tribe or any members thereof are restricted, or t
  20. 16The Governor General in Council or the Local Government may establish industrial, agricultural or re
  21. 17(1) The Local Government may establish industrial, agricultural or reformatory schools for children
  22. 18Power of Local Government to discharge or remove persons from settlement or school
  23. 19Power of Governor General in Council to direct use of any settlement or school in British India for reception of persons
  24. 20(1) The Local Government may make rules to carry out the purposes and objects of this Act
  25. 21Whoever, being a member of a criminal tribe, without lawful excuse, the burden of proving which shall lie upon him,
  26. 22(1) Whoever, being a registered member of a criminal tribe, violates a rule made under clause (e), c
  27. 23Enhanced punishment for certain offences by members of criminal tribe after previous conviction
  28. 24Punishment for registered members of criminal tribe found under suspicious circumstances
  29. 25(1) Whoever, being a registered member of a criminal tribe,
  30. 26Duties of village-headmen, village-watchmen, and owners or occupiers of land to give information in certain cases
  31. 27Any village-headman, village-watchman, owner or occupier of land or the agent of such owner or
  32. 28Bar of jurisdiction of Courts in questions relating to notifications under sections 3, 12 and 13
  33. XII — .
  34. 235Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin
  35. 240Delivery of Queen's coin possessed with the knowledge that it is counterfeit
  36. 242Possession of counterfeit coin by a person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof
  37. 243Possession of Queen's coin by a person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof
  38. XVI — .
  39. 327Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property or to constrain to an illegal act
  40. 329Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property or to constrain to an illegal act
  41. XVII — .
  42. 382Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint, in order to the committing of the theft
  43. 387Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion
  44. 457Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment
  45. 458Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
  46. 459Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking
  47. 460All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night punishable where