Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
94. (1) Any emigrant who—
(a) deserts from the depôt, or
(b) without
other than specified country.
Failure to comply with provisions as to leaving Calcutta.
Emigrant deserting from depôt or failing to embark.
612 Emigration. [ACT XVII
(Chapter XIII.—Offences:)
(b) without reasonable cause, refuses or neglects to embark when called upon to do so by the Emigration Agent,
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees, or to double the amount of the cost incurred in entering into an agreement with, registering and conveying him to the depot, and maintaining him therein, or with both.
(2) Any fine levied under this section may, in the discretion of the convicting Magistrate, be paid to the Emigration Agent or recruiter by whom the cost was incurred.
Source: India Code