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The Official Secrets Act, 1923

15 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. 1The Act has been Extended to Berar by Act 4 of 1941; Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 12 of 1962, s. 3 and
  3. 2Definitions
  4. 3See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 306
  5. 4Communications with foreign agents to be evidence of commission of certain offences
  6. 5Wrongful communication, etc., of information
  7. 6Unauthorised use of uniforms, falsification of reports, forgery, personation, and false documents
  8. 7Interfering with officers of the police or members of the Armed Forces of Union
  9. 8Duty of giving information as to commission of offences
  10. 9Attempts, incitements, etc
  11. 10Penalty for harbouring spies
  12. 11Search-warrants
  13. 12Provisions of section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to apply to offences under sections 3, 5 and 7
  14. 13Restriction on trial of offences
  15. 14Exclusion of public from proceedings