The Criminal Tribes Act 1924, 6 of 1924, (Rep., Act 24 of 1952)

Section 27. Any village-headman, village-watchman, owner or ' occupier of land, and the agent of any such owner

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

27. Any village-headman, village-watchman, owner or ' occupier of land, and the agent of any such owner or occupier, &,": of_snc'l who fails to comply with the requirenzeilts of section 2G, shall ' be deemed to have committed an offence punishable under the xr,voiIsao. first part of section 176 of the Indian Penal Code.

Source: India Code