GLG Act 5

Section 5 · Penalty for other offences in connection with land grabbing

Whoever, with a view to grabbing land in contravention of the provisions of this Act or in connection with any such land grabbing,-

(a)

sells or allots, or offers or advertises for sale or allotment, or has in his possession for the purpose of sale or allotment any land grabbed;

(b)

instigates or incites any person to commit land grabbing;

(c)

uses any land grabbed or causes or permits knowingly to be used for purposes, connected with sale or allotment; or

(d)

enters into an agreement for construction of any structure or buildings on such land;

(e)

causes or procures or attempts to procure any person to do any of above mentioned acts;

shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to fourteen years and with fine which may extend to Jantri value of such properties.

The offence at a glance

Maximum punishment: 14 years
Statutory minimum: 10 years
Fine: Fine — no statutory ceiling, the court decides
Cognizable: Cognizable
Bailable: Non-bailable
Compoundable: Not compoundable
Triable by: Special court

Cognizable — Police may arrest without a warrant
Non-bailable — Bail is at the court's discretion

Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section

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