Whoever commits the offence of hijacking shall be punished--
(a) with death where such offence results in the death of a hostage or of a security personnel or of any person not involved in the offence, as a direct consequence of the office of hijacking; or
(b) with imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life and with fine,
and the movable and immovable property of such person shall also be liable to be confiscated.
(a) with death where such offence results in the death of a hostage or of a security personnel or of any person not involved in the offence, as a direct consequence of the office of hijacking; or
(b) with imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life and with fine,
and the movable and immovable property of such person shall also be liable to be confiscated.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent, application and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Hijacking.Section 5 · Punishment for acts of violence connected with hijacking.Section 6 · Conferment of powers of investigations, etc.Section 7 · Jurisdiction.Section 8 · Designated Court.Section 9 · Offences triable by Designated Court.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 14 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2018-11-20. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.