Central · Act 30 of 2016

Section 5 — Punishment for acts of violence connected with hijacking.

The Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016.

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Whoever, being a person committing the offence of hijacking of an aircraft, commits, in connection with such offence, any act of violence against any passenger or member of the crew of such aircraft, shall be punished with the same punishment with which he would have been punishable under any law for the time being in force in India if such act had been committed in India.

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Next · Section 6Conferment of powers of investigations, etc. →All sections / सभी धाराएँThe Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016. →
More sections of this actSection 1 · Short title, extent, application and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Hijacking.Section 4 · Punishment for hijacking.Section 6 · Conferment of powers of investigations, etc.Section 7 · Jurisdiction.Section 8 · Designated Court.Section 9 · Offences triable by Designated Court.
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