Any person subject to this Act who attempts to commit any of the offences specified in sections 15 to 41 (both inclusive) and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence shall, on conviction by a Security Guard Court, where no express provision is made by this Act for the punishment of such attempt, be liable,—
(a) if the offence attempted to be committed is punishable with death, to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and
(b) if the offence attempted to be committed is punishable with imprisonment, to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to one-half of the longest term provided for that offence or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
(a) if the offence attempted to be committed is punishable with death, to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and
(b) if the offence attempted to be committed is punishable with imprisonment, to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to one-half of the longest term provided for that offence or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Persons subject to this Act.Section 4 · Constitution of the Security Guard.Section 5 · Control, direction, etc.Section 6 · Liability for service outside India.Section 7 · Resignation and withdrawal from the post.Section 8 · Tenure of service under the Act.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 26 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-12-02. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.