Section 9 — Power to call for copy of purport of drama, etc.

9. Power to call for copy of purport of drama, etc. – (1) If the State Government 
or the competent authority have or has reason to believe that an objectionable 
dramatic performance is about to take place, they or he, as the case may be, may, 
by order, direct that no such dramatic performance shall take place in any public 
place within any area, unless a copy of the piece, if and so far as it is written, or 
some sufficient account of its purport, if and so far as it is in pantomime, has been 
furnished, not less than seven days before the performance, to the State 
Government or the competent authority aforesaid.  

  (2) A copy of any order made under sub-section  (1) may be served on the 
owner or occupier of the public place, in which such performance is intended to 
take place and if thereafter he does or willingly permits, any act in disobedience of 
such order, he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term 
which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to one 
thousand rupees, or with both.  
 



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