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(a) dacoity affected areas means an area declared as such under section 3 ;
(b) scheduled offence in relation to a dacoity affected area means an offence, specified in the schedule to this Act, being an offence committed by a scheduled offender ;
(c) scheduled offender means a person who commits or has committed or is accused of committing or attempt to commit dacoity or robbery as such or being so connected with scheduled offence as to form part of the same transaction, whether such offence has occurred at the same time and place or at different times and places ;
(d) Sessions Judge, in relation to a dacoity affected area, means
(i) where such area consists of a district or part thereof, the Sessions Judge exercising jurisdiction in such district or part, as the case may be;
(ii) where such area consists of two or more districts or parts thereof, such Sessions Judge, as may be specified by the High Court, in this behalf for exercising jurisdiction in that area;
(e) Special Court means a court constituted under section 5 ;
(f) Special Judge means a judge appointed under sub-section (2) of section 5 to preside over a Special Court ;
(g) words and expressions used, but not defined in this Act and defined in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, shall have the meanings assigned to them in that Code.
(a) dacoity affected areas means an area declared as such under section 3 ;
(b) scheduled offence in relation to a dacoity affected area means an offence, specified in the schedule to this Act, being an offence committed by a scheduled offender ;
(c) scheduled offender means a person who commits or has committed or is accused of committing or attempt to commit dacoity or robbery as such or being so connected with scheduled offence as to form part of the same transaction, whether such offence has occurred at the same time and place or at different times and places ;
(d) Sessions Judge, in relation to a dacoity affected area, means
(i) where such area consists of a district or part thereof, the Sessions Judge exercising jurisdiction in such district or part, as the case may be;
(ii) where such area consists of two or more districts or parts thereof, such Sessions Judge, as may be specified by the High Court, in this behalf for exercising jurisdiction in that area;
(e) Special Court means a court constituted under section 5 ;
(f) Special Judge means a judge appointed under sub-section (2) of section 5 to preside over a Special Court ;
(g) words and expressions used, but not defined in this Act and defined in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, shall have the meanings assigned to them in that Code.
Source footnotes
The Schedule See section 2 (b)(i) Offences punishable under sections 216-A, 302, 303, 304, 307, 308, 325, 326, 327, 329, 331, 333, 363, 364, 365, 368, 369, 386, 387, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 402 and 511 of Indian Penal Code;
(ii) kidnapping or abducting any person for ransom ;
(iii) assembling or making preparation or attempt for kidnapping or abducting a person for ransom ;
(iv) making or mending or performing any part of the process of making or mending, buying, selling, possessing, disposing of, supplying or carrying arms or ammunition or explosives for the commission of dacoity.
(v) voluntarily supplying food materials, clothing, means of communication transport and other articles to the persons making preparation for dacoity or assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity or to the dacoits assembled after the commission of dacoity.
(vi) mediating in the settlement or standing surety for, the payment of ransom to an abductor or a kidnapper ;
(vii) spying for the persons making preparation for dacoity or assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity or for the dacoits assembled after the commission of dacoity ;
(viii) receiving benefits from the persons committing all or any of the above-mentioned offences.
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