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The Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013

Maharashtra

An Act to bring social awakening and awareness in the society and to create a healthy and safe social environment with a view to protect the common people in the society against the evil and sinister practices thriving on ignorance, and to combat and eradicate human sacrifice and other inhuman, evil, sinister and aghori practices propagated in the name of so called supernatural or magical powers or evil spirits commonly known as black magic by conmen with sinister motive of exploiting the common people in the society and thereby destroying the very social fibre of the society; and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
30 of 2013
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Social Justice and Special Assistance Department
Enacted
20 Dec 2013

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13 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Prevention and eradication of human sacrifice and other inhuman, evil and aghori practices and black magic.
  4. Section 4Jurisdiction to try offences.
  5. Section 5Vigilance Officer.
  6. Section 6Powers of entry, search, etc.
  7. Section 7Application of provisions of sections 159 and 160 of Maharashtra Police Act.
  8. Section 8Application of provisions of Code.
  9. Section 9Act to be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law.
  10. Section 10Publication of fact of conviction.
  11. Section 11Rules.
  12. Section 12Savings.
  13. Section 13Repeal of Mah. Ord. XIV of 2013 and saving.