Section 26 - Penalty for keeping press or publishing newspaper without making deposit. Section 27 - Penalty for disseminating unauthorised newspapers and unauthorised news-sheets.
Section 28 - Service of notices. Section 29 - Issue of search warrants in certain cases. Section 30 - Conduct of searches. Section 31 - Power to transfer cases. Section 32 - Return of security in certain cases.
Section 33 - Bar of jurisdiction. Section 34 - Bar of double penalty. Section 35 - Cognizability of offences under this Act. Section 37 - Repeals. All rights reserved. Vernacular Press Act of Government of India Act o Rowlatt Act of Defence of India Act Indian Press Act Indian Council Acts 1. Government of India Act, E-magazine Subscribe to E-Magazine on Reference. Contact Us Site Map.
Follow Us :. All rights reserved including the right to reproduce the contents in whole or in part in any form or medium without the express written permission of Jupiter Infomedia Ltd. Press Acts of India are those acts, which were enacted during British rule in India as well as after Indian Independence. In order to curb the power of the Indian press to freely criticize government policies, the British government had to pass several acts from time to time.
The different press acts are described below. According to this act, any printer or publisher of a newspaper could be asked by any magistrate or Commissioner of Police to enter into a bond, which would restrict him to print anything threatening peace and security.
The writing considered objectionable would be confiscated. All the proof sheets of contents of paper were asked to be handed over to the police prior to the publication. These securities could be confiscated in case of any breach of the exceptionally wide provisions of the legislation. The local government was empowered to demand a security deposit of not less than Rs and not more than Rs , which could be forfeited and it's registration cancelled owing to the printing of any objectionable material.
Even the customs and postal officers were empowered to examine and detain suspected matter. In , the provisions of this act were further magnified in the form of the Criminal Amendment Act.
The Indian National Congress was banned and its activities were declared illegal. The press promulgating national feelings was also considered illegal. Press Regulating Act Press Regulating Act, demanded compulsory registration of journalists. Restrictions were imposed on the content related to civil disturbances, acts of sabotage and headlines and space given to news on disturbances. Explore Magazines. Editors' Picks All magazines. Explore Podcasts All podcasts. Difficulty Beginner Intermediate Advanced.
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