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Uttarakhand act 008 of 1971 : The UTTAR PRADESH CONTROL OF GOONDAS ACT, 1970

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mRrj izns"k xq.Mk fu;a=.k vf/kfu;e] 1970 ¿m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 8] 1971À

THE UTTAR PRADESH CONTROL OF GOONDAS ACT, 1970

[Uttar Pradesh Act No. 8 of 1971]

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mRrj izns"k xq.Mk fu;a=.k vf/kfu;e] 1970

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¿m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 8] 1971À ¿mRrj izns"k fo/kku lHkk us fnuakd 15 fnlEcj] 1970 bZ0 rFkk mRrj izns"k fo/kku ifj'kn~ us fnukad 24 fnlEcj] 1970 bZ0 dh cSBd esa Lohdr̀ fd;k A **Hkkjr dk lafo/kku*** ds vuqPNsn 201 ds vUrxZr jk'Vªifr us fnukad 13 tuojh] 1971 bZ0 dks Lohdf̀r iznku dh vkSj mRrj izns"kh; ljdkjh vlk/kkj.k xtV eas fnukad 18 tuojh] 1971 bZ0 dks izdkf"kr gqvkAÀ

lkoZtfud O;oLFkk cuk;s j[kus ds mn~ns"; ls xqaMksa ij fu;a=.k djus vkSj mudks nckus ds fufeRr fo"ks'k O;oLFkk djus ds fy;s

vf/kfu;e

Hkkjrh; x.kjkT; ds bDdhlosa o'kZ eas fuEufyf[kr vf/kfu;e cuk;k tkrk gS&& 1&& ¼1½ ;g vf/kfu;e mRrj izns"k xq.Mk fu;a=.k vf/kfu;e] 1970 dgyk;sxk A ¼2½ bldk izlkj lEiw.kZ mRrj izns"k esa gksxk A

laf{kIr "kh'kZuke rFkk izlkj

2&& tc rd fd izlax }kjk vU;Fk visf{kr u gks] bl vf/kfu;e eas&& ifjHkk'kk;sa ¼d½ ^^ftyk eftLVsªV** ds vUrxZr jkT; ljdkj }kjk rnFkZ vf/kdr̀ dksbZ vij ftyk eftLVsªV Hkh gS (

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¿¼[k½ ^^xq.Mk** dk rkRi;Z ,sls O;fDr ls gS && ¼1½ tks Lo;a ;k fdlh fxjksg ds lnL; ;k ljxuk ds :Ik esa vH;klr% Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk 153 ;k /kkjk 153&[k 294 ;k mDr lafgrk ds v/;k; 15] v/;k; 16] v/;k; 17 ;k v/;k; 22 ds v/khu n.Muh; dksbZ vijk/k djrk gS] ;k djus dk iz;kl djrk gS] ;k djus ds fy, nq'izsfjr djrk gS% ;k

¼2½ tks L=h rFkk yM+dh vuSfrd O;kikj neu vf/kfu;e] 1956 ds v/khu n.Muh; fdlh vijk/k ds fy, fl)nks'k Bgjk;k x;k gks( ;k ¼3½ tks la;qDr izkUr vkcdkjh vf/kfu;e] 1910 ;k lkoZtfud n~;wr vf/kfu;e] 1867 ;k vk;q/k vf/kfu;e] 1959 dh /kkjk 25] /kkjk 27 ;k /kkjk 29 ds v/khu n.Muh; fdlh vijk/k ds fy, de ls de rhu ckj fl)nks'k Bgjk;k x;k gks% ;k

¼4½ ftldh lkekU; [;kfr nq%lkgfld vkSj tuleqnk; ds fy, [krjukd O;fDr gS% ;k

¼5½ tks vH;klr% fL=;ksa ;k yM+fd;ksa ds izfr vf"k'V mfDr dgrk jgk gks ;k muls NsM+[kkuh djrk jgk gks% ;k

¼6½ tks nyky ¼VkmV½ gS%

Li'Vhdj.k %& ^^nyky** dk rkRi;Z ,sls O;fDr ls gS tks && 1- mn~ns";kas vkSj dkj.kksa ds fooj.k ds fy;s fnukad 15 ebZ] 1970 dk ljdkjh vlk/kkj.k xtV nsf[k;sA 2- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 1 o'kZ 1985 dh /kkjk 2 }kjk izfrLFkkfirA

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¿mRrj izns"k xq.Mk fu;a=.k vf/kfu;e] 1970À ¿/kkjk 3À ¼d½ fdlh O;fDr dks vius fy;s ;k fdlh vU; O;fDr ds fy;s fdlh izdkj dk ifjrks'k.k fdlh yksd lsod ;k ljdkj ;k laln ;k jkT; fo/kku e.My ds lnL; dks Hkz'V ;k voS/k lk/kuksa }kjk dsUnzh; ;k jkT; ljdkj] laln ;k jkT; fo/kku e.My] fdlh LFkkuh; izkf/kdkjh] fuxe] ljdkjh dEiuh ;k yksd lsod ls dqN djus ;k dqN djus ls izfojr jgus ;k fdlh O;fDr ds izfr vuqxzg djus dks mRisfjr djus ds fy, fdlh O;fDr dk midkj ;k vidkj djus dk iz;Ru djus dks mRiszfjr djus ds fy, izfrxzghr djrk gS ;k vfHkizkIr djrk gS ;k izfrxzghr djus dks lger gksrk gS ;k vfHkizkIr djus dk iz;Ru djrk gS% ;k ¼[k½ fof/k O;olk; esa fgrc) fdlh fof/k O;olk;h }kjk izLrkfor fdlh ikfjJfed ds izfrQy Lo:Ik ml O;olk; esa fdlh fof/k O;olk;h dk fu;kstu izkIr djrk gS ;k mldks izkIr djus ds fy, fdlh fof/k O;olk;h ls ;k fof/k O;olk; fgrc) fdlh O;fDr ls] muesa ls fdlh ds }kjk izLrkfor fdlh ikfjJfed ds izfrQy Lo:Ik izLrko djrk gS% ;k

¼x½ [k.M ¼d½ ;k ¼[k½ esa mYysf[kr iz;kstuksa ds fy, flfoy nkf.Md ;k jktLo U;k;ky;ksa ds vgkrksa esa jktLo ;k vU; dk;kZy;ksa] vkokfld dkyksuh ;k fuokl LFkkuksa ;k mi;ZqDr LFkkuksa ;k jsy ;k cl LVs"kuksa] mrjus ds LFkkuksa Bgjus ds LFkkuksa ;k vU; yksd lekxe LFkyksa ds vkl&ikl vkrk&tkrk gS( ;k ¼7½ x`g vixzkgh gSA

Li'Vhdj.k & ^^x̀g vixzkgh** dk rkRi;Z ,sls O;fDr ls gS tks fdlh Hkou dk] ftlds vUrxZr Hkou ls lEc) Hkwfe] ckx] xSjkt ;k ckáx̀g Hkh gS] vizkf/kdr̀ dCtk ysrk gS ;k ysus dk iz;Ru djrk gS ;k mlds ysus esa lgk;rk nsrk gS ;k mlds fy, nq'izsfjr djrk gS ;k Hkou esa fof/kiwoZd izos"k djus ds mijkUr ml ij vfof/kiwoZd dCtk cuk;s j[krk gSAÀ

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3&& ¼1½ ;fn ftyk eftLVsªV dks ;g izrhr gks fd && xq.Mkas dk cfg'dklu vkfn ¼d½ dksbZ O;fDr xq.Mk gS ( vkSj

¼[k½ ¼1½ ftys ;k mlds fdlh Hkkx eas mldh xfrfof/k;ka ;k dk;Z O;fDr;ksa dh tku ;k lEifRr;ksa ds fy;s la=kl] ladV ;k vigkfu djrs gS ;k djus ds fy;s vk;ksftr gS( ;k

¿¼2½ ,slk fo"okl djus dk ;qfDr;qDr dkj.k gS fd og ftys ;k mlds fdlh Hkkx esa] /kkjk 2 ds [k.M ¼[k½ ds mi[k.M ¼1½ ls( ¼3½ rd eas fufnZ'V fdlh vijk/k dks djus eas ;k fdlh ,sls vijk/k ds nq'izsj.k eas yxk gS ;k yxus okyk gS( vkSj À

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¼x½ Lkk{khx.k viuh tku ;k lEifRr ds {ks= eas viuh vk"kadk ds dkj.k mlds fo:} lk{; nsus dks rS;kj ugh gS (

rks eftLVªsV ml O;fDr dks fyf[kr uksfVl }kjk [k.M ¼d½] ¼[k½ vkSj ¼x½ ds laca/k esa mlds laca/k eas mlds fo:} lkjoku vkjksiksa dh lkekU; izdf̀r dh lwpuk nsxk vkSj mldks muds fo:) Li'Vhdj.k nsus dk leqfpr volj nsxkA 1- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 1 o'kZ 1985 dh /kkjk 2 }kjk izfrLFkkfirA 2- mi;qZDr dh /kkjk 3 ¼d½ }kjk izfrLFkkfirA

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¿mRrj izns"k xq.Mk fu;a=.k vf/kfu;e] 1970À ¿/kkjk 4&6À ¼2½ ml O;fDr dks] ftlds fo:) bl /kkjk ds v/khu vkns"k nsus dk izLrko gks] vius ilan ds odhy ls ijke"kZ djus vkSj mlds }kjk izfrjf{kr fd;s tkus dk vf/kdkj gksxk rFkk] tc rd ftyk eftLVªsV }kjk vfHkfyf[kr fd;s tkus okys dkj.kkas ls mudh jk; eas mudh rnFkZ izkFkZuk ijs"kku ;k foyEc djus ds iz;kstu ls u dh xbZ gks] mls] ;fn og ,slk pkgs Lo;a ijhf{kr gksus dk vkSj ,sls vU; fdUgha lkf{k;ksa dks Hkh ftUgsa og vius Li'Vhdj.k ds leFkZu esa is"k djuk pkgsa] ijhf{kr djus dk leqfpr volj fn;k tk;sxk A ¼3½ rnqijkUr ftyk eftLVªsV viuk ;g lek/kku djus ij fd mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds [k.M ¼d½] ¼[k½ vkSj ¼x½ esa mfYyf[kr "krasZ fo|eku gS] fyf[kr vkns"k }kjk && ¿¼d½ mls ;g funs"k ns ldrk gS fd og ,sls ekxZ ls ;fn dksbZ gks] vkSj ,sls le; ds Hkhrj tSlk vkns"k esa fofufnZ'V fd;k tk,] viuh LFkkuh; vf/kdk;Zrk dh lhek ds Hkhrj ds {ks= ls ;k ,sls {ks= vkSj ,sls fdlh ftys ;k ftyksa ;k muds fdlh Hkkx ls] tks mls vklUu gks Lo;a ckgj pyk tk, vkSj mDr {ks= ;k mDr {ks= vkSj ,sls vklUu ftyk ;k ftyksa ;k mlds ;k muds fdlh Hkkx esa] ;FkkfLFkfr tgka ls mls Loa; ckgj tkus dk funs"k fn;k x;k Fkk] rc rd izos"k u djs tc rd fd N% ekg ls vuf/kd ,slh vof/k] tks mDr vkns"k esa fufnZ'V dh tk,] lekIr u gks tk, (À

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¼[k½ ¼1½ ,sls O;fDr ls] ,slh jhfr ls] ,sls le; ij vkSj ,sls izkf/kdkjh ;k O;fDr dks] tSlk vkns"k eas fufnZ'V fd;k tk;] viuh xfrfof/k dh lwpuk nssus ;k Lo;a mifLFkr gksus vFkok nksuksa dk;ksZa dh rc rd vis{kk dj ldrk gS ( ¼2½ mlds }kjk fdlh ,slh oLrq dks] tSlk vkns"k eas fufnZ'V fd;k tk;] dCts eas j[kus ;k mldks iz;ksx djus ls rc rd ds fy;s izfrfl) ;k fucZfU/kr djus dk (

¼3½ mlds }kjk vU;Fkk ,slh jhfr ls] tSlk vkns"k eas fufnZ'V fd;k tk;] vkpj.k djus dk rc rd ds fy;s vkns"k dj ldrk gS&& tc rd fd N% ekg ls vuf/kd ,slh vof/k] tks vkns"k esa fufnZ'V dh tk;s] lekIr u gks tk;sA

4&& ftyk eftLVªsV vkns"k }kjk fdlh ,sls O;fDr dks] ftlds laca/k eas /kkjk 3 dh mi/kkjk ¼3½ ds [k.M ¼d½ ds v/khu vkns"k fn;k x;k gks] vLFkk;h vof/k ds fy;s ml {ks= eas] tgka mls gVkus dk funs"k fn;k x;k Fkk] ,slh "krkasZ ij] ftUgsa ftyk eftLVªsV fufnZ'V djas] izos"k djus ;k okil vkus dh vuqKk ns ldrk gS vkSj fdlh Hkh le; Hkh ,slh fdlh vuqKk dk fujlu dj ldrk gS A

vLFkk;h vof/k ds fy,

okil ykSVus dh vuqKk

5&& ftyk eftLVªsV lEc) O;fDr dks rnFkZ vH;kosnu djus dk volj] tc rd fd ,sls dkj.kkas ls tks vfHkfyf[kr fd;s tk;ssxsa] mudk ;g lek/kku u gks tk; fd ,slk djuk O;ogkfjd gksxk] nsus ds i'pkr~ /kkjk 3 ds v/khu fn;s x;s vkns"k esa fufnZ'V vof/k dks] lkekU; turk ds fgr esa le;≤ ij c<+k ldrk gS] fdUrq bl izdkj c<+k;h x;h vof/k fdlh Hkh n"kk esa dqy feykdj nks o'kZ ls vf/kd u gksxh A vkns"k dh vof/k eas

c

6&& ¼1½ /kkjk 3] 4] 5 ds v/khu fn;s x;s fdlh vkn s"k ls {kqC/k dksbZ O;fDr ,sls vkns"k ds fnukad ls iUnzg fnu ds Hkhrj vk;qDr ds ikl vihy dj ldrk gS A vihy

1- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 1 o'kZ 1985 dh /kkjk 3 ¼[k½ }kjk izfrLFkkfirA

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¿mRrj izns"k xq.Mk fu;a=.k vf/kfu;e] 1970À ¿/kkjk 7&8À ¼2½ vihykFkhZ ;k mlds odhy dks fdlh ,sls vfHkys[k dk] tks /kkjk 3 ds v/khu gqbZ tkap] ;fn dksbZ gqbZ gks] mls izdV u fd;k x;k gks] fujh{k.k djus ;k mlds laca/k es a lwpuk nsus dk vf/kdkj u gksxkA

¼3½ vk;qDr vkns"k dh] ifj'dkj lfgr vFkok jfgr] iqf'V dj ldrk gS ;k mls jn~n dj ldrk gS] vkSj vihy dk fuLrkj.k gksus rd vkns"k ds izorZu dks] ,slh "krksZa ij] ;fn dksbZ gks] ftUgsa og mfpr le>s] LFkfxr dj ldrk gS A

7&& ¼1½ ftyk eftLVªsV ;k vk;qDr&& dfri; iz;kstukas ds fy;s

eqpyds

¼d½ fdlh ,sls O;fDr] ftlds fo:} /kkjk 3 ds v/khu vkns"k nsus dk izLrko gks] ;k vkns"k fn;k x;k gks] fdUrq ,sls vkns"k dk izorZu /kkjk 6 ds v/khu LFkfxr dj fn;k x;k gks] dh mifLFkr lqfuf"pr djus( ;k

¼[k½ /kkjk 3] /kkjk 4] /kkjk 5 ;k /kkjk 6 ds v/khu fdlh O;fDr ds laca/k eas fn;s x;s vkns"k eas fufnZ'V fd;s funs"k] vis{kk] izfr'ks/k] fucZ/ku ;k "krZ dk ;Fkksfpr vuqikyu lqfuf"pr djus( ;k

ds iz;sktukFkZ fdlh ,sls O;fDr ls] izfrHkqvksa lfgr ;k jfgr] ca/ki= fu'ikfnr djus dh vis{kk dj ldrk gS] vkSj ¿n.M izfdz;k lafgrk] 1873À

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ds mica/k ,sls ca/ki= ds laca/k eas vko";d ifjorZuksa ds lkFk mlh izdkj ykxw gkssxsa] ftl izdkj og mDr lafgrk ds v/khu fu'ikfnr ;k fu'ikfnr fd;s tkus ds fy;s visf{kr ca/ki= ds laca/k eas ykxw gksrs gS A ¼2½ fo"ks'kr% vkSj mijksDr mica/kks dh O;kiDrk ij izfrdwy izHkko Mkys fcuk&& ¼d½ ftyk eftLVªsV /kkjk 3 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu fdlh O;fDr dks uksfVl tkjh djrs le; mldks fxj¶rkjh ds fy;s okjaV] ftlesa mDr lafgrk dh ¿/kkjk 71À

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ds vuqlkj i'̀Bkafdr funs"k fn;k x;k gks] tkjh dj ldrk gS vkSj lafgrk dh ¿/kkjk;sa 70 ls 85 vkSj 87 ls 89 rdÀ

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ds mica/k tgka rd gks lds] ,sls okjaV ds laca/k esa mlh izdkj ykxw gksxsa ekuks ftyk eftLVªsV U;k;ky; gks ( ¼[k½ ;fn dksbZ O;fDr ftlls fdlh funs"k] vis{kk] izfr'ks/k] fucZ/ku ;k "krZ ds vuqikyu ds fy;s ca/ki= fu'ikfnr djus dh vis{kk dh x;h gks] ,slk djus esa pwd djrk gS] rks mls ml dkykof/k ds fy;s ftlds fy, mDr funs"k] vis{kk] izfr'ks/k] fuoZ/ku ;k "krZ dh izof̀Rr gks ;k ml dkykof/k ds Hkhrj tc rd fd og] izfrHkqvksa lfgr ;k jfgr] ;FkkfLFkfr vkns"k ds vuqlkj ca/ki= fu'ikfnr ugha djrk] dkjkxkj dks lqiqnZ fd;k tk;sxk vFkok ;fn og igys ls gh dkjkxkj eas gS rks] og dkjkxkj eas fu:} j[kk tk;sxk o mDr lafgrk dh ¿/kkjk;as 119 ls 121 rd] 123 vkSj 124À

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ds mica/k vko";d ifjorZukas ds lkFk ml ij ykxw gksxsa ekuks ftyk eftLVªsV ;k vk;qDr U;k;ky; gks (

¼x½ mDr lafgrk dh ¿/kkjk;as 445 ls 447 rdÀ

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bl /kkjk ds v/khu fu'ikfnr lHkh ca/ki=kas ds laca/k eaas vko";d ifjorZukas ds lkFk ml ij ykxw gksxsa ekuks ftyk eftLVªsV ;k vk;qDr U;k;ky; gksA

8&& ftyk eftLVªsV ;k vk;qDr] fdlh le; viuk ;g lek/kku djus ds iz;kstukFkZ fd /kkjk 3 ;k /kkjk ds v/khu vkns"k fn;s tkus ds fy;s vko";d "krZsa fo|eku gS ;k ugha] fdlh ,sls lk{; ij fopkj dj ldrk gS] ftlls og izek.kd ewY; dk le>s] rFkk Hkkjrh; lk{; vf/kfu;e] 1872 ds mica/k ykxw ugha gksxsa A

lk{; dh izd`fr

1- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 1 o'kZ 1985 dh /kkjk 4 ¼d½ }kjk izfrLFkkfirA 2- mi;qZDr dh /kkjk 4 ¼[k½¼,d½ }kjk izfrLFkkfirA

3- mi;qZDr dh /kkjk 4 ¼[k½¼nks½ }kjk izfrLFkkfirA

4- mi;qZDr dh /kkjk 4 ¼[k½¼rhu½ }kjk izfrLFkkfirA

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¿mRrj izns"k xq.Mk fu;a=.k vf/kfu;e] 1970À ¿/kkjk 9&14À 9&& ftyk eftLVªsV ;k vk;qDr fdlh le; /kkjk 3 ds v/khu fn;s x;s vkns"k dk] pkgs ml vkns"k dh /kkjk 6 ds v/khu ij iqf'V dh x;h gks ;k ugha] fujlu dj ldrk gS A

vkns'k dk fujlu

10&& tks O;fDr /kkjk 3] 4] 5 ;k 6 ds v/khu fn;s vkns"kksa dk mYya?ku djsa] og dfBu dkjkokl ls] tks rhu o'kZ rd dk gks ldrk gS] ijUrq ;g N% ekg ls de ugha gksxk] nf.Mr gksxk vkSj tqekZus dk Hkh Hkkxh gksxk A

/kkjk 3 ls 6 ds v/khu

vkns"kkas dk mYya?ku djus

ds fy;s n.M

11&& ¼1½ /kkjk 3] /kkjk 4] /kkjk 5 ;k /kkjk 6 ds v/khu fdlh O;fDr ds fo:) vkns"k fn;s tkus ds i'pkr~ ,slk O;fDr&&

cfg"dkfjr xq.Ms }kjk vkns"k

dk mYya?ku djrs gq;s iqu%

¼d½ vkns"k }kjk fn;s x;s funs"k ds vuqlkj ftys ;k mlds Hkkx eas vius dk gVkus esa pwd djrk gS( ;k

izos"k vkfn ij mldk cyiwoZ

gVk;k tkuk A

¼[k½ mDr vkns"k ds izorZu dh vof/k eas] ml {ks= eas] tgka ls mls gVus dk vkns"k fn;k x;k Fkk] iqu% izos"k djrk gS (

rks ftyk eftLVªsV mls fxj¶rkj djk ldrk gS vkSj iqfyl dh vfHkj{kk eas mDr vkns"k esa] fufnZ'V {ks= ds ckgj fdlh ,sls LFkku ds fy;s tSlk og funs"k ns gVok ldrk gSA ¼2½ dksbZ iqfyl vf/kdkjh fdlh ,sls O;fDr dks] ftlds izfr mi/kkjk ¼1½ eas fufnZ'V dksbZ dk;Z ;k pwd djus ds fy;s ;qfDr;qDr lansg gks] fcuk okjaV fxj¶rkj dj ldrk gS vkSj bl izdkj fxj¶rkj fd;s x;s O;fDr dks rqjUr fudVre eftLVsªV ds ikl vxzlkfjr djsxk tks mls ftyk eftLVªsV ds ikl vxzlkfjr djk;sxk] tks rnqijkUr ml O;fDr dks mDr vkns"k eas fufnZ'V {ks= ds ckgj ,sls LFkku ds fy;s] tSlk og funs"k nas] iqfyl vfHkj{kk eas gVok ldrk gSA

¼3½ bl /kkjk ds mica/k /kkjk 10 ds mica/kksa ds vfrfjDr gSa vkSj muds izHkko dks de ugha djrs A

12&& dksbZ eftLVªsV /kkjk 10 ds v/khu n.Muh; fdlh vijk/k dk] flok;&& vijk/k dk laKku ¼d½ ,sls rF;ksa dh ftueas ,slk vijk/k xfBr gksrk gks] fdlh iqfyl vkfQlj dh x;h fyf[kr fjiskVZ ij ( ;k

¼[k½ iqfyl vQlj ls fHkUu fdlh O;fDr ls izkIr bfRryk ij ;k vius bl Kku ;k lansg ij fd ,slk vijk/k fd;k x;k gS (

laKku ugha djsxk A

13&& bl vf/kfu;e }kjk mlds v/khu iznRr fdlh "kfDr dk iz;ksx djds fn;s x;s fdlh vkns"k ij fdlh U;k;ky; esa dksbZ vkifRr ugha dh tk;sxhA vkns'kksa ds laca/k eas viokn

14&& ¼1½ fdlh O;fDr ds fo:) fdlh ,sls dk;Z ds fy;s tks bl vf/kfu;e ;k rn/khu fn;s x;s fdlh vkns"k ds vuqlj.k esa ln~Hkkouk ls fd;k x;k gks] ;k fd;s tkus ds fy;s vfHkizsr gks] dksbZ okn] vfHk;ksx ;k vU; fof/kd dk;Zokgh ugha dh tk ldsxh A vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fd;s

x;s dk;Z ds fy;s laj{k.k

¼2½ jkT; ljdkj ds fo:) fdlh ,slh ckr lss] tks bl vf/kfu;e ;k rn~/khu fn;s x;s fdlh vkns"k ds vuqlj.k esa ln~Hkkouk ls dh x;h gks ;k fd;s tkus ds fy;s vfHkizsr gks] gqbZ ;k laHkkfor {kfr ds fy;s dksbZ okn ;k vU; fof/kd dk;Zokgh ugha dh tk ldsxh A

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¿mRrj izns"k xq.Mk fu;a=.k vf/kfu;e] 1970À ¿/kkjk 15&16À 15&& ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj] xtV eas vf/klwpuk }kjk] bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstukas dks dk;kZfUor djus ds fy;s fu;e cuk ldrh gS A

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THE UTTAR PRADESH CONTROL OF GOONDAS ACT, 1970

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[Uttar Pradesh Act No. 8 of 1971]

[Passed in Hindi by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative council on December 15, 1970 and by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on December 24, 1970

Received the assent of the President on January 13, 1971, under Article 201, of the constitution of India and was published in the Uttar Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary, dated January

18, 1971]

AN

ACT

to make special provisions for the control and suppression of Goondas with a view to the Maintenance of Public Order.

It is hereby enacted in the Twenty- first year of the Republic of India as follows:

Short title

and

extent

1. (1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Control of Goondas Act, 1970.

(2) It extends to the whole of Uttar Pradesh. Definitions 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires--

(a) "District Magistrate" includes an Additional District Magistrate specially empowered by the State Government in that behalf ;

2 [(b) "Goonda" means a person who- ----

(1) either my himself or as a member or leader of a gang, habitually commits or attempts to commit, or abets the commission offence punishable under section 153 or section 153-B or section 294 of the Indian panel code or chapter XV, chapter XVI, chapter XVII or chapter XXII of the said code; or

(2) has been converted for an offence punishable under the supersession of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956; or

(3) has been converted not less than thrice for an offence punishable under the U.P. excise Act, 1910 or the Public Gambling Act, 1867 or section 25, section 27, or section 29 of the Arms Act, 1959; or

(4) is generally reputed to be a person, who is dispirit and dangerous to the community; or

(5) has been habitually passing in descent remarks of teasing women or girls; or

(6) is a tout; Explanation— Tout means a person who-

1. For statement of Objects and reasons, see Uttar Pradesh Gazette extraordinary, dated May 15, 1970.

2. Substituted by section 2 of U.P. Act No. 1 of 1985.

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[The Uttar Pradesh Control of Goondas Act, 1970] [Section 3]

(a) Accepts or obtains, or agrees to accept or attempts to obtain from any person for himself or for any other person, any gratification whatever as a motive or reward for inducing, by corrupt or illegal means any public servant or member of government, Parliament or of state legislature, to do or forbear to do any thing or to show favor or disfavor to any person or to render or attempt to render any service or disservice to any person, with the Central or State Government, Parliament or State Legislature, any Local Athuority, Corporation, Government Company or Public Servant; or

(b) Procures, in consideration of any remuneration moving from any legal practitioner interested in any legal business, or proposes to any legal practitioner or to do any person interested in legal business to procure, in consideration of any remuneration moving from either of them, the employment of legal practitioner in such business; or

(c) For the proposes mentioned in explanation (a) or (b), frequent the presents of civil, Criminal or Revenue courts, revenue or other officers, residential colonies or residential or vicinity of the aforesaid or railway or bus station, handing stages lodging places or other places of public resorts ; or

(7) is a house grabber. Explanation - 'House- grabber' means a person who takes or attempts to take or aids or abates in taking unauthorized passions or having lawfully interred unlawfully remains in passions, of a building including land, garden, garage or out-house apartment to a building.]1

Externment,

etc. of

Goondas

Act no. 104,

1956

U.P. act no.

6, 1910

3. (1) Where it appears to the District magistrate-----

(a) that any person is a Goonda ; and

(b) (i) that his movements or acts in the district or any part there of are causing, or are calculated to cause alarm, danger or harm to persons or property; or

[(ii) that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is engaged, or about to engage, in the district or any part, thereof, in the commission of any offence referred to in sub-clauses (i) to (iii) of clause (b) of section 2 or in the abetment of any such offence; and]2

(c) that witnesses are not willing to come forward to give evidence against him by reason of apprehension on their part as regards the safety of their person or property;

the District Magistrate shall by notice in writing inform him of the general nature of the material allegations against him in respect of clauses (a), (b) and (c) and give him reasonable opportunity of tendering an explanation regarding them.

1 . Substituted by section 2 of U.P. Act No. 1 of 1 985.

2 . Subs. by section 3 (a) ibid.

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[The Uttar Pradesh Control of Goondas Act, 1970] [Section 4-6]

(2) The person against whom an order under this section is proposed to be made shall have the right to consult and be defended by a counsel of his choice and shall be given a reasonable opportunity of examining himself, if he so desires, and also of examining any other witnesses that he may wish to produce in support of his explanation, unless for reasons to be recorded in writing the District Magistrate is of opinion that the request is made for the purpose of vexation or delay.

(3) Thereupon the District Magistrate, on being satisfied that the conditions specified in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of sub-section (1) exist, may be order in writing-

[(a) direct him to remove himself outside the area within the limits of his local jurisdiction or such area and any district or districts or any part their of, contagious their to, by such rout, if any, and within such time as may be specified in the order and to desist from interring the said area of the area and such contiguous district or districts or part their of, as the case may be from which he was directed to remove himself until the expiry of such period note exceeding six months as may be specified in the said order;]1

(b) (i) require such person to notify his movement, or to report himself, or to do both, in such manner, at such time and to such authority or peril On as may b. specified in the order;

(ii) prohibit or restrict possession or use by him of any such article as may be specified in the order;

(iii) direct him otherwise to conduct himself in such manner as may be specified in the order,

until the expiry of such period, not exceeding six months as may be specified in the order.

Permission to

return

temporarily

4. The District Magistrate may, by an order, permit any person in respect of whom an order hall been made under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 3 to enter or return, for a temporary period, into or to the area from which he was directed to remove himself, subject to such conditions as the District Magistrate may specify and may at any time rescind any such permission. Extension of

period of order

5. The District Magistrate may, after giving, except where for reasons to be recorded in writing he is satisfied that it is impracticable so to do, to the person concerned an opportunity of making a re- presentation in that behalf, extend from time to time in the interest of the general public the period specified in the order made under section 3, but the period so extended shall in no case exceed two years in the aggregate.

Appeal 6. (1) Any person aggrieved by an order made under section 3, section 4 or section 5 may appeal to the Commissioner within fifteen days from the date of such order.

1 . Substituted by section 3 (b) of U.P. Act No. 1 of 1 985.

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[The Uttar Pradesh Control of Goondas Act, 1970] [Section 7-8]

(2) The appellant or his counsel shall not be entitled to inspect or to be informed of any record which wag not disclosed to him at the inquiry, if any, held under section 3.

(3) The Commissioner may either confirm the order, with or with out modification, or set it aside, and may, pending disposal of the appeal, stay the operation of the order subject to such terms, if any, as he thinks fit. Recognizance

for certain

purposes

7. (1) The District Magistrate or the Commissioner may for the purpose of----

(a) securing the attendance of any person against whom an order is proposed to be made under section 3, or has been made but its operation has been stayed under section 6 ; or

(b) securing the due observance of any direction, requirement, prohibition, restriction or condition specified in an order made in respect of any person under section 3, section 4, section 5 or section 6,- require such person to enter into a bond, with or without sureties, and the provision of the [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1873,]1shall mutatis mutandis apply in relation to such bond as they apply in relation to bonds executed or required to be executed under the said Code.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions-

(a) the District Magistrate while issuing notice to any person under sub-section (1) of section 3 may issue a warrant for his arrest with endorsement thereon of a direction in terms of the provisions of [section 71]2of the said Code, and the provisions of [sections 70 to 85 and 87 to 89]2of the said Code shall, so far as may be, apply in relation to such warrant as if the District Magistrate were a Court ;

(b) if any person who is required to execute a bond for the observance of any direction, requirement, prohibition, restriction or condition fails to do so, he shall be committed to prison or, if he is already in prison, be detained in prison until the period for which the direction, requirement, prohibition, restriction or condition is to operate or until within such period he executes the bond with or without sureties, as the case may be, in terms of the order, and the provisions of [sections 119 to 121, 123 and 124]3of the said Code shall mutatis mutandis apply as if the District Magistrate or the Commissioner were a court;

(c) [sections 445 to 447]4of the said Code shall mutatis mutandis apply in relation to all bonds executed under this section as if the District Magistrate or the Commissioner were a Court.

Nature of

evidence

8. The District Magistrate or the Commissioner may for the purpose of satisfying himself as to whether the conditions necessary for the making or confirmation of an order under section 3 or section 5 exist or not, take into consideration any evidence which he considers to have probative value, and the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, shall not apply.

1. Substituted by section 4 (a) of U.P. Act No. 1 of 1985.

2 . Subs. by section 4 (b)(i) ibid.

3 . Subs. by section 4 (b)(ii) ibid.

4 . Subs. by section 4 (b)(iii) ibid.

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[The Uttar Pradesh Control of Goondas Act, 1970] [Section 9-14] Rescission of

order

9. The District Magistrate or the Commissioner may at any time rescind an order made under section 3, whether or not such order was confirmed on appeal under section 6.

Punishment

for

contravention

of orders under

sections 3 to 6

10. Whoever contravenes any order made under section 3, section 4, section 5 or section 6 shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years but shall not be less than six months, and shall also be liable to fine.

Forcible

removal of

externed

Goonda re-

entering, etc.

in

contravention

of

order

11. (1) where, after an order is made against a person under section 3, section 4, section 5 or section 6 such person-

(a) has failed to remove himself from the district or part as directed by the order; or

(b) has re-entered the area, from which he was ordered to remove himself during the period of operation of that order; the District Magistrate may cause him to be arrested and removed in police custody to such place outside the area specified in the said order as he may direct.

(2) Any police officer may arrest without warrant any person reasonably suspected of an act or omission specified in sub-section (1), and shall forthwith forward the person so arrested to the nearest Magistrate who shall cause him to be forwarded to the District Magistrate, who may thereupon cause the person to be removed in police custody to such place outside the area specified in the said order as he may direct.

(3) The provisions of this section arc in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of section 10.

Cognizance

of offence

12. No Magistrate shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 10, except-

(a) upon a report in writing of the facts constituting such offence made by a police officer ; or

(b) upon information received from any person other than a police officer, or upon his own knowledge or suspicion, that such offence has been committed.

Savings as

to orders

13. No order made in exercise of any power conferred by or under this Act shall be called in question in any court.

Protection of

action taken

under the Act

14. (1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in

pursuance of this Act or of any order made thereunder. (2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the State Government for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or of any order made thereunder.

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[The Uttar Pradesh Control of Goondas Act, 1970] [Section 15-16] Power to

make rules

15. (1) The State Government may by notification in the Gazette make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(2) All rules made under-this Act shall, as soon as may after they are made, be laid before each House of the State Legislature, while it is in session, for a total period of not less than fourteen days extending in its one session or more than one successive sessions and shall, unless some later date is appointed, take effect from the date of their publication in the Gazette subject to such modifications or annulments as the two Houses of the Legislature may during the said period agree to make, so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder .

Repeal

U.P.

Ordinance no.

15, 1970

16. The U. P. Control of Goondas Ordinance, 1970 is hereby repealed.