This ppt defines what is meant by a terrorist act and thhe various punishments mentioned under the unlawful activities prevention act of 1967.

1. A critical analysis of the
punishments for terrorist
activities under UAPA

2. What is UAPA?
 Unlawful activity” refers to any action taken by individual or
association (whether by committing an act or by words, either spoken
or written or by signs to questions, disclaims, disrupts, or is intended
to disrupt the territorial integrity and sovereignty of India.
 This act also prohibits the cession of a part of the territory of India or
the secession of a part of the territory of India from the Union, or
which provoke any individual or group of individuals to bring about
such cession or secession.

3. To whom does UAPA apply ?
 It is applicable across the entire country
 Any Indian or foreign national charged under UAPA is liable for punishment
under this Act, irrespective of the location of crime/offense committed
 UAPA will be applicable to the offenders in the same manner, even if the
crime is committed on foreign land, outside India
 The provisions of this Act apply also to citizens of India and abroad.
 Persons on ships and aircraft, registered in India, wherever they may be are
also under the ambit of this act.

4. Terrorist Act
 Chapter IV of the UAPA completely deals with the terrorist acts and
the punishments there of.
 Section 15 of the UAPA defines terrorist act as
 Whoever does any act with intent to threaten (or) likely to threaten
the unity, integrity, security 4[, economic security,] or sovereignty of
India, or;
 With intent to strike terror or likely to strike terror in the people or
any section of the people in India or in any foreign country,--

5. Things when used constituting terrorist
activity
 Bombs,
 Dynamites,
 Other explosive substances,
 Inflammable substances,
 Firearms,
 Other lethal weapons,
 Poisonous,
 Noxious gases,
 Other chemicals,
 Any other substances (whether biological radioactive, nuclear or otherwise) of a hazardous
nature,
 Any other means of whatever nature to cause or likely to cause

6. Punishment for terrorist act-
Whoever commits a terrorist act shall,--
a) if such act has resulted in the death of any person, be
punishable with death or imprisonment for life, and shall
also be liable to fine;
b) in any other case, be punishable with imprisonment for a
term which shall not be less than five years but which may
extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to
fine.]

7. Punishment for raising funds for terrorist
act.--
 Whoever, in India or in a foreign country, directly or indirectly, raises
or provides funds or collects funds, whether from a legitimate or
illegitimate source, from any person or persons or attempts to provide
to, or raises or collects funds for any person or persons, knowing that
such funds are likely to be used, in full or in part by such person or
persons or by a terrorist organization or by a terrorist gang or by an
individual terrorist to commit a terrorist act, notwithstanding whether
such funds were actually used or not for commission of such act, shall
be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less
than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and
shall also be liable to fine.

8. Punishment for conspiracy, etc.--
Whoever conspires or attempts to commit, or advocates,
abets, advises or 2[incites, directly or knowingly facilitates]
the commission of, a terrorist act or any act preparatory to
the commission of a terrorist act, shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five
years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and
shall also be liable to fine.]

9. Punishment for organizing of terrorist
camps.--
Whoever organizes or causes to be organized any camp or
camps for imparting training in terrorism shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be
less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment
for life, and shall also be liable to fine.]

10. Punishment for recruiting of any person or
persons for terrorist act.—
Whoever recruits or causes to be recruited any person or
persons for commission of a terrorist act shall be punishable
with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than
five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life,
and shall also be liable to fine.]

11. Punishment for harboring, etc.--
Whoever voluntarily harbors or conceals, or attempts to
harbor or conceal any person knowing that such person is a
terrorist shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term
which shall not be less than three years but which may
extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to
fine.
Provided that this section shall not apply to any case in
which the harbor or concealment is by the spouse of the
offender.]

12. Punishment for being member of
terrorist gang or organization.--
Any person who is a member of a terrorist
gang or a terrorist organization, which is
involved in terrorist act, shall be punishable
with imprisonment for a term which may
extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also
be liable to fine.]

13. Punishment for holding proceeds of
terrorism.--
Whoever knowingly holds any property derived or
obtained from commission of any terrorist act or
acquired through the terrorist fund shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may
extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be
liable to fine.]

14. Punishment for threatening witness.
Whoever threatens any person who is a witness or
any other person in whom such witness may be
interested, with violence, or wrongfully restrains or
confines the witness, or any other person in whom
the witness may be interested, or does any other
unlawful act with intent to cause any of the said
acts, shall be punishable with imprisonment which
may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to
fine.

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