The Epidemic Diseases Act 1897
Section 3 :
Penalty :
1.(1) Any person disobeying any regulation or order made under this Act shall be deemed to have committed an offence punishable under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
2.(2) Whoever,-
(i) commits or abets the commission of an act of violence against a healthcare service personnel; or
(ii) abets or causes damage or loss to any property,
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months, but which may extend to five years, and with fine, which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees, but which may extend to two lakh rupees
(3) Whoever, while committing an act of violence against a healthcare service personnel, causes grievous hurt as defined in section 320 of the Indian Penal Code to such person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months, but which may extend to seven years and with fine, which shall not be less than one lakh rupees, but which may extend to five lakh rupees.)
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1. Principal Act shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) by by Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 (22-04-2020).
2. Inserted by Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 (22-04-2020).
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