Security for good behavior from persons disseminating certain matters.
127. (1) When an Executive Magistrate receives information that there is within his
local jurisdiction any person who, within or without such jurisdiction,—
(i) either orally or in writing or in any other manner, intentionally disseminates
or attempts to disseminate or abets the dissemination of,—
(a) any matter the publication of which is punishable under section 152 or
section 196 or section 197 or section 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; or
(b) any matter concerning a Judge acting or purporting to act in the
discharge of his official duties which amounts to criminal intimidation or
defamation under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023;
(ii) makes, produces, publishes or keeps for sale, imports, exports, conveys,
sells, lets to hire, distributes, publicly exhibits or in any other manner puts into
circulation any obscene matter such as is referred to in section 294 of the Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita, 2023,
and the Magistrate is of opinion that there is sufficient ground for proceeding, the Magistrate
may, in the manner hereinafter provided, require such person to show cause why he should
not be ordered to execute a bond or bail bond, for his good behaviour for such period, not
exceeding one year, as the Magistrate thinks fit.
(2) No proceedings shall be taken under this section against the editor, proprietor,
printer or publisher of any publication registered under, and edited, printed and published
in conformity with, the rules laid down in the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 with
reference to any matter contained in such publication except by the order or under the
authority of the State Government or some officer empowered by the State Government in
this behalf.
Read also : Section 115 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS