The Official Secrets Act

Short title, extent and application

Definitions

Penalties for spying

Communications with foreign agents to be evidence of commission of certain  offences

Wrongful communication, etc., of information

Unauthorised use of uniforms; falsification of reports, forgery, personation, and  falsedocuments

Interfering with officers of the police or members of the Armed Forces of the  Union

Duty of giving information as to commission of offences

Attempts, incitements, etc

Penalty for harbouring spies

Search-warrants

Provisions of section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to apply to offences under sections 3, 5  and 7

Restriction of trial of offences

Exclusion of public from proceedings

Offences by companies

Repealed.

All sections

1[1. Short title, extent and application.--(1) This Act may be called the Official Secrets Act, 1923.

(2) It extends to the whole of India and applies also to servants of the Government and to citizens of
India outside India].

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