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Repealed.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

Any person who attempts to commit or abets the commission of an
offence under this Act shall be punishable with the same punishment, and be liable to be proceeded
against in the same manner as if he had committed such offence.

LAWGIST

# 9 Attempts, incitements, etc