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27

Punishment for defective investigation

Act: Anti-Terrorism Act 1997

Section Provisions

ANTITERRORISM, ACT, 1997 ANTI-TERRORISM ACT, 1997 27. Punishment for defective investigation.‑‑If a Special Court or an Appellate Tribunal comes to the conclusion during fate course of or at the conclusion of the trial that the investigating officer, or other concerned officers have failed to carry out the investigation properly or diligently or have failed to pursue the case properly and in breach of their duties, it shall be lawful for such Court or, as the case may be, Appellate Tribunal to punish the delinquent officers with imprisonment which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both by resort to summary proceedings..

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