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    Question

    Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, security for

    good behaviour from the persons disseminating seditious matters can be demanded by:-
    A Magistrate of the First Class Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Chief Judicial Magistrate Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Sessions Judge Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Executive Magistrate Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Section 108 CrPC Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating seditious matters—(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 124A or section 153A or section 153B or section 295A of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), 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 Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), (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 292 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), 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, with or without sureties, for his good behaviour for such period, not exceeding one year, as the Magistrate thinks fit.

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