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Anti-Hijacking Bill adds death penalty for hijacking
This Bill amends the Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982 to make the law more stringent by explicitly including attempts and abetment of hijacking as full offences and by introducing the death penalty for hijacking.
Who it concerns: Individuals who commit, attempt, or abet the hijacking of aircraft.
What the bill does
- Section 3 is amended to state that anyone who attempts to commit hijacking acts or abets such acts is deemed to have committed the offence of hijacking.
- Section 4 is substituted to prescribe punishment for hijacking as death or imprisonment for life, along with a fine.
Also in the document
- The Bill enhances the penalty for hijacking from imprisonment for life and fine to include the death penalty.
- The Statement of Objects and Reasons cites the 1999 Indian Airlines hijacking and the 2001 US hijackings as reasons for the amendment.
Where this bill is now: Withdrawn
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Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha)
Bill / law · Ref. LVII · 19 Aug 2010
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