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Union of India - Section

Section 3 in The Explosive Substances Act, 1908

3. Punishment for causing explosion likely to endanger life or property

.Any person who unlawfully and maliciously causes by
(a)any explosive substance an explosion of a nature likely to endanger life or to cause serious injury to property shall, whether any injury to person or property has been actually caused or not, be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment of either description which shall not be less than ten years, and shall also be liable to fine;
(b)any special category explosive substance an explosion of a nature likely to endanger life or to cause serious injury to property shall, whether any injury to person or property has been actually caused or not, be punished with death, or rigorous imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
[Sections 2 to 5 substituted by Act 54 of 2001, Section 3 (w.e.f. 1.2.2002).]
Form of Charge6
Form of Charge under section 3I ,..............(name and office of the Court of Session),hereby charge you..............(name of the accused)as follows:That you, on or about the...............day of..............., at..............., unlawfully and maliciously caused by explosive substance, namely...............an explosion of a nature was likely to endanger life or to cause serious injury to property, whether any injury to a person, namely,...............or property, namely,...............had been actually caused or not, and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908, and within my cognizance.And I hereby direct that you be tried by this Court on the said charge.