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An Act enacted to make provisions for the prevention and remedy of land offences


Since government, semi-government, autonomous institutions and citizens need to take effective measures to prevent land-related crimes and take effective measures to ensure their right to occupy and own land; And


Whereas expeditious resolution of land disputes is expedient and necessary;


Therefore, it is hereby enacted as follows:-


Short title and introduction

1. (1) This Act shall be known as the Land Crimes Prevention and Remedies Act, 2023.


(2) It shall take effect immediately.


definition

2. (1) Unless there is anything contrary to the subject or context, in this Act—


(1) “Executive Magistrate” means the Executive Magistrate specified in clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act No. V of 1898);


(2) “authority” shall include the District Commissioner, Executive Magistrate, competent Court or any other officer;


(3) "District Commissioner" means the Deputy Commissioner and the Additional Deputy Commissioner or, as the case may be, any other officer empowered by the Deputy Commissioner;


(4) “District Magistrate” means the District Magistrate as defined in section 10 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act No. V of 1898);


(5) "deed" means any document, deed, receipt, promissory note, design, sketch, map, handwriting, khatian, duplicate carbon receipt, land development tax payment submission, allotment executed or executed for the purpose of transfer or distribution of ownership of land; , clearance, non-objection, affidavit and any other document related thereto shall also be included;


(6) “Criminal Court” means a Court of Judicial Magistrate of any class administered under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act No. V of 1898);


(7) “Criminal Procedure Code” means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act No. V of 1898);


(8) “rules” means rules made under this Act;


(9) "person" shall include any person, institution, body, company, partnership, firm, association or association;


(10) “Land” means Land as defined in section 2 (16) of the State Acquisition and Tenancy Act, 1950 (Act No. XXVIII of 1951);


(11) "Government interest land" means such land in which the ownership or interest of the Government, the District Commissioner or any other Government, autonomous, statutory body or any local government body is vested.


(2) All words or expressions not defined in this Act, as the case may be, in the Survey Act, 1875 (Act No. V of 1875), the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (Act No. IV of 1882 ), the Non-Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1949 (Act No. XXIII of 1949) and the State Acquisition and Tenancy Act, 1950 (Act No. XXVIII of 1950) shall have the same meaning as used.


Extravagance of the provisions of this Act

3. The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and without prejudice to any provision of other Acts.


Offenses and penalties relating to land fraud

4. (1) Any of the following acts relating to land transfer, survey, updation of records or management shall be deemed to be an offense relating to land fraud, namely:-


(a) promoting land owned by others as own land;


(b) transfer or surrender any land, whole or part thereof, to any person by concealment;


(c) transfer or surrender to any person any land in excess of his own land or land owned by another, without being so empowered;


(d) transferring or surrendering any land in whole or in part by any person falsely impersonating any other person or knowingly substituting one person for another person;


(e) sign or execute any document containing false particulars;


(f) providing false or untrue information to the authorities; And


(g) perform any other function prescribed by law for carrying out the purposes of this Act.


(2) Any person who commits any offense mentioned in sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 (seven) years and fine.


Offenses and penalties relating to land fraud

5. (1) Any of the following acts relating to land transfer, survey, record updating or management shall be deemed to be land fraud offences, namely:-


(a) making any false document or part of any false document with intent to cause damage or injury to any person or to support any claim or right or to compel or deceive any person to part with any property or enter into any contract;


(b) with intent to believe that any document or part thereof was prepared, signed, sealed or executed by or under the authority of such person, knowing or knowing that it was not prepared, signed, sealed or executed by or under the authority of such person, or at any such time, knowingly or knowingly, fraudulently or fraudulently prepares, signs, seals or executes a similar document or part thereof at any time when it is not prepared, signed, sealed or executed;


(c) after execution of a document, without lawful authority, dishonestly or fraudulently, cutting out any part of it or otherwise altering any material part thereof;


(d) preparing any false document in whole or in part;


(e) dishonestly or fraudulently signs any document to any person

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