Act Number: 13

Act Name: The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885

Year: 1885

Enactment Date: 1885-07-22

Long Title: An Act to amend the law relating to Telegraphs in India.

Ministry: Ministry of Communications

Department: Department of Telecommunications

Section 27: Telegraph officer fraudulently sending messages without payment.
    If any telegraph officer transmits by telegraph any message on which the charge prescribed by the 1[Central Government], or by a person licensed under this Act, as the case may be, has not been paid, intending thereby to defraud the 1[Central Government] or that person, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
Notes:
1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "Govt."
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