Current Act
All Laws

Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016

Browse chapters and sections, read the editorial overview, and follow research paths into judgements, case notes, and comparison tools without leaving the LawFinder reading flow.

Chapters
3
Sections
21

Section index

Browse chapters & sections

Each section opens its dedicated LawFinder page for notes, bookmarks, and related references.

Chapter I

Preliminary

2 sections
§ 1 Short title, extent, application and commencement
§ 2 Definitions
Chapter II

Hijacking and Connected offences

7 sections
§ 3 Hijacking
§ 4 Punishment for hijacking
§ 5 Punishment for acts of violence connected with hijacking
§ 6 Conferment of powers of investigations
§ 7 Jurisdiction
§ 8 Designated Court
§ 9 Offences triable by Designated Court
Chapter III

Miscellaneous

12 sections
§ 10 Application of Code to proceedings before Designated Court
§ 11 Provisions as to extradition
§ 12 Provision as to bail
§ 13 Contracting parties to Convention
§ 14 Power to treat certain aircraft to be registered in Convention countries
§ 15 Previous sanction necessary for prosecution
§ 16 Presumption as to offences under sections 3 and 5
§ 17 Protection of action taken in good faith
§ 18 Powers of investigating officers to seize or attach property
§ 19 Confiscation and forfeiture of property
§ 20 General power to make rules
§ 21 Repeal and savings

Related research

Keep exploring LawFinder

Judgements Browse curated court decisions Case Notes Summaries and analysis Daily Picks Curated legal reading Compare IPC & BNS Side-by-side comparison