Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment No. 2) Bill

is convicted before the High Court or a District Court of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards, and has been convicted on at least two previous occasions since he attained the age of 16 years of offences punishable with such a sentence; or

is convicted at one trial before the High Court or a District Court of three or more distinct offences punishable with imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards, and has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than one month since he attained the age of 16 years of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards,then, if the court is satisfied that it is expedient with a view to his reformation and the prevention of crime that he should receive training of a corrective character for a substantial period of time, followed by a period of supervision if released before the expiration of his sentence, the court, unless it has special reasons for not so doing, shall pass, in lieu of any sentence of imprisonment, a sentence of corrective training for such term of not less than 5 nor more than 14 years as the court may determine.(2) Where a person who is not less than 30 years of age —

is convicted before the High Court or a District Court of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards, and has been convicted on at least three previous occasions since he attained the age of 16 years of offences punishable with such a sentence, and was on at least two of those occasions sentenced to imprisonment or corrective training; or

is convicted at one trial before the High Court or a District Court of three or more distinct offences punishable with imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards, and has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than one month since he attained the age of 16 years of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of 2 years or upwards,then, if the court is satisfied that it is expedient for the protection of the public that he should be detained in custody for a substantial period of time, followed by a period of supervision if released before the expiration of his sentence, the court, unless it has special reasons for not so doing, shall pass, in lieu of any sentence of imprisonment, a sentence of preventive detention of such term of not less than 7 nor more than 20 years as the court may determine.”.

by inserting, immediately below the entries relating to section 354, the following entries in the appropriate columns indicated below:12345678“354AVoluntarily causing or attempting to cause death, hurt, etc., in committing the offence of outraging modesty.DittoDittoNot bailableNot compoundableImprisonment for 10 years, and caningDistrict Court.”;

by deleting the word “Ditto” in column 5 against section 355 and substituting the word “Bailable”;

by deleting the word “Ditto” in column 6 against section 355 and substituting the words “Compoundable by the person assaulted to whom force was used.”; and

by inserting, immediately below the entries relating to section 379, the following entries in the appropriate columns indicated below:12345678“379ATheft of motor vehicle or component part thereofDittoDittoDittoDittoImprisonment for 7 years, and fineDitto.”.