", 't ' " i , 1;1' i ""~"\-'  \ \'-', \ \ ~ ,", \'   the telegraph wires (unla\·\ fljl possession) amendment bill, ig§~  ~  ~(as introduced in lox 8abha on 28m novbmbblt, 1961)  the telegraph wires (unlawful possession) amendment bill, 1961 (as introduced in lok sabha) a billfurther to amend t~ telegraph wires (unlawful possession) act, 1950 be it enacted by parliament in the twelfth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the telegraph wires (unllawful short title possession) amendment act, 1961 s 2 for section 5 of the telesjrbph wires (unlawful possession) subltitution 74 or 19so act, 1950 (hereinafter referred to as the principal act), the follow- :::: for ing section shall ,be substituted, namely:-section s 10 "5 whoever is found or is proved to have been in possession pc=:0r of any quantity of telegraph wires shall, unless he proves that :uc8li n f the telegraph wires came into his possession lawfully, be t~cil'8p~ ° punishable,-wires is (a) for the first offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both; (b) for the second or a subsequent oifence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine and in the absence of special and adequate reasons to be mentioned in the judgment of the court, such imprisonment shall not be less than two years and such fine shall not be less than two thousand rupees: provided that where a person has made a declaration under section 3 in relation to any quantity of telegraph wires, the burden of proving, in respect of the quantity so declared, that it came into his possession lawfully, shall not be on such person" amendment of section 8 3 in section 8 of the principal act, after sub-section (2), the 5 following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-"(3) every rule made under this section shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before each house of parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, 10 before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both houses agree in making any mtdification in the rule, ar both houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereaftler have effect only in such modified fonn or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, 15 that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule"  statement of objects and reasonsunder section 5 of the telegraph wires (unlawful possession) act, 1950, punishment is provided for anyone who is found or is proved to have been in possession of any quantity of certain gauges of copper wire which are in use in the posts and telegraphs department the punishment includes imprisonm'ent extending to five years, or ftne, or both 2 there has been a steady increase in the incidence of copper wire thlefts from trunk lines and it has been noticed in a number of cases that the same set of persons are responsible for the offence it is also seen that the punishmerrts awarded by courts in such cases hav'e been light it is felt that the provision of a minimum punishment for the second and subsequent offences under the act by the same set of persons may act as a deterrent to persons repeating the offence for this purpose, it is necessary to amend section 5 of the telegraph wires (unlawful possession) act, 1950 3 the present bill is designed to achieve the object mentioned above new delhi; p subbarayan the 17th november, 1961  extract from the telegraph w:ours (unlawful possi'ssion) act 1950 (74 of 1950)- - - - - penalty for 5 whoever is found or is proved to have been in possession of any anlawf~ f quantity of telegraph wires shall, unless he proves that the telegraph =~hn 0 wires came into his possession lawfully, be punishable with imprisonwires ment for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both: provided that where a person has made a declaration under section 3 in relation to any quantity of telegraph wires, the burden of proving, in respect of the quantity so declared, that it came into ~ possession lawfully, shan: not be on such person   - - - - -  a bill further to amend the telegraph wires (unlawful possession) act, 1950(dr p subbarayan, minister of transport and communiclltions) 