Section 7: Penalties for contraventions of this Part

Q: What does Section 7 of The Cinematograph Act, 1952 (TCA) deal with?

Section 7 TCA pertains to "Penalties for contraventions of this Part". It is part of the The Cinematograph Act, 1952, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 7 of The Cinematograph Act, 1952 (TCA) governs penalties for contraventions of this Part. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 7 TCA still in force?

Yes, Section 7 of the The Cinematograph Act, 1952 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 7 TCA?

धारा 7 TCA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 7 of the The Cinematograph Act, 1952. Section 7 of The Cinematograph Act, 1952 (TCA) governs penalties for contraventions of this Part. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 7 TCA?

Dhara 7 TCA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 7 of the The Cinematograph Act, 1952. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 7 of The Cinematograph Act, 1952 (TCA) governs penalties for contraventions of this Part. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 7 of The Cinematograph Act, 1952?

Cite as: "Section 7, The Cinematograph Act, 1952 (TCA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The Cinematograph Act, 1952, § 7 (India).

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(1)

If any person—

(a) exhibits or permits to be exhibited in any place—

(b) without lawful authority (the burden of proving which shall be on him), alters or tampers with in any way any film after it has been certified, or

(c) fails to comply with the provision contained in section 6A or with any order made by the Central Government or by the Board in the exercise of any of the powers or functions conferred on it by this Act or the rules made thereunder,

(1A)

Save as otherwise provided in section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957, if any person contravenes the provisions of section 6AA or section 6AB, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months, but may extend to three years and with a fine which shall not be less than three lakh rupees but may extend to five per cent. of the audited gross production cost.

(1B)

Notwithstanding anything contained in this section—

(i) a person aggrieved by a contravention under section 6AA or section 6AB shall not be prevented from taking suitable action for an infringement under section 51 of the Copyright Act, 1957 or from taking suitable action for computer related offences under section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 or any other relevant laws for the time being in force;

(ii) the appropriate Government or its agencies shall not be prevented from taking suitable action against an intermediary as defined under clause (w) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information TechnologyAct, 2000, where such intermediary acts in the manner as set out under sub-section (3) of section 79 of the said Act or any other law for the time being in force.

(2)

If any person is convicted of an offence punishable under this section committed by him in respect of any film, the convicting court may further direct that the film shall be forfeited to the Government.

(3)

The exhibition of a film, in respect of which an “A” certificate or a “S” certificate or a “UA” certificate has been granted, to children below the age of three years accompanying their parents or guardians shall not be deemed to be an offence within the meaning of this section.