When an Executive Magistrate receives an information that in his Jurisdiction a person with or without having any Jurisdiction;

Either orally or by written or in any other manner, yet purposefully, spreads or attempting to spread any matter of publication which already termed a punishable offences under any of the Section 124-A, 153-A, 153-B or 295-A of IPC. Or,

A person committing any act of criminal intimidation or defamatory against a Judge while he discharges his official responsibility. Or,

Make, produce, publish, keeps for sale, let to hire, distribute, export, import and publicly exhibit or in any other manner puts into circulation of obscene matter punishable under Section 292 of IPC.

The Magistrate, based on the information available at his disposal, is of the opinion that he has reasonable grounds against the person committing any of such offences and he thereby order him to show-cause why he can’t be asked to execute a bond for about an year with or without Sureties for keeping good behaviour.

No proceedings shall be conducted against the Editor, Publisher, Proprietor or Printer of any Publication who complies with the rules laid down under the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, however, if any breach was found against them, except prior sanctions of the State or the person authorised in this regard.