Dramatic Performances Act, 1876
7. Power to call for information
For the purpose of ascertaining the character
of any intended public dramatic performance, the State Government, or such
officer as it may specially empower in this behalf, may apply to the author,
proprietor or printer of the drama about to be performed, or to the owner or
occupier of the place in which it is intended to be performed, for such
information as the State Government or such officer thinks necessary.
Every person so applied to shall be bound to
furnish the same to the best of his ability, and whoever contravenes this
section shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 176 of the
Indian Penal Code.