Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
15. Punishment for
aiding non-State actor or terrorist.-
1.
Any
person who, with intent to aid any non-State actor or terrorist, contravenes
the provisions of section 9 of this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment
for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to
imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
2.
Any
person who, with intent to aid any non-State actor or terrorist, attempts to
contravene or abets, or does any act preparatory to contravention of
sub-section (1), shall be deemed to have contravened that provision and the
provision of sub-section (1) shall apply subject to the modification that the
reference to "imprisonment for life" therein shall be construed as a
reference to "imprisonment for ten years".
3.
While
determining the punishment under this section, the court shall take into
consideration whether the accused had the knowledge about the transferee being
a non-State actor or not.