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THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT, 1923

Section 12 — Provisions of section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to apply to offences under sections 3, 5 and 7

The provisions of section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 18983 shall apply in relation to an offence punishable under section 3 or under section 5 or under section 7 or under any of the said sections 3, 5 and 7 read with section 9, as they apply in relation to an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years.]