law: The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002
  Chapter II Punishment
  
  for and Measures for Dealing with, Terrorist Activities
  3. Punishment for
  
  terrorist acts.-
  1.  Whoever,-
  
  
  a.   with intent to
  
  threaten the unity, integrity, security or sovereignty of India or to strike
  
  terror in the people or any section of the people does any act or thing by
  
  using bombs, dynamite or other explosive substances or inflammable substances
  
  or firearms or other lethal weapons or poisons or noxious gases or other
  
  chemicals or by any other substances (whether biological or otherwise) of a
  
  hazardous nature or by any other means whatsoever, in such a manner as to
  
  cause, or likely to cause, death of, injuries to any person or persons or loss
  
  of, or damage to, or destruction of, property or disruption of any supplies or
  
  services essential to the life of the community or causes damage or destruction
  
  of any property or equipment used or intended to be used for the defence of
  
  India or in connection with any other purposes of the Government of India, any
  
  State Government or any of their agencies, or detains any person and threatens
  
  to kill or injure such person in order to compel the Government or any o her
  
  person to do or abstain from doing any act;
  b.   is or continues to be
  
  a member of an association declared unlawful under the Unlawful Activities
  
  (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), or voluntarily does an act aiding or
  
  promoting in any manner the objects of such association and in either case is
  
  impossession of any unlicensed firearms, ammunition, explosive or other
  
  instrument or substance capable of causing mass destruction and commits any act
  
  resulting in loss of human life or grievous injury to any person or causes
  
  significant damage to any property, commits a terrorist act.
  Explanation.- For the
  
  purposes of this sub-section, "a terrorist act" shall include the act
  
  of raising funds intended for the purpose of terrorism.
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  2.  Whoever
  
  commits a terrorist act, shall,-
  a.   if such act has
  
  resulted in the death of any person, be punishable with death or imprisonment
  
  for life and shall also be liable to fine;
  b.   in any other case, 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.
  
  
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  3.  Whoever
  
  conspires or attempts to commit, or advocates, abets, advises or incites or
  
  knowingly facilitates the commission of, a terrorist act or any act preparatory
  
  to a terrorist act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which
  
  shall not b less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life
  
  and shall also be liable to fine.
  4.    Whoever
  
  voluntarily harbours or conceals, or attempts to harbour or conceal any person
  
  knowing that such person is a terrorist shall be punishable with imprisonment
  
  for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to
  
  imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine: Provided that this
  
  sub-section shall not apply to any case in which the harbour or concealment is
  
  by the husband or wife of the offender.
  5. Any
  
  person who is a member of a terrorist gang or a terrorist organisation, which
  
  is involved in terrorist acts, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term
  
  which may extend to imprisonment for life or with fine which may extend to
  
  rupees ten la h or with both.
  Explanation.- For the
  
  purposes of this sub-section, "terrorist organisation" means an
  
  organisation which is concerned with or involved in terrorism.
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    Whoever
  
  knowingly holds any property derived or obtained from commission of any
  
  terrorist act or has been acquired through the terrorist funds shall be
  
  punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to imprisonment for
  
  life or with fine which may extend to rupees ten lakh or with both.
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    Whoever
  
  threatens any person who is a witness or any other person in whom such witness
  
  may be interested, with violence, or wrongfully restrains or confines the
  
  witness, or any other person in whom the witness may be interested, or does any
  
  other unlawful act with the said intent, shall be punishable with imprisonment
  
  which may extend to three years and fine.