No 92-15/2012-CoordlO&M
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & l T
Department of Posts
Coord./O&M Section
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-1 10001
Dated : 12th June , 2012
To
All Head of Circles
Subject
: Strict compliance of the provisions contained in the
Flag Code of India 2002, Prevention of insults to National Honour Act,
1971 ; State Emblem of India (Prohibition of improper Use) Act, 2005
and in the State Emblem of India (Regulation of Use) Rules, 2007 –
Regarding
Sir/Madam,
I am directed to circulate herewith a copy of the letter No.19/'1 112}12-Public dated 28th May,
2012 on the above mentioned subject received from Ministry of Home
Affairs for strict compliance of the provisions contained in these Acts,
Rules and Code.
2. Further, it may be ensured that the instructions contained in letter No.13/1/2009- public dated 9th March,
2012 regarding Display of complete State Emblem of India with the motto
"Satyameva Jayate" - Truth alone triumphs - written in Devanagari
script below the profile of the Lion Capital" circulated vide this
office letter of even number dated 10th-12th April, 2O12rare being
observed in letter and spirit.
Encl :As above
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(Harish Pokhriyal)
ADG ( Admn. )
No. 19 / 11 / 2012-Public
Government o India / Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs / Grih Mantralaya
North Block. New Delhi.
Dated the 28th May, 2012
To
The Chief Secretaries / Administrators of all State Governments / UT Administraton
Secretaries of all Ministries / Deptts. of Govt. of India.
Subject:- Strict
compliance o{ the provisions contained in the Flag Code of India 2002,
Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971,; State Emblem of
India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Ac! 2005 and in the State Emblem of
India (Regulation of Use) Rules, 2007
Sir/Madam,
As
per direction given by the Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad, Lucknow
Bench, Lucknow in hearing of the case no. Writ Petition No. 5920 (M/B)
(PIL) of 2001, copies of the Flag Code of India 2002, Prevention of
Insults to National Honour Act,1971., the State Emblem of India
(Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005 and the State Emblem of India
(Regulation of Use) Rules, 2007 [read with the State Emblem of India
(Regulation of Use) Amendment Rules, 2010] are enclosed herewith for
strict compliance of the provisions contained in these Acts, Rules and
Code.
2. It
is also requested that suitable instructions in this regard may please
be issued to all the concerned agencies. Strict action should be taken
against the concerned officials and individuals/organizations for any
violation of the provisions of the said Acts, Rules and Flag Code of
India 2002.
Encls. : As above
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(Shyamala Mohan)
Director to the Govt. of India
Tel. No. 2309 2587
THE PREVENTION OF INSULTS TO NATIONAL HONOUR ACT, 1971
No. 69 of 1971 (23rd December 1971)
(Amended by the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment Act, 2005)
No. 5 I of 2005 (20th December 2005)
An Act to prevent insult to National Honour
Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty- second year of the Republic of India as follows: -
1. SHORT TITLE AND EXTENT
1. This Act may be called the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971
2. It extends to the whole of India.
2. INSULT TO INDIAN NATIONAL FLAG AND CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
Whoever
in any public place or in any other place within public view burns,
mutilates, defaces, defiles, disfigures, destroys, tramples upon or
*otherwise shows disrespect to or brings into contempt (Whether by
words, either spoken or written, or by acts ) the Indian National Flag
or the Constitution of India or any part thereof, shall be punished with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine,
or with both.
Explanation
I - Comments expressing disapprobation or criticism of the Constitution
or of the Indian National Flag or of any measures of the Government
with a view to obtain an amendment of the Constitution of India or an
alteration of the Indian National Flag by lawful means do not constitute
an offence under this section.
Explanation
2 - The expression, "Indian National Flag" includes any picture,
painting, drawing or photograph, or other visible representation of the
Indian National Flag, or of any part or parts thereof, made of any
substance or represented on any substance'
Explanation
3 - The expression "public place" means any place intended for use by,
or accessible to, the public and includes any public conveyance.
*Explanation 4 - The disrespect to the Indian National flag means and includes-
(a) a gross affront or indignity offered to the Indian National Flag; or
(b) dipping the Indian National Flag in salute to any person or thing; or
© flying
the National Flag at half-mast except on the occasions on which the
flag is flown at half-mast on public buildings in accordance with the
instructions issued by the Government; or
(d) using
the Indian National Flag as a drapery in any form whatsoever except in
state funerals or armed forces or other para-military forces funerals;
or
(e) #using the Indian National Flag:-
(i) As a portion of costume, uniform or accessory of any description which is worn below the waist of any person; or
(ii) by embroidering or printing it on cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins undergarments or any dress material: or
(f) putting any kind of inscription upon the Indian National Flag ; or
(g) using
the Indian National Flag as a receptacle for receiving, delivering or
carrying anything except flower petals before the Indian National Flag
is unfurled as part of celebrations on special occasions including the
Republic Day or the Independence Day; or
(h) using
the Indian National Flag as covering for a statue or a monument or a
speaker's desk or a speaker's platform; or
(i) allowing the Indian National Flag to touch the ground or the floor or trail in water intentionally; or
(j) draping
the Indian National Flag over the hood, top, and sides or back or on a
vehicle, train, boat or an aircraft or any other similar object; or
(k) using the Indian National Flag as a covering for a building; or
(l) intentionally displaying the Indian National Flag with the "saffron" down'
3. PREVENTION OF SINGING OF NATIONAL ANTHEM
whoever
intentionally prevents the singing of the Indian National Anthem or
causes disturbances to any assembly engaged in such singing shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term, which may extended to three
years, or with fine, or with both.
*3A. MINIMUM PENALTY ON SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENCE
Whoever
having already been convicted of an offence under section 2 or section 3
is again convicted of any such offence shall be punishable for the
second and for every subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term,
which shall not be less than one year.
Note 1: * Inserted vide The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2003 (No. 31 of 2003 dated_8.5,2003)
Note 2: # Inserted vide The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act,.2005 (No. 51 of 2005 dated 20.12.2005 )
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [ Part – II ]
(
b ) "emblem" means the State Emblem of India as described and
specified in the Schedule to be used as an official seal of the
Government.
3. Notwithstanding
anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no
person shall use the emblem or any colourable imitation thereof in any
manner which tends to an impression that it relates to the Government or
that it is an official document of the Central Government or, as the
case may be, the State Government without the previous permission of the
Central Government or of such officer of that Government as may be
authorized by it in this behalf.
Explanation
- For The purposes of this section, "person" includes a former
functionary of the Central Government or the State Governments.
4. No
person shall use the emblem for the purpose of any trade,, business,
calling or profession or in the title of any patent, or in any trade
mark or design, except in such cases and under such conditions as may
be prescribed.
5. (1) Notwithstanding
anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no
competent authority shall,-
(a) register a trade mark or design which bears the emblem, or
(b) grant a patent in respect of an invention which bears a title containing the emblem
(2) If
any question arises before a competent authority whether any emblem is
an emblem specified in the Schedule or a colourable imitation thereof,
the competent authority shall refer the question to the Central
Government and the decision of the Central Government thereon shall be
final.
6. (1) The
Central Government may make such provision by rules as appears to it to
be necessary to regulate the use of the emblem in official seal that is
used in offices of the Central Government and the State Government and
their organizations including diplomatic missions abroad, subject to
such restrictions and conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government shall have powers-
(a) to
notify the use of emblem on stationery, the method of printing or
embossing it on demi-official stationery by the constitutional
authorities, Ministers, Members of Parliament, Members of Legislative
Assemblies, officers of the Central Government and the State
Governments;
(b) to specify the design of the official seal consisting of the emblem;
(c) to
restrict the display of emblem on vehicles of constitutional
authorities, foreign dignitaries, Ministers of the Central Government
and the State Governments;
(d) to
provide for guidelines for display of emblem on public buildings in
India, the diplomatic missions and on the buildings occupied by the
India's consulates abroad;
(e) to
specify conditions for the use of emblem for various other purposes
including the use for educational purposes and the armed forces
personnel;
(fl to
do all such things (including the specification of design of the emblem
and its use in the manner whatsoever) as the Central Government
considers necessary or expedient for the exercise of the foregoing
powers.
7. (1) Any
person who contravenes the provisions of section 3 shall be punishable
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine
which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both, or if having
been previously convicted of an offence under this section, is again
convicted of any such offence, he shall be punishable for the second and
for every subsequent offence with imprisonment for a term which shall
not be less than six months, which may extend to two years and with fine
which may extend to five thousand rupees.
(2) Any
person who contravenes the provisions of section 4 for any wrongful
gain shall be punishable for such offence with imprisonment for a term
which shall not be less than six months, which may extend to two years
and with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.
8. No
prosecution for any offence punishable under this Act shall be
instituted, except with the previous sanction of the central Government
or of any officer authorized in this behalf by general or special order
of the central Government.
9. Nothing
in this Act shall exempt any person from any suit or other proceedings
which might be brought against him under any other law for the time
being in force.
10. The
provisions of this Act or any rule made there under shall have. Effect
notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other
enactment or instrument having effect by virtue of such enactment.
11. (1) The
central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make
rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In
particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing
powers, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters,
namely -
(a) cases and conditions regulating the use of emblem under section 4;
(b) making
rules to regulate the use of the emblem in official seal of the
Government and specifying restrictions and conditions relating there
to under sub section (1) of section 6;
(c) the
use of emblem on stationery design of official seal consisting! of
emblem and other matters under sub-section (2) of section 6;
(d) authorizing officer
by general or special order for giving previous sanction for
instituting prosecution under section 8; and
(e) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
(3) Every
rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it
is made, before each House of Parliament while it is in session, for a
total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in
two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the
session immediately following the. session or the successive sessions
aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or
both houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall
thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect as
the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment
shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done
under that rule.
THE SCHEDULE
[ See section 2 (b)]
STATE EMBLEM OF INDIA
DESCRIPTION AND DESIGN
The
state Emblem of India is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion capital of
Asoka which is preserved in the Sarnath museum. The Lion Capital has
four lions mounted back to back on a circular abacus: the frieze of the
abacus is adorned which sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a
galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening
Dharma Chakras. The abacus rests on bell shaped lotus.
The
profile of the Lion Capital showing three lions mounted on the abacus
with a Dharma Chakra in the centre, a bull on the right and a galloping
horse on the left, and outlines of the Dharma Chakras on the extreme
right and left has been adopted as the State Emblem of India. The bell
shaped lotus has been omitted.
The
motto “Satyameva Jayate”- Truth alone triumphs- written in Devanagari
script below the profile of the Lion Capital is part of the State Emblem
of India.
The State Emblem India shall conform to the designs as set out in Appendix I or Appendix II.
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