#THE PREVENTION OF TERRORISM (REPEAL) ACT, 2004
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##ARRANGEMENT OF SECTION 
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##SECTIONS 

1.  Short title and commencement. 
2.  Repeal of Act 15 of 2002 and saving. 
3.  Repeal and saving. 

 
##THE PREVENTION OF TERRORISM (REPEAL) ACT, 2004 

##ACT NO. 26 OF 2004 

[21st December, 2004.]

An Act to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

**1.  Short  title  and  commencement.**—(1)  This  Act  may  be  called  the  Prevention  of  Terrorism 
(Repeal) Act, 2004. 

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 21st day of September, 2004. 

**2. Repeal of Act 15 of 2002 and saving.**—(1) The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (hereinafter 
referred to as the principal Act) is hereby repealed. 

(2) The repeal of the principal Act shall not affect— 

(a) the previous operation of, or anything duly done or suffered under the principal Act, or 

(b) any right, privilege or obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the principal 
Act, or 

(c)  any  penalty,  forfeiture or  punishment  incurred  in respect  of  any  offence under the  principal 
Act, or 

(d)  any  investigation,  legal  proceeding  or  remedy  in  respect  of  any  such  right,  privilege, 
obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid, and, any such investigation, legal 
proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or 
punishment may be imposed as if the principal Act had not been repealed: 

Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in this sub-section or in any other law for the time 
being in force, no court shall take cognizance of an offence under the principal Act after the expiry of the 
period of one year from the commencement of this Act. 

(3) Notwithstanding the repeal of section 60 of the principal Act, the Review Committee constituted 
by  the  Central  Government  under  sub-section  (1)  of  that  section,  whether  or  not  an  application  under    
sub-section (4) of that section has been made, shall review all cases registered under the principal Act as 
to whether there is a prima facie case for proceeding against the accused thereunder and such review shall 
be  completed  within  a  period  of  one  year  from  the  commencement  of  this  Act  and  where  the  Review 
Committee is of the opinion that there is no prima facie case for proceeding against the accused, then,— 

(a) in cases in which cognizance has been taken by the Court, the cases shall be deemed to have 
been withdrawn; and 

(b) in cases in which investigations are pending, the investigations shall be closed forthwith, 
with effect from the date of issuance of the direction by such Review Committee in this regard. 

(4) The Review Committee constituted by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 
60 of the principal Act shall, while reviewing cases, have powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil 
Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) in respect of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) discovery and production of any document; 

(b) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office. 

(5) The Central Government may constitute more Review Committees, as it may consider necessary, 
for completing the review within the period specified in sub-section (3).

**3. Repeal and saving.**—(1) The Prevention of Terrorism (Repeal) Ordinance, 2004 (Ord. 1 of 2004) 
is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be 
deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.