Section 108 of CRPC "Security for good behaviour from
persons disseminating seditious matters"
When an Executive Magistrate receives information that there
is within his local jurisdiction any person who, within or
without such jurisdiction.-
either orally or in writing or in any other manner,
intentionally disseminates or attempts to disseminate or
abets the dissemination of.-
any matter the publication of which is punishable under section 124A or section 153A or section 153B or section 295A of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), or
any matter concerning a Judge acting or purporting to act
in the discharge of his official duties which amounts to
criminal intimidation or defamation under the Indian Penal
Code.
makes, produces, publishes or keeps for sale, imports,
exports, conveys, sells, lets to hire, distributes, publicly
exhibits or in any other manner puts in circulation any
obscene matter such as is referred to in section 292 of the
Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), and the magistrate is of
opinion that there is sufficient ground for proceeding, the
Magistrate may, in the manner hereinafter provided, require
such person to show cause why he should not be ordered to
execute a bond, with or without sureties, for his good
behaviour for such period, not exceeding one year, as the
Magistrate thinks fit.
No proceeding shall be taken under this section against the editor, proprietor, printer or publisher of any publication registered under, and edited, printed and published in conformity with, the rules laid down in the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867), with reference to any matter contained in such publication except by the order or under the authority of the State Government or some officer empowered by the State Government in this behalf.