WHAT CONGRESS AND GANDHI HAVE DONE TO THE UNTOUCHABLES : 45 A MEAN DEAL
I. OFFENCE OF BOYCOTT DEFINED
(i) A person shall be deemed to boycott another who —
(a) refuses to let or use or occupy any This and the following house or land, or to deal with, work for legal provisions are bodily taken from hire, or do business with another person, Burma Anti-Boycott or to render to him or receive from him Act, 1922, with a few any service, or refuses to do any of the changes to suit the said things on the terms on which such necessities of the case. things should commonly be done in the ordinary course of business, or
(b) abstains from such social, professional or business relations as he would, having regard to such existing customs in the community which are not inconsistent with any fundamental right or other rights of citizenship declared in the Constitution ordinarily maintain with such person, or
(c) in any way injures, annoys or interferes with such other person in the exercise of his lawful rights.
II. PUNISHMENT FOR BOYCOTTING
Whoever, in consequence of any person having done any act which he was legally entitled to do or of his having omitted to do any act which he was legally entitled to omit to do, or with intent to cause any person to do any act which he is not legally bound to do or to omit to do any act which he is legally entitled to do, or with intent to cause harm to such person in body, mind, reputation or property, or in his business or means of living, boycotts such person or any person in whom such person is interested, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which may extend to seven years or with fine or with both.
Provided that no offence shall be deemed to have been committed under this Section, if the Court is satisfied that the accused person has not acted at the instigation of or in collusion with any other person or in pursuance of any conspiracy or of any agreement or combination to boycott.
III. PUNISHMENT FOR INSTIGATING OR PROMOTING A BOYCOTT
Whoever —
(a) publicly makes or publishes or circulates a proposal for, or
(b) makes, publishes or circulates any statement, rumour or report with intent to, or which he has reason to believe to be likely to, cause or
(c) in any other way instigates or promotes the boycotting of any
person or class of persons, shall be punished with imprisonment
which may extend to five years, or with fine or with both.