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Some of the important Sections of the Act are discussed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Section 3(1) defines the offence of hijacking and connected offences that whoever unlawfully and intentionally seizes or exercises control of an aircraft in service of force or threat or by coercion or by any other form of intimidation \u00a0including any other technological means, commits the offence of hijacking.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Section 4 specifies the punishment for hijacking for such offender to be that of \u2013 (I) death where such offence results in death of any person not involved in commission of such offence resulting as a direct consequence of hijacking; or (II) life imprisonment and confiscation of all the property of such person.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Section 7(1) deals with Jurisdiction of Court.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Section 12 deals with provisions as to bail and provides that offences under this Act would be non bailable unless the Public Prosecutor has been given an opportunity to oppose the application for such release; and where Public Prosecutor opposes the application, the Designated Court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty of such offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Section 14 confers powers on Central Government to treat certain aircraft to be registered in convention countries. 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