State Act

The Maharashtra Witness Protection and Security Act, 2017

2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “Committee” or “District Committee” means the District Witness Protection Committee and it includes Committee for Metropolitan Area and for the Commissionerate Area (other than Metropolitan Area) constituted under section 3 ; (b) “criminal trial ” means the trial for serious offences ; (c) “serious offences” means those offences which are punishable with death or imprisonment for life or imprisonment for more than seven years ; (d) “State Committee” means the State Witness Protection Committee constituted under section 3 ; (e) “witness” includes victim and his near relatives under threat in trial for serious offences.