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Section 4: Punishment for hijacking
Whoever commits the offence of hijacking shall be punished–– (a) with death where such offence results in the death of a hostage or of a security personnel or of any person not involved in the offence, as a direct consequence of the office of hijacking; or (b) with imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life and with fine, and the movable and immovable property of such person shall also be liable to be confiscated.
Source: official text of The Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016.