4. Punishment for attempt to cause explosive or for making or keeping explosive with intent to endanger life or property
Any person who [unlawfully or maliciously]-
(a) does any act with intent to cause by an explosive substance, or conspires to cause by an explosive substance, an explosion in Bangladesh of a nature likely to endanger life or to cause serious [injury to person or property]; or
(b) makes or has in his possession or under his control any explosive substance with intent by means thereof to endanger life, or cause serious [injury to person or property] in Bangladesh, or to enable any other person by means thereof to endanger life or cause serious [injury to person or property] in Bangladesh;
shall, whether any explosion does or does not take place and whether any injury to person or property has been actually caused or not, be punished with [imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty years and shall not be less than three years], to which fine may be added.
3. The words “unlawfully or maliciously” were substituted, for the words “unlawfully and maliciously” by section 3 of the Explosive Substances (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXI of 1987).
7. The words “imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty years and shall not be less than three years” were substituted, for the words and comma “transportation for a term which may extent to twenty years to which fine may be added, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years” by section 3 of the Explosive Substances (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXI of 1987).
4. The words “injury to person or property” were substituted, for the words “injury to property” by section 3 of the Explosive Substances (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXI of 1987).
5. The words “injury to person or property” were substituted, for the words “injury to property” by section 3 of the Explosive Substances (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXI of 1987).
6. The words “injury to person or property” were substituted, for the words “injury to property” by section 3 of the Explosive Substances (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXI of 1987).