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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Police Act, 1861

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/134041

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Preamble1 - Police Act, 1861
Section1 - Interpretation clause The following words and expressions in this Act shall have the meaning assigned to them, unless
Section2 - Constitution of the force 1[a]
Section2A - Power of State Government to make rules
Section3 - Superintendence in the State Government The superintendence of the police throughout a general police-district shall
Section4 - Inspector-General of Police, etc The administration of the police throughout a general police-district shall be vested
Section4A - Special and Additional Inspectors General of Police
Section5 - Powers of Inspector-General Exercise of powers The Inspector-General of Police shall have the full powers of a
Section6 - Magisterial powers of police Officers [Repealed by the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1882
Section7 - Appointment, dismissal, etc., of inferior officers 1[a] Substituted for "The appointment of all police officers other
Section7A - Validity of appointment, dismissal and punishment of subordinate ranks of the police force in certain cases
Section8 - Certificates to police officers 1[a] As to enrolment, maintenance employed in
Section9 - Police officers not to resign without leave or two months' notice No police officer shall be at liberty to withdraw
Section10 - Police-officers not to engage in other employment No police-officer shall engage in any employment or office whatever
Section11 - Police superannuation fund [Repealed by the Repealing Act, 1874
Section12 - Power of Inspector-General to make rules The Inspector-Genera] of Police may, "" from time to time, subject to the
Section13 - Additional police-officers employed at cost of individuals It shall be lawful for the Inspector-General of Police, or
Section14 - Appointment of additional force in the neighbourhood of railway and other works Whenever any railway, canal or other
Section15 - Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts 1[a] Substituted for the original section by the
Section15A - Awarding compensation to sufferers from misconduct of inhabitants or persons interested in land 1[a] Inserted by the
Section16 - Recovery of money payable under sections 13, 14, 15 and 15-A and disposal of same when recovered 1[a] Substituted for
Section17 - Special police-officers When it shall appear that any unlawful assembly, or riot or disturbance of the peace has taken
Section18 - Powers of special police-officers Every special police-officer so appointed shall have the same powers, privileges and
Section19 - Refusal to serve as special police-officers If any person being appointed a special police-officer as aforesaid shall
Section20 - Authority to be exercised by police-officers Police-officers enrolled under this Act shall not exercise any authority,
Section21 - Village police-officers Nothing in this Act shall affect any hereditary or other village police-officer, unless such
Section22 - Police-officers always on duty and may be employed in any part of district Every police-officer shall, for all purposes
Section23 - Duties of police-officers It shall be the duty of every police-officer promptly to obey and execute all orders and
Section24 - Police-officers may lay information, etc It shall be lawful for any police-officer to lay any information before a
Section25 - Police-officers to take charge of unclaimed property, and be subject to Magistrate's orders as to disposal It shall be
Section26 - Magistrate may detain property and issue proclamation
Section27 - Confiscation of property if no claimant appears 1[a] Substituted for the original section by the Police Act
Section28 - Persons refusing to deliver up certificate, etc., on ceasing to be police-officers Every person, having ceased to be an
Section29 - Penalties for neglect of duty, etc Every police-officer who shall be guilty of any violation of duty or wilful breach
Section30 - Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of the same
Section30A - Powers with regard to assemblies and processions violating conuitions or license 1[a] Inserted by the Police Act
Section31 - Police to keep order in public roads, etc It shall be the duty of the police to keep order on the public roads, and in
Section32 - Penalty for disobeying orders issued under last three sections, etc Every person opposing or not obeying the orders
Section33 - Saving of control-of Magistrate of district Nothing in the last 1[a] Substituted for "three" by the Police Act
Section34 - Punishment for certain offences on raods, etc Any person who, on any road or in any 1[a] Inserted by the Police Act
Section35 - Jurisdiction 1[a] The words "In all cases of convictions under this Act the Officer trying the case shall be limited to
Section36 - Power to prosecute under other law not affected Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to prevent any person
Section37 - Recovery of penalties and fines imposed by Magistrates 1[a] Substituted for the words figures and letters "or 34E" by
Section38 - Procedure until return is made to warrant of distress [Repealed by the Police Act
Section39 - Imprisonment if distress not sufficient [Repealed by the Police Act
Section40 - Levy of fines from European British subjects [Repealed by the Police Act
Section41 - Rewards to police and informers payable to General Police Fund [Repealed by A.O., 1937.]
Section42 - Limitation of actions 1[a] Substituted for the words figures and letters "or 34E" by the Regn. 2 of 1979 S. 3
Section43 - Plea that act was done under warrant When any action or prosecution shall be brought or any proceedings held against
Section44 - Police officers to keep diary It shall be the duty of every officer in charge of a police station to keep a general
Section45 - State Government may prescribe form of returns The 1[a] Substituted for the words figures and letters "or 34E" by the
Section46 - Scope of Act 1[a] Substituted for the words figures and letters "or 34E" by the Regn. 2 of 1979 S. 3
Section47 - Authority of District Superintendent of Police over village police It shall be lawful for the 1[a] Substituted for the

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