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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Police Act, 1861 Section 23

Duties of police-officers It shall be the duty of every police-officer promptly to obey and execute all orders and

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Police Act, 1861 Section 23 is part of Police Act, 1861 - Duties of police-officers It shall be the duty of every police-officer promptly to obey and execute all orders and. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Section 23 Duties of police-officers It shall be the duty of every police-officer promptly to obey and execute all orders and warrants lawfully issued to him by any competent authority; to collect and communicate intelligence affecting the public peace: to prevent the commission of offences and public nuisance; to detect and bring offenders to justice and to apprehend all persons whom he is legally authorized to apprehend, and for whose apprehension sufficient ground exists: and it shall be lawful for every police-officer, for any of the purposes mentioned in this section, without a warrant, to enter and inspect any drinking-shop, gaming-house or other place of resort of loose and disorderly characters.

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What does Police Act, 1861 Section 23 provide?

Section Section 23 of the Police Act, 1861 (Duties of police-officers It shall be the duty of every police-officer promptly to obey and execute all orders and) is reproduced on this page as part of the Police Act, 1861. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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