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The Sikkim Armed Police Force Act, 1981 Complete Act

State: Sikkim

Year: 1981

.....this Act. Saving of prosecutions under other laws. 25. Nothing in this Act shall prevent any person from being prosecuted under any other enactment, order or rule made under any other enactment, for any act or omission punishable there under or from being liable, if so prosecuted, to any other or higher penalty than is provided for in that Act or omission by this Act: Provided that no person shall be punished twice for the same offence. 26. (1) In any suit or proceedings against any officer of the Force for any act done by him In pursuance of a warrant or order of a superior officer, it shall be lawful for him to plead that such act was done by him. under the authority of' such warrant or order. (2) Any such plea may be proved by the production of the warrant or order directing the act, and if .it is so proved, the officer of the Force shall thereupon be discharged from liability in respect of the act so done by him, notwithstanding any defect in the jurisdiction of the authority, which issued such warrant or order. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any. other law, for the time being In force, any legal proceeding, whether 'civil or criminal, which may,.....

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Central Reserve Police Force Act 1949 Complete Act

Title: Central Reserve Police Force Act 1949

State: Central

Year: 1949

Preamble1 - CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE ACT 1949 Chapter I Section1 - Short title and extent Section2 - Definitions Chapter II Section3 - Constitution of the Force Section4 - Appointment and powers of superior officers Section5 - Enrolment Section6 - Resignation and withdrawal from the Force Chapter III Section7 - General duties of members of the Force Chapter IV Section8 - Superintendence, control and administration of the Force Chapter V Section9 - More heinous offences Section10 - Less heinous offences Section11 - Minor punishments Section12 - Place of imprisonment and liability to dismissal on imprisonment Section13 - Deductions from pay and allowances Section14 - Collective fines Chapter VI Section15 - Arrest Chapter VII Section16 - Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Force Section17 - Protection for acts of members of the Force Section18 - Power to make rules Section19 - Validation of acts done before commencement of Act ScheduleI - FIRST SCHEDULE

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Karnataka Police Act, 1963 Chapter X

Title: State Reserve Police Force

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....of the default, together with the names of witnesses, explanation of the defaulter and the order of punishment and shall sign and date each such order. Section 160 - Protection for acts of members of Force (1) In any suit or proceeding against any member of the State Reserve Police Force for any act done by him in pursuance of a warrant or order of a competent authority, it shall be lawful for him to plead that such act was done by him under the authority of such warrant or order. (2) Any such plea may be proved by the production of the warrant or order directing the act, and if it is so proved, the member of the said Force shall thereupon be discharged from liability in respect of the act so done by him, notwithstanding any defect in the jurisdiction of the authority which issued such warrant or order. Section 161 - Reserve police officer to be a police officer Except as specifically provided in this Chapter, every Reserve Police Officer shall for all purposes be deemed to be a police officer as defined in section 2, and the provisions of this Act shall except in so far as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter apply to every such Reserve Police.....

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Karnataka Police Act, 1963 Complete Act

Title: Karnataka Police Act, 1963

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....circumstances between sunset and sunrise Section 97 - Carrying weapon without authority Section 98 - Possession of property of which no satisfactory account can be given Section 99 - Omission by pawnbroker, etc., to report to the Police the possession or tender of property suspected to be stolen Section 100 - Melting, etc., of such property Section 101 - Taking pledge from a child Section 102 - Penalty for permitting disorderly conduct at places of public amusements, etc Section 103 - Penalty for contravention of orders under section 31 Section 104 - Liability of licensee of place of public entertainment for acts of servants Section 105 - Penalty for not obtaining a licence or for not renewing the licence within the specified period in respect of public entertainment Section 106 - Penalty for disobedience to order under section 30 Section 107 - Penalty for contravening rules, etc., under section 33 or 34 Section 108 - Penalty for contravention of rules or directions under section 35, 38 or 39 Section 109 - Penalty for contravening orders under section 36 or 37 Section 110 - Penalty for contravening direction under section 40 or order under section 41 Section.....

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Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1949

..... (2) The Commandant and every other officer so appointed shall have, and may exercise, such powers and authority as may be provided by or under this Act. SECTION 05: ENROLMENT Before a person is appointed to be a member of the Force, the statement contained in the recruiting roll set out in the Schedule shall be read out and, if necessary, explained to him in the presence of an officer appointed under sub-section (1) of section 4-, and shall be signed by such person in acknowledgment of its having been so read out to him: Provided that any person who has for a period of six months served with the Force, shall, on appointment to the Force thereafter be deemed to be a member of the Force notwithstanding that the provisions of this section have not been complied with in his case. SECTION 06: RESIGNATION AND WITHDRAWAL FROM THE FORCE No member of the Force shall be at liberty to- (a) resign his appointment during the term of his engagement, except before the expiration of' the first three months of his service; or (b) withdraw himself from all or any of the duties of his appointment, without the previous permission in writing of the Commandant or assistant commandant or any.....

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The Haryana Police Act, 2007 Complete Act

State: Haryana

Year: 2007

.....under this Act or any other Act, the District Magistrate shall not exercise the same power or perform the same function or duty notwithstanding the fact that such area forms part of a district within the territorial jurisdiction of the District Magistrate. Creation of range. Police 9. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, divide the entire geographical area of the State into one or more police ranges. Each range, comprising two or more police districts, shall be headed by an officer of the rank of Inspector General of Police who shall supervise the police administration of the range and report to the Director General of Police. Police districts 10. The State Government, in consultation with the Director General of Police, may by notification in the Official Gazette, declare any area within the State to be a police district. The administration of the police throughout such district shall vest in the Superintendent of Police of a district who may be assisted by as many Additional, Assistant or Deputy Superintendents of Police, as deemed necessary and are notified. District Level Special Cells and Sub-Divisions. 11. (1) For the purpose of dealing with a.....

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The Orissa Special Armed Police Act, 1946 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1946

.....not be entitled to be discharged from the Orissa Police Force except in accordance with the terms of the statement which he has signed under this Act. Section 4 - Class and grades of Special Armed Police Officers (1) There may be all or any of the following classes of [Substituted by Orissa Act 18 of 1980, w.e.f. 20.12.1980.] [Special Armed Police] Officers which shall take rank in the order mentioned, namely: (i) Sergeant-Major (ii) Subedars (iii) Sergeant (iv) Jamadars (v) Havildar-Major (vi) Havildars (vii) Naiks (viii) Sepoys including Lance Naiks and such grades in each class as the Provincial Government may direct. (2) The expression "Superior officer" in this Act means in relation to any Police-officer (a) any officer of a higher class than or of a higher grade in the same class as himself, and (b) any Assistant Commandant, Commandant or District Magistrate. Section 5 - Punishment for more heinous offences A [Substituted by Orissa Act 18 of 1980, w.e.f. 20.12.1980.] [Special Armed Police] Officer who - (a) begins, excites, causes or joins in, any mutiny or sedition, or, being-present at any mutiny or sedition, does not use his utmost endeavours to suppress it, or,.....

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Tripura State Rifles Act, 1983 Complete Act

State: Tripura

Year: 1983

....."fraudulently", "reason to believe" and "voluntarily causing hurt" shall have the same meanings as assigned to them respectively in the Indian Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860). (u) All words and expressions used and not defined in this Act but defined in the Indian Penal Code shall have the meaning assigned to them in that code. CHAPTER II CONSTITUTION OF THE RIFLES AND GENERAL DUTIES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE RIFLES 4. Constitution of the Rifles.- (1) There shall be a force raised and maintained by the State Government and called the Tripura State Rifles. (2) The State Government, the Inspector General or the Deputy Inspector General specially empowered by the State Government in this behalf, may- (a) divide the Rifles into Battalions, each Battalion into companies, each Company into platoons and each platoon into Sections, groups and detachments; (b) post any Battalion, Company or platoon at such places as the State Government, the Inspector General, the Deputy Inspector General of the Commandant may deem fit. (3) The members of the Rifles shall receive such pay, pension and other remuneration as may be prescribed. 5. Appointment and powers of Superior Officers.- The State Government.....

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Assam Rifles Act, 1941 Section 6

Title: Heinous Offences

State: Central

Year: 1941

.....to act, shamefully casts away his arms or his ammunition, intentionally uses words or any other means to induce any other rifleman to abstain from acting against the enemy, or to discourage any other rifleman from acting against the enemy; or (e) directly or indirectly holds correspondence with, or communicates intelligence to, or assists or relieves any person in arms against the State, or omits to discover immediately to his Commanding or other superior officer arty such correspondence or communications coming to his knowledge; or (f) directly or indirectly assists or relieves with money, victuals or ammunition, or knowingly harbours or protects, any enemy or person in arms against the State; or who while on active service,-- (g) disobeys the lawful command of his superior officer; or (h) deserts or attempts to desert the service; or (i) being a sentry, sleeps upon his post, or quits it without being regularly relieved or without leave; or (j) leaves his Commanding Officer, or his post or party, to go in search of plunder; or (k) quits his guard, piquet, party or patrol without being regularly relieved or without leave, or (l) uses criminal force to, or.....

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Forfeiture Act 1859 Preamble 1

Title: Forfeiture Act, 1859

State: Central

Year: 1859

THE FORFEITURE ACT, 1859 [Act, No.9 of 1859] [AS ON 1956] [30th April, 1859] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the adjudication of claims to property seized as forfeited. WHEREAS it is expedient {Certain words were rep.by Act 12 of 1891} to remove doubts concerning the powers of officers or other persons to whom commissions may have been issued for the trial of heinous offences in certain districts, and concerning the validity of convictions and adjudications of forfeiture made by such officers or other persons; It is enacted as follows:--

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