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The Police Act, 1861

An Act for the Regulation of Police.

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Act Details

Act Number:

5

Act Year:

1861

Location:

Uttar Pradesh

Enactment Date:

3/22/1861

Enforcement Date:

22-03-1861

Department:

Department of Home

All Section List

Section 1 to Section 47

Section 1

Interpretation clause.

Section 2

Constitution of the force.

Section 3

Superintendence in the State Government.

Section 4

Inspector-General of Police, etc.

Section 5

Powers of Inspector General Exercise of power.

Section 6

Section 7

Appointment, dismissal, etc., of inferior officers.

Section 8

Certificates to police officers.

Section 9

Police-officers not to resign without leave or two months’ notice.

Section 10

Police-officers not to engage in other employment.

Section 11

Section 12

Power of Inspector-General to make rules.

Section 13

Additional police-officer employed at cost of individuals.

Section 14

Appointment of additional force in the neighbourhood of railway and other works.

Section 15

Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts.

Section 15A

Awarding compensation to sufferers from misconduct of inhabitants or persons interested in land.

Section 16

Recovery of moneys payable under sections 13, 14, 15 and 15A, and disposal of same when recovered.

Section 17

Special police-officers.

Section 18

Powers of special police-officers.

Section 19

Refusal to serve as special police-officers.

Section 20

Authority to be exercised by police-officers.

Section 21

Village police-officers.

Section 22

Police-officers always on duty and may be employed in, any part of district.

Section 23

Duties of police-officers.

Section 24

Police-officers may lay information, etc.

Section 25

Police-officers to take charge of unclaimed property, and be subject to Magistrates orders as to disposal.

Section 26

Magistrate may detain property and issue proclamation.

Section 27

Confiscation of property if no claimant appears.

Section 28

Persons refusing to deliver up certificate, etc., on ceasing to be police-officers.

Section 29

Penalties for neglect of duty, etc.

Section 30

Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of the same.

Section 30A

Powers with regard to assemblies and processions violating conditions of license.

Section 31

Police to keep order in public roads, etc.

Section 32

Penalty for disobeying orders issued under last three sections, etc.

Section 33

Saving of control of Magistrate of district.

Section 34

Punishment for certain offences on roads, etc.

Section 35

Section 36

Power to prosecute under other law not affected.

Section 37

Recovery of penalties and fines imposed by Magistrates.

Section 41

Section 42

Limitation of actions.

Section 43

Plea that act was done under warrant.

Section 44

Police-officers to keep diary.

Section 45

State Government may prescribe form of returns.

Section 46

Section 47

Authority of District Superintendent of Police over village police.