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Bare act

Police Act 1861

s. 2 constitution of the force, s. 3 superintendence in the State Government — with no bar on directing an individual case, s. 4 administration under the District Magistrate, s. 23 duties.

The sections below are the ones the LL.B. papers examine on this Act, with the unit that covers each and the cases decided on it. The official text is on India Code ↗.

Sections in the syllabus

s. 3, read with sections 2 and 4

Covered in Unit 3 · The Police, Penology and the Theories of Punishment.

s. 23 and 29

Covered in Unit 3 · The Police, Penology and the Theories of Punishment.