Section 2
Definitions.
The Bengal Military Police Act, 1892
About this Act
An Act for the Regulation of the Bengal Military Police.
In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context,—
(1) “Military Police-officer” means a person appointed to the Bengal Police Force under section 7 of Act V of 1861, who has signed the statement in the schedule to this act, in accordance with the provisions of this Act:
(2) “active service” means service against hostile tribes or other persons in the filed:
(3) “District Magistrate” includes a Deputy Commissioner, an Assistant Commissioner in charge of a sub-division, and the Superintendent of the South Lushai Hill:
(4) “Commandant” means a person appointed by the Local Government to be a Commandant of Military Police and includes a District Superintendent of Police and an Assistant District Superintendent of Police in charge of the civil police of a district or of a sub-division:
(5) “Second-in-Command” means a person appointed by the Local Government to be a Second-inCommand of Military Police, and includes an Assistant District Superintendent of Police not in charge of the civil police of a district or of a sub-division: and
(6) the expression “reason to believe,” “criminal force,” “assault,” “fraudulently” and “voluntarily causing hurt” have the meaning assigned to them respectively in the Indian Penal Code (XV of 1860).
(1) “Military Police-officer” means a person appointed to the Bengal Police Force under section 7 of Act V of 1861, who has signed the statement in the schedule to this act, in accordance with the provisions of this Act:
(2) “active service” means service against hostile tribes or other persons in the filed:
(3) “District Magistrate” includes a Deputy Commissioner, an Assistant Commissioner in charge of a sub-division, and the Superintendent of the South Lushai Hill:
(4) “Commandant” means a person appointed by the Local Government to be a Commandant of Military Police and includes a District Superintendent of Police and an Assistant District Superintendent of Police in charge of the civil police of a district or of a sub-division:
(5) “Second-in-Command” means a person appointed by the Local Government to be a Second-inCommand of Military Police, and includes an Assistant District Superintendent of Police not in charge of the civil police of a district or of a sub-division: and
(6) the expression “reason to believe,” “criminal force,” “assault,” “fraudulently” and “voluntarily causing hurt” have the meaning assigned to them respectively in the Indian Penal Code (XV of 1860).