Section 47

Authority of District Superintendent of Police over village police.

The Police Act, 1861

  • Act 5 of 1861
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Internal Security
About this Act

An Act for the Regulation of Police.

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    It shall be lawful for the 1 [State Government] in carrying this Act into effect in any part of the territories subject to such 1 [State Government], to declare that any authority which now is or may be exercised by the Magistrate of the district over any village-watchman to or other village police-officer for the purposes of police, shall be exercised, subject to the general control of the Magistrate of the district, by the District Superintendent of Police.

Notes

1. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial Government" which had been subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "L.G.".

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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