Act Number: 28

Act Name: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958

Year: 1958

Enactment Date: 1958-09-11

Long Title: An Act to enable certain special powers to be conferred upon members of the armed forces in disturbed areas in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 5: Arrested persons to be made over to the police.
    Any person arrested and taken into custody under this Act shall be made over to the officer in charge of the nearest police station with the least possible delay, together with a report of the circumstances occasioning the arrest.
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