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 6: Protection to persons acting under Act.
    No prosecution, suit or other legal proceeding shall be instituted, except with the previous sanction of the Central Government, against any person in respect of anything done or purported to be done in exercise of the powers conferred by this Act.
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