The indian police act and police reform in india ipleaders. The police system is structured through the police act, 1861. Most of the state legislations on policing are based on the indian police act itself. By sanjay patil united nations development programme. The police organization in india in its present form is based essentially on the police act of 1861, which was legislated to reorganise the police and to make it a more efficient instrument for the prevention and detection of crime.
As a concerned citizen, you too can help uphold the law by reporting cases of noncompliance. Police act 1861 complete act citation 51730 bare act. This cabinet had six ordinary members, who each took charge of a separate department in calcuttas government. Up police regulations and the police act 1861 by upkar. The offences against the person act 1861 the act was one of a number of pieces of legislation in the same year to consolidate numerous areas of law into single pieces of legislation. On the other hand, policepublic ratio in india is 6. Arrangement of sections part i preliminary section 1. Up police regulations and the police act, 1861 ebook by upkar publication has been added to our ebook store.
However, aside from simply consolidating existing law, the act reveals much about the social and political environment in which it was enacted. Ail actions and prosecutions against any person, which may be lawfully brought for anything done or intended to be done under the provisions of this act, or under the general policepowers hereby given shall be commenced within. Any person who, on any road or in any 4 open place or street or thoroughfare within the limits of any town to which this section shall be specially extended by the state government, commits any of the following offences, to the obstructions inconvenience, annoyance, risk, danger or damage of the 5 residents or passengers shall, on. See end of document for details killed were a subject of her majesty or not, every offence committed by any subject. The person for the time being holding the office of receiver for the metropolitan police district shall be a corporation sole, by the name of the receiver for the metropolitan police district, and by that name shall have perpetual succession, with a capacity by his official name to acquire and hold lands, to hold stock in the public. The criminal procedure code came in 1861 and the evidence act in 1872 with revision and reenactment of the criminal procedure code the same year. The blog post tells us why there is an urgent need to replace the current act. This act remains in force at the centre even today. Metropolitan police outside the south side of the treasury building.
Will it make the police more representative of the society they serve. So next time you see an officer breaking the law, just walk down to your nearest. Whosoever shall be convicted of murder shall suffer death as a felon. The police act, 1861, was based on a draft put forward by the 1860 committee. The state government may, by notification, confer on any person any of the powers which may be exercised by a police officer under any act for the time being in force and such person shall be subject to the orders of the district superintendent of police. The manual instruction has been modified in section 80. Any person who, on any road or in any 1a inserted by the police act 1861 amendment act, 1895 8 of 1895, s. In this blog post, sunidhi, a student of the rajiv gandhi national university of law, patiala writes about the police act of 1861.
The basic structure of police organisation as provided in the act has withstood the ravages of time and forms the corner stone of the police administration in india till today. Police regulations, bengal prb west bengal judicial academy. The police act 1861 indian bare acts india bare act. Library of congress the quiet atmosphere of the early spring night, already damp and overcast in anticipation of coming rain, 1 broke abruptly when the news burst into the. The police act, 1861, which held the field for 54 years after independence and. Penalty for contravention of rules or directions under section 35, 38 or 39. The police training college manual defines the special. Under the indian constitution, the police are a state concern. The indian councils act 1861 was an act of the parliament of the united kingdom that transformed indias executive council to function as a cabinet run on the portfolio system. It has been extended to the merged states and the states of. As per the police act of 1861, a policeman in india is still required to take off his hat or helmet in the presence of royalty. What is needed is not just reforms in the organisation structures of centralised police and paramilitary forces but.
Repealed by police act 1861 amendment act, 8 of 1895. It shall be lawful for the government in each such general policedistrict to appoint some person to exercise in such district the powers of an inspectorgeneral of. The ministry of home affairs, government of india, having visualized the longfelt need to replace the 146 year o ld police act 1861, set up. The police act 1861 needs major reforms in order to become as democratic as the police ordinance 2002, announced civil society representatives at the press club on wednesday. Metropolitan police act with its variations is a stock short title used for legislation relating to the metropolitan police the metropolitan police act 1829. The list of disciplinary penalties prescribed by the mp bill includes all. Nothing in this act see tables for classification shall be construed to alter or eliminate the authority of the government to obtain an order under title v of the foreign intelligence surveillance act of 1978 50 u. Merger of complaints bodies and pscs, which were to remain separate under the. Frame, grips, back strap, triggerguard and other parts are common with the pocket model of navy caliber in figure 2. Police act is a stock short title used for legislation in india, malaysia and the united kingdom relating to police forces and officers. The police act 1861 in india bare acts, banking and insurance, business and corporate, constitutional, consumer laws, criminal law, energy, environmental, family and inheritance, heritage and national importance, immigration law, labor law, the police act 1861 national security, others, procedural and administration, property related, public utilities, shipping laws, tax laws. Apo examinations and other police recruitment exams.
This act was legislated for making the police a more efficient instrument in curbing, controlling and detection of crime and criminal activities. Note round barrel, creeping ramrod, and fluted cylinder. There are currently no known outstanding effects for the offences against the person act 1861. It was authoritarian in nature, coming as it did in the aftermath of the 1857 sepoy mutiny. The metropolitan police act 1860 repealed by part i of schedule 10 to the police act 1964, except as applied by the special constables act 1923.
The confiscation act of 1861, for the seizure and condemnation of property used for insurrectionary purposes, as prize of war. Offences against the person act, 1861 irish statute book. Right now the requirement is for more ships and boats not for more buildings or offices and admirals. On the basis of these standards, the dpo 2007 does a reasonably good job of addressing the deficiencies of the police act, 1861. Whereas it is expedient to reorganize the police and to make it a more efficient instrument for the prevention and detection of crime. First, all state polices are structured and regulated by the police act of 1861 or they have state statutes that are modeled after the 1861 act. Police act 1861 complete act citation 4041 bare act. Does it protect and vindicate the human rights and human dignity of all. It has been extended to the merged states and the states of bhopal, bilaspur, himachal pradesh and kutch by the mergerd states laws act, 1949 59 of 1949. Some states like maharashtra, gujarat, kerala and delhi have indeed enacted their own acts but even these closely resemble and are modeled on the act of 1861. The police act of 1861 governs most police forces in india. Schedule 6modifications of police pensions act 1948. Private security industry compliance with labor laws and psara v. Offences against the person act 1861 1099 words 4 pages count one the first count, assault occasioning actual bodily harm crown, 1861 contrary to section 47 of the offenses against the person act 1861, is a suitable charge relative to the incident that involved steven and his girlfriend.
The police act, 1861 legislative department ministry of law and. Under section 243 of the government of india act, 1935, which was then in force, the respondent, who was in the police force, was not governed by subsection 3 of section 240 which corresponds to article 3112 of the constitution but was governed by the police act, 1861 act 5 of 1861 and. An act to consolidate and amend the statute law of england and ireland relating to offences against the person. Form of declaration to be signed before joining appointment in the. Why can it be said that the proposed thirteenth amendment in 1861 was a lastditch attempt to prevent the nation from splitting apart. It charts out a modern approach to policing that is encouraging. The police act, 1861 march, 1861 uttar pradesh police. Under the police act, 1861, the entire force is a pawn in the hands of the rulers, used to frighten the public.
Mpvs four 600 t, two 1500t for the pmsa discussions. This indian police act and the basic law codes that determine the nature, scope and limits of. Police act followed in india is of the time of british government. A, b has been appointed a member of the police force under act 5 of 1861, and is vested with the powers, functions and privileges of a police officer.
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