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Tt shall be an offence punishable under this Act for Eshancel UC . ‘ments for any member of a police force whose duty for the :rm;g doms of duty by eing is to protect from acts of violence any pa§seggin X Creumstane. ' goods being conveyed upon any railway (as def;nee form- Indian Railways Act, 1890), to fail in the prOPI:’jng to the ance of that duty and notwithstanding f:ult)l'l'te 28 ¢ being contrary contained in any law or order for iab Government 'For Statement of Objectsand Reasons, see East P ‘;:1 the Assembly, Gazerte (Extraord; 1947, page 47 ; for PIOCECt T, 047, see Eas{ P:n;abrlzgg;)l’ive Assembly Debates, Volume I; i;avemmell‘ *For Statement of Qbjects and Reasons, see Punjal (Exrraordinary), 1958, page 546K. i . *Subsg “State Governm i ibstituted for the words current ‘gg&(Ch tigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State aad Con Gacgette . isa t” by the ng:bfie:;rgg:d y Repeal of Ordi- nance III of 1947, 1% POLICE 51947 : East Pb. Act X1y (PROTECTION OF R? ILWAYS, | .o discipline i lice force of w; i ulating discipline 11 the po of whic ;:}e fg l;:?ng:fiber bugt without,]?l'f’J“Cllllce to ;lny other punish}_1 ment to which he may be 112_1ble thereunder, such Membe, of a police force shall be liable, on conviction for syep offence by a competent criminal court, to be punished with ment for a term which may extenq to rigorous imprison . : ten years or, if on the occasion of his offence any loss of human life occurs, with death or transportation for life o rigorous imprisonment for a period which may extend to ten yars.