Bare ActsThe SIKKIM POLICE ACT,2008

Section 173

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Provided lhatthe S u perintendent of Pollce may, on being sat siied lhat It is in public interest to b ng any regulalion inio fdrce wilh immediate etlect, make sLrch direclion or reOulation wilhout previous ptlblication. (2) lf any direction or regulation made underthis section relates to arly matter wiih respect io which ihere is a provision n any la\{, rule or bylaw ofihe Corporation orofany other MunicipaLor LocalAuthorty n relat on lo publ c health, converl ence or salety oJ the localily, such regulalion shallbe subl6ctlosuch law, rule or byelaw. No Court shalltake cognizance of any olfence aileged lo have been commitied lnder this Act by any PoLlce otfcer whie acting or purporting lo act in the discharge of his official duty excepl on a report in wrillnq ofthe tacts constltutlng such offence by, orwith lhe previous sanction by the auihority dLr y authorlzed by the State Governmenl in his behalf. Subject 1o lhe provisions coniained in Section 300 of the Code o{ Crim nal Procedure,'1973, nothlng in thisActsha lbe consirued as prevenl ng any Person from being prosecuted and punished underany other law for an)'1hing made punishable by this Act. (1) A court taking cognlzance of an otfence punishable under Sectlons 160 ard 169 may state, upon the summons to be served to the accused person, thal he may, by a spacllied date priorto the hearing ofthe charge, plead 10 lhe charge by registered letter, and remit to the court such sum as the court may sPecify. (2) Where an accused person pleads guilty and rernits the sum specif ed in the surnmons under sub-section (1), no further proceedings in respecl of the offence shaLl be taken againsl that person. Provisions of Sections 64to70 ofthe lndlan PenalCode 1860 and Seclions 386 to 389 oi the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 shall apply to penalties and fines imposed under thls Act on convictlon before a Magistratei Provided thal notwithstanding an)'thing cottained in Section 65 oi the lndian PenalCode, 1860, any person sentenced lo fine under Sections 160 and 169 may be rnprisoned in delault ot payment ofsuch fine, tor any period not exceeding eighl days. No Coud shalltake cognlzance ol any otfence underthis Chapter alter the exp ry of the period of limllation provided for in Seclion 468 of the Code ot Criminal Procedure, T 973. The provis ons oi Chapter XXXVlolthe Code oi Crlminal Procedure shall apply for computing the period oi lirnitalion. Recovery of penalties 174, and fines imposed bY Magistrates Limitation oI actions 175' 50 l,!e}"hod of provin g orders and noti::cations Validity of rules and Oftice.s holding charge of or Succeeding to vacancies competent io exercjse powers Licences and writlen permjssions to specily conditions, and to be signed Revocation ot licence When licence is revoked, grantee deemed to be Licence and petmission to be produced when rcquired CHAPTER XV Miscellaneous 1 76. All lees paid-fo I ljcenses o I written permission issued u nde r th is Act an d a slms paid for the service of processes by potice oificers ana alt rewaras, forfeituresand penallies o.shares thereof whictr are Oy taw payaoteto Cotl-e o.l'ce. as i"fo.rrers sha,l. save rn so far as any srcn ,ee, oisrri-f"Un'I u'rderlhe p'ov,sio-s otany enaclme.rjr ro,celo jry tocalr_llo, ry oec;;;; to the State Government I Provided rnal with rhe sanction ol rt e Slale Governmenl. or _noeT anv rrle maoe by the Slate Govern,nent jn tnatoelari rre *r,o,e - aiv ponloi o'r anysuc5 reward. ,orieiture or penally may Io. soeciat seru.ces, O'e'paro to a polrce o'icer, or be dj!:oed amongst lwo or more po,ice O.1,cers. '177. Any oroe.or notificalJon oJbisheo or.ssJed b! tr-e S-ate Goverrmenl orov a Magisfare or o,l cerunde,any provrsio. ot tni; Acr. and t,e oue pr,b.,cat:#oi tsLe ll.e.eol.-lay be proved ov rhe oroouct:on ot " "ooy,n","oii,: if," Offi"iui u-azene, or ot a copythe.eoJsrg.ed by suc5 [,{ag.st,ate oro.icer andbyrin- cenll,ed lo be a lrue copy of aa origirai p,b,ished or rssueo acco.d;no to rhe provisions of the section of the Act app icable thereto. '178, No rule, regutai on, order, direction, ornotification made orpublished and no adjud cal o-, inq- ry o. act done under any provrs on o. t"rs Acl oTUnoeranv rL es naoe rhere-unoe.. lvnich is in s,.:bitartiar co.iorm ry "i,h th" ;a;; shail be deemed illegal, void or invalid by reason of any deiect of lorm.

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