The Police Act, 1861
uttar-pradesh · 1861
- S. 1Interpretation clause.
- S. 2Constitution of the force.
- S. 3Superintendence in the State Government.
- S. 4Inspector-General of Police, etc.
- S. 5Powers of Inspector General Exercise of power.
- S. 6[Repealed.].
- S. 7Appointment, dismissal, etc., of inferior officers.
- S. 8Certificates to police officers.
- S. 9Police-officers not to resign without leave or two months’ notice.
- S. 10Police-officers not to engage in other employment.
- S. 11[Repealed.].
- S. 12Power of Inspector-General to make rules.
- S. 13Additional police-officer employed at cost of individuals.
- S. 14Appointment of additional force in the neighbourhood of railway and other works.
- S. 15Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts.
- S. 15AAwarding compensation to sufferers from misconduct of inhabitants or persons interested in land.
- S. 16Recovery of moneys payable under sections 13, 14, 15 and 15A, and disposal of same when recovered.
- S. 17Special police-officers.
- S. 18Powers of special police-officers.
- S. 19Refusal to serve as special police-officers.
- S. 20Authority to be exercised by police-officers.
- S. 21Village police-officers.
- S. 22Police-officers always on duty and may be employed in, any part of district.
- S. 23Duties of police-officers.
- S. 24Police-officers may lay information, etc.
- S. 25Police-officers to take charge of unclaimed property, and be subject to Magistrates orders as to disposal.
- S. 26Magistrate may detain property and issue proclamation.
- S. 27Confiscation of property if no claimant appears.
- S. 28Persons refusing to deliver up certificate, etc., on ceasing to be police-officers.
- S. 29Penalties for neglect of duty, etc.
- S. 30Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of the same.
- S. 30APowers with regard to assemblies and processions violating conditions of license.
- S. 31Police to keep order in public roads, etc.
- S. 32Penalty for disobeying orders issued under last three sections, etc.
- S. 33Saving of control of Magistrate of district.
- S. 34Punishment for certain offences on roads, etc.
- S. 35Jurisdiction.
- S. 36Power to prosecute under other law not affected.
- S. 37Recovery of penalties and fines imposed by Magistrates.