Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
II. And it is hereby enacted, that a Revenue Commissioner or his Assistant, or a Collector of Land Revenue or his Assistant, or a Sub-Collector, may, be written order, delegate in any case, to any Native servant regularly employed on their respective Establishments, not being of an inferior grade to a Karcoon, any of the above powers of preliminary investigation, provided they be the same as are exercised by District Officers of Police under the Regulations. And the proceedings under this Act of all such servants shall be sent to the delegating authority for revision, and after such revision, if the charge be not dismissed, the case shall be forward to the Magistrate as aforesaid.
Source: India Code