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The Police Act, 1861

41 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 1Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial Government" which had been subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "L.G
  2. 2So much of s. 42 (the portion printed in italics) as relates to the limitation of suits rep. by Act 9 of 1871, s. 2 and the First Schedule
  3. 3Superintendence in the
  4. 4See now sections 421 to 424 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974)
  5. 5I.e ., by a Magistrate of the first class. See s. 3 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974)
  6. 6Section 6
  7. 7For clause (e), applicable to certain areas in the U.P., see U.P. Act 2 of 1944
  8. 8Certificates to police officers
  9. 9Police-officers not to resign without leave or two months' notice
  10. 10Police-officers not to engage inother employment
  11. 12Power of Inspector-General to make rules
  12. 13Additional police-officeremployed at cost of individuals
  13. 14Appointment of additional force in the neighbourhood of railway and other works
  14. 15Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts
  15. 16Recovery of moneys payable under sections 13, 14, 15 and 15A, and disposal of same when recovered
  16. 17Special police-officers
  17. 18Powers of special police-officers
  18. 19Refusal to serve as special police-officers
  19. 21Village police-officers
  20. 22Police-officers always on duty and may be employed in, any part of district
  21. 23Duties of police-officers
  22. 24Police-officers may lay information, etc
  23. 25Police-officers to take charge of unclaimed property, and be subject to Magistrate's orders as to disposal
  24. 26Magistrate may detain property and issue proclamation
  25. 28Persons refusing to deliver up certificate, etc., on ceasing to be police-officers
  26. 29Penalties for neglect of duty, etc
  27. 30Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of the same
  28. 30APowers with regard to assemblies and processions violating conditions of license
  29. 31Police to keep order in public roads, etc
  30. 32Penalty for disobeying orders issued under last three sections, etc
  31. 33Saving of control of Magistrate of district
  32. 34Punishment for certain offences on roads, etc
  33. 35Jurisdiction
  34. 36Power to prosecute under other law not affected
  35. 37Recovery of penalties and fines imposed by Magistrates
  36. 43Plea that act was done under warrant
  37. 44Police-officers to keep diary
  38. 45State Government may prescribe form of returns
  39. 47Authority of District Superintendent of Police over village police
  40. 82Constitution of the forces
  41. 420Authority to be exercised by police-officers