Protection against prosecution for acts done under preceding sections

Repealed Act 2 of 1974 As on 18 Oct 2026

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Act 2 of 1974

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Section 132 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act deals with protection against prosecution for acts done under preceding sections. No prosecution against any person for any act purporting to be done under section 129, section 130 or section 131 shall be instituted in any Criminal Court except- (a) with the sanction of the Central Government where such person is an officer or member of the armed forces;

(1) No prosecution against any person for any act purporting to be done under section 129, section 130 or section 131 shall be instituted in any Criminal Court except- (a) with the sanction of the Central Government where such person is an officer or member of the armed forces;
(b) with the sanction of the State Government in any other case.
(2) (a) No Executive Magistrate or police officer acting under any of the said sections in good faith;
(b) no person doing any act in good faith in compliance with a requisition under section 129 or section 130;
(c) no officer of the armed forces acting under section 131 in good faith;
(d) no member of the armed forces doing any act in obedience to any order which he was bound to obey, shall be deemed to have thereby committed an offence.
(3) In this section and in the preceding sections of this Chapter,- (a) the expression "armed forces" means the military, naval and air forces, operating as land forces and includes any other armed forces of the Union so operating;
(b) "officer", in relation to the armed forces, means a person commissioned, gazetted or in pay as an officer of the armed forces and includes a junior commissioned officer, a warrant officer, a petty officer, a non-commissioned officer and a non-gazetted officer;
(c) "member", in relation to the armed forces, means a person in the armed forces other than an officer. B .- Public nuisances
Section 132, The Code of Criminal Procedure Act (Act 2 of 1974).

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Questions about Section 132

What does Section 132 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act deal with?

Section 132 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act is headed "Protection against prosecution for acts done under preceding sections". No prosecution against any person for any act purporting to be done under section 129, section 130 or section 131 shall be instituted in any Criminal Court except- (a) with the sanction of the Central Government where such person is an officer or member of the armed forces;

How do I find court cases under Section 132 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Code Criminal Procedure Act 132, section 132 Code Criminal Procedure Act, section 132 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 132 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 129 (Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force), section 130 (Use of armed forces to disperse assembly), section 131 (Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Code of Criminal Procedure Act enacted?

Code of Criminal Procedure Act was enacted in 1974 as Act 2 of 1974. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is no longer in force.

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