Penalty for disobeying orders issued under last three sections, etc
Section 32 of the Police Act, 1861 deals with penalty for disobeying orders issued under last three sections, etc. Every person opposing or not obeying the orders issued under the last [three] preceding sections, or violating the conditions of any license granted by the District Superintendent or Assistant District Superintendent of Police for the use of music, or for the conduct of assemblies and processions, s The Act came into force on 22 Mar 1861.
Every person opposing or not obeying the orders issued under the last 1 [three] preceding sections, or violating the conditions of any license granted by the District Superintendent or Assistant District Superintendent of Police for the use of music, or for the conduct of assemblies and processions, shall be liable, on conviction before a Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees.
Section 32, The Police Act, 1861 (Act 5 of 1861).
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Related judgements & precedents
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Vetukuri Venkata Siva Ramaraju vs Union of India
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Criminal cases at the FIR stage, which are still under investigation and have not reached the stage of proceedings before a criminal court, cannot be valid grounds for refusing to issue or renew a passport. The right to travel abroad is a fundamental human right protected under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India. An accused person is presumed innocent until proven guilty and is entitled to all fundamental rights. Therefore, passport authorities cannot deny passport issuance based solely on pending FIR stage investigations without a court order prohibiting travel.
On this section: One of the offences cited in Crime No. 276/2022 registered at Undi Police Station.
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Vetukuri Venkata Siva Ramaraju vs Union of India
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Criminal cases at the FIR stage, which are still under investigation and have not reached the stage of formal proceedings before a criminal court, cannot be the sole or primary ground for refusing to issue or renew a passport. The right to travel abroad is a fundamental human right protected under Article 21 of the Constitution, and the presumption of innocence applies to passport issuance decisions. A passport authority cannot arbitrarily refuse a passport merely because criminal investigations are pending against an applicant; such refusal must be based on formal criminal proceedings before a court as contemplated by Section 6(2)(f) of the Passports Act, 1967.
On this section: This section was cited in one of the criminal cases registered against the petitioner.
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Questions about Section 32
What have the courts held on Section 32 of the Police Act?
Vetukuri Venkata Siva Ramaraju vs Union of India (07 Feb 2025) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: One of the offences cited in Crime No. 276/2022 registered at Undi Police Station. Another 1 judgment on this section is set out below.
How do I find court cases under Section 32 of the Police 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: Police Act 1861 32, section 32 Police Act 1861, section 32 of the Police Act. People searching for it also type police act 32 kerala. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 2 reported judgments on this section are set out on this page, beginning with Vetukuri Venkata Siva Ramaraju vs Union of India (07 Feb 2025).
What should I read with Section 32 of the Police Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 32 of the Police Act come into force?
Section 32 of the Police Act, cited as Police Act 1861 32, came into force on 22 Mar 1861, having been enacted on 22 Mar 1861. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 15A. Awarding compensation to sufferers from misconduct of inhabitants or persons interested in land1098 words
- 34. Punishment for certain offences on roads, etc667 words
- 15. Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts373 words
- 1. Interpretation clause267 words
- 23. Duties of police-officers239 words
- 30. Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of the same235 words
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