Inspector-General of Police, etc
Section 4 of the Police Act, 1861 deals with inspector-General of Police, etc. 1The administration of the police throughout the general police district shall be vested in an officer to be styled the Inspector-General of Police, and in such Deputy Inspectors-General and Assistant Inspectors-General as to the [State Government] shall been seem fit. The Act came into force on 22 Mar 1861.
1The administration of the police throughout the general police district shall be vested in an officer to be styled the Inspector-General of Police, and in such Deputy Inspectors-General and Assistant Inspectors-General as to the 2 [State Government] shall been seem fit.
The administration of the police throughout the local jurisdiction of the Magistrate of the district shall, under the general control and direction of such Magistrate, be vested in a District Superintendent and such Assistant District Superintendents as the 2 [State Government] shall consider necessary.
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Section 4, The Police Act, 1861 (Act 5 of 1861).
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Questions about Section 4
What does Section 4 of the Police Act deal with?
Section 4 of the Police Act is headed "Inspector-General of Police, etc". 1The administration of the police throughout the general police district shall be vested in an officer to be styled the Inspector-General of Police, and in such Deputy Inspectors-General and Assistant Inspectors-General as to the [State Government] shall been seem fit.
How do I find court cases under Section 4 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 4, section 4 Police Act 1861, section 4 of the Police 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 4 of the Police Act, and has it changed?
3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 4 of the Police Act come into force?
Section 4 of the Police Act, cited as Police Act 1861 4, 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.
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