Compendium of Police Powers and Duties (Under Central Acts)

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Description
Police plays an important role in the upkeep of the public order and protection of rights of the people in India. While doing so, Police Officers take recourse to various laws enacted by the Government. With plethora oflaws on a large number of issues, sometimes it becomes difficult for a police man to know which law can be applied in a particular situation and what authority and responsibility he has under various laws. In order to help Police Officers to discharge their duties better, a compendium has been compiled of the various laws enacted by the Central Government. Specific authority and responsibility under each of these laws (totaling 154), have been compiled in a tabular form for easy referencing. It is expected that this ready compendium will help the Police Officers of all ranks in India for quick and useful references.
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Notes on Cognizable and Non-Cognizable Offences
I. The Air Force Act, 1950
2. The Airports Authority of India Act, 1994
3. The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
4. The Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016
5. The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972
6. The Arms Act, 1959
7. The Arms Rules, 2016
8. The Army Act, 1950
9. The Atomic Energy Act, 1962
10. The Banking Regulation Act, 1949
11. The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
12. The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
13. The Border Security Force Act, 1968
14.  The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995
15. The Cantonments Act, 2006
16. The Cattle Trespass Act, 1871
17.   The Census Act, 1948
18. The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
19. The Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949
20. The Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
21. The Children Act, 1960
22. The Chits Funds Act, 198
23. The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce,                Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003
24. The Cinematograph Act, 1952
25. The Citizenship Act, 1955
26. The Coast Guard Act, 1978
27. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
28. The Coinage Act, 201 1
29. The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987
30. The Companies Act, 2013
31. The Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA)
32. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986
33. The Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002
34. The Copyright Act, 1957
35. The Criminal Law Amendment Acts
        A. Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1908
        B. Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1961
36. The Customs Act, 1962
37. The Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946
38. The Depositories Act, 1996
39. The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
40. The Dramatic Performances Act, 1876
41. The Drugs (Control) Act, 1950
42. The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
43. The Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954
44. The Electricity Act, 2003
45. The Emigration Act, 1983
46. The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
47. The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993
48. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
49. The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
50. The Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1981
51. The Explosives Act, 1884
52. The Explosives Rules, 2008
53. The Explosives Substances Act, 1908
54. The Factories Act, 1948
55. The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
56. The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992
57. The Foreigners Act, 1946
58. The Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952
59. The Gas Cylinder Rules, 2004
60. The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
61. The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008
62. The Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920
63. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
64. The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986
65. The Indian Boilers Act, 1923
66. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
67. The Indian Fisheries Act, 1897
68. The Indian Forest Act, 1927
69. The Indian Post Office Act, 1898
70. The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885
71. The Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933
72. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police Act, 1992
73. The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods
         (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992   
74. The Information Technology Act, 2000
75. The Insecticides Act, 1968
76. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
77. The Intelligence Organisations (Restriction of Rights) Act, 1985
78. The Investigation of High Quality Counterfeit Indian Currency Offences Rules, 2013
79. The Jammu and Kashmir Disturbed Areas Act, 1992
80. The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
81. The Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998
82. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
83. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971
84. The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
85. The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957
86. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
87. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
88. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural  Development Act, 1981
89. The National Highways Act, 1956
90. The National Housing Bank Act, 1987
91. The National Investigation Agency Act, 2008
92. The National Security Act, 1980
93. The National Security Guard Act, 1986
94. The National Service Act, 1972
95. The Navy Act, 1957
96. The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000
97. The Official Secrets Act, 1923
98. The Petroleum Act, 1934
99. The Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962
100. The Petroleum and Natural Gas regulatory Board Act, 2006
101. The Petroleum Rules, 2002
102. The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991
103. The Poisons Act, 1919
104. The Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, 1922
105. The Police Act, 1861
106. The Police Act, 1949
107. The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994
108. The Prevention of Black-Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980
109. The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
110. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
111. The Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984
112. The Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988
113. The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971
114. The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
115. The Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act, 1911
116. The Prisoners Act, 1900
117. The Prisons Act, 1894
118. The Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978
119. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
120. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
121. The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 with Rules, 1977
122. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
123. The Public Gambling Act, 1867
124. The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971
125. The Public Records Act, 1993
126. The Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966
127. The Railway Protection Force Act, 1957
128. The Railways Act, 1989
129. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016
130. The Reformatory Schools Act, 1897
131. The Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1988
132. The Representation of the People Act, 1951
133. The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
134. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,
         Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
135. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
136. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes  r (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
137. The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992
138. The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956
139. The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000
140. The Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976
141. The Spirituous Preparations (Inter-State Trade and Commerce) Control Act, 1955
142. The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014
143. The Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982
144. The Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1950
145. The Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1984
146. The Trade Marks Act, 1999
147. The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994
148. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
149. The Waqf Act, 1995
150. The Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007
151. The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems
         (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
152. The Wild Life Protection Act, 1972
153. The Work of Defence Act, 1903
154. The Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act, 1956
Part - II
1.    List of Important Central Acts Including Social Legislations
A. Adjudication
B. Children
C. Economic
D. Environment
E. Handicapped
F. Labour Welfare
G. Police
H. Public Health
I. Prison and Corrections
J. Morals
K. Women
L. Social
M. Personal Law (Marriage Inheritance, Divorce etc.)
N. Land and Property
O. Trade, Commerce and Consumerism
2.    General Law of Crimes - (Indian Penal Code, 1860)
3. Procedural Law - (Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)
4. Acts Relating to Preventive Detention Passed by the States
5. Offences Specifically declared by the Acts to be Cognizable
Part - III
1.    List of Offences are Cognizable or Non Cognizable under I.P.C according to the Nature of the Offence
2.    List of Cognizable Offences under I.P.C
3.    Part - II of Schedule-I of Cr.P.C.
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Author Details
Nikhil Gupta is an IPS Officer belonging to 1996 batch of Maharashtra Cadre, India. He has worked as Superintendent of Police in several districts handling Crime and Law & Order. He has worked in some of the most important places in the State of Maharashtra-handling Naxal and Terrorism related issues, communal and sectarian violence and serious crimes. He has investigated and supervised a variety of crimes in the State of Maharashtra and has handled many Public Order situations. He holds a doctorate in Environmental Engineering and Management Sciences each- apart from qualifications in Law, Public Administration and Environmental Law. He is a Rotary World Peace scholar and completed a Masters Course in Conflict Resolution from the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, UK. He is a recipient of number of awards and honours. Decorated with Police Medal by the President of India in 2012 and the Director General of Police Maharashtra's insignia in 2009, he is also a recipient of the Webber Seavey Award (Semi-finalist) and the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) acknowledgement for innovation and excellence in Policing for his Community Policing and Citizen Centric initiatives. In 2015, he was awarded the first prize in the 1st National Symposium of Excellence in Training organized by the Government of India. In 2015, he was awarded Director's first Commendation and Insignia in recognition of his meritorious work performed in the SVP National Police Academy. A second Insignia from Director SVP National Police Academy was awarded on 28th February, 2017 for contributing in bringing laurels to the Academy at National level. He was recently awarded the Union Home Minister's Medal for excellence in Training in 2017.He has contributed extensively on Policing issues in National and International Journals and presented papers in several conferences of repute. He has also travelled extensively in India trying to understand its varied culture and its correlation with conflicts in the society.
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