Lawgist140Bar to suits and prosecutions
(1) In any case of alleged offence by a police officer or other person, or of a wrong alleged to have been done by such police officer or other person, by any act done under colour of duty or authority or in excess of any such duty or authority, or wherein it shall appear to the court that the offence or wrong if committed or done was of the character aforesaid, the prosecution or suit shall not be entertained and if entertained shall be dismissed if it is instituted, more than three months after the date of the act complained of:
Provided that any such prosecution against a police officer or other person may be entertained by the court, if instituted with the previous sanction of the Administrator, within one year from the date of the offence.
(2) In the case of an intended suit on account of such a wrong as aforesaid, the person intending to sue shall give to the alleged wrongdoer not less than one months notice of the intended suit with sufficient description of the wrong complained of, and if no such notice has been given before the institution of the suit, it shall be dismissed.
(3) The plaint shall set forth that a notice as aforesaid has been served on the defendant and the date of such service and shall state what tender or amends, if any, has been made by the defendant and a copy of the said notice shall be annexed to the plaint endorsed or accompanied with a declaration by the plaintiff of the time and manner of service thereof.
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- 132 Disposal of fees, rewards, etc
- 133 Method of proving orders and notifications
- 134 Rules, regulations or orders not invalidated by defect of form or irregularity in procedure
- 135 Presumption in prosecutions for contravention of order made under section 46, 47 or 48
- 136 Officers holding charges of, or succeeding to, vacancies competent to exercise powers
- 137 Forfeiture of bond entered into by person under sub-section (1) of section 54
- 138 No police officer to be liable to penalty or damage for act done in good faith in pursuance of duty
- 139 No public servant liable as aforesaid for giving effect in good faith to any rule, regulation, order or direction issued with apparent authority
- 140 Bar to suits and prosecutions
- 141 Licences and written permissions to specify conditions, etc., and to be signed
- 142 Public notices how to be given
- 143 Consent, etc., of a competent authority may be proved by writing under its signature
- 144 Signature on notices, etc., may be stamped
- 145 Persons interested may seek to annul, reverse or alter any rule or order
- 146 Powers of Commissioner of Police under other Acts
- 147 Power to make rules
- 148 Notification of rules and regulations in the Official Gazette and laying of rules and regulations
- 149 Cesser of operation of certain enactments and savings
- 150 Police force functioning in Delhi immediately before the commencement of this Act to be deemed to be police force constituted under this Act
- 151 Power to remove difficulties
- 152 Repeal and saving
