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43. Plea that act was done under warrant / THE POLICE ACT, 1861

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43. Plea that act was done under warrant:-

When any action of prosecution shall be brought or any proceedings held against any police-officer for any act done by him in such capacity, it shall be lawful for him to plead that such act was done by him under the
authority of a warrant issued by a Magistrate.

Such plea shall be proved by the production of the warrant directing the act, and purporting to be signed by such Magistrate and the defendant shall, thereupon, be entitled to a decree in his favour, notwithstanding any defect of jurisdiction in such Magistrate. No proof of the signature of such Magistrate shall be necessary, unless the Court shall see reason to doubt its being genuine:

Proviso:- Provided always that any remedy which the party may have against theauthority issuing such warrant shall not be affected by anything contained in this section.

COMMENTS
Any action or prosecution can be instituted against any person for anything done under this Act-
(i) within 3 months after the act complained of had been committed; and The Police Act, 1861
(ii) after giving a month’s notice in writing of the cause of action or prosecution to the defendant/accused.
The notice may be served upon the Superintendent of Police or Assistant Superintendent of Police.

குறிப்பு: இந்த தளத்தில் வழங்கப்படும், செய்திகள், ஆணைகள், தீர்ப்புகள், சட்டங்கள், வழக்கறிஞர்களின் விபரங்கள் யாவும், தங்களின் சுய பரிசோதனைக்கு உட்பட்டவை.