Section 20Authority to be exercised by police-officers

Section 20: Authority to be exercised by police-officers

20. Authority to be exercised by police-officers

20. Authority to be exercised by police-officers.—Police-officers enrolled under this Act shall not exercise any authority, except the authority provided for a police-officer under this Act and any Act which shall hereafter be passed for regulating criminal procedure.

Amendment notes (1)
  1. . For some cases in which the application of s. 20 has been restricted, see the Assam Police-officers Regulation, 1883 (2 of 1883), and s. 2 of the Punjab Frontier Police-officer Regulation, 1893 (7 of 1893).