Sashatra Seema Bal Act,2007
Act No : 53
Section :
Protection for acts of members of the Force.
154. Protection for acts of members of the Force. - (1) In any suit or proceeding against any member of the Force for any act done by him in pursuance of a warrant or order of a competent authority, it shall be lawful for him to plead that such act was done by him under the authority of such warrant or order.(2) Any such plea may be proved by the production of the warrant or order directing the act, and if it is so proved, the member of the Force shall thereupon be discharged from liability in respect of the act so done by him, notwithstanding any defect in the jurisdiction of the authority which issued such warrant or order.(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, any legal proceeding (whether such proceeding and of the cause thereof shall be given to the defendant or his superior officer at least one month before the commencement of such proceeding.
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