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Purpose of Section 35 of the Police Act, 1861 is primarily to:

Section 35 requires a charge under the Act against an officer above constable rank to be "enquired into and determined only by an officer exercising the powers of a…

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Purpose of Section 35 of the Police Act, 1861 is primarily to:

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Section 35 requires a charge under the Act against an officer above constable rank to be "enquired into and determined only by an officer exercising the powers of a Magistrate". It reserves adjudication to that statutory authority rather than an ordinary departmental superior.

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