Under section 18 of the Police Act, 1861, the legal accountability of Special Police Officers is:
Because s.18 subjects special police-officers to 'the same penalties' and 'the same authorities' as ordinary police, their legal accountability is equal to, not lesser or…
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Under section 18 of the Police Act, 1861, the legal accountability of Special Police Officers is:
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Because s.18 subjects special police-officers to 'the same penalties' and 'the same authorities' as ordinary police, their legal accountability is equal to, not lesser or greater than, that of regular police.