What is the stated purpose of the Police Act, 1949 (Central Act 64 of 1949)?
The Act's preamble states the purpose of creating a general police district spanning two or more Union territories and establishing its police force. Sections 3 and 4 supply…
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What is the stated purpose of the Police Act, 1949 (Central Act 64 of 1949)?
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Correct answer C
The Act's preamble states the purpose of creating a general police district spanning two or more Union territories and establishing its police force.
Sections 3 and 4 supply the mechanisms for those two steps.
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Option A
The Police Act, 1861 states the reorganization and crime-prevention purpose.
Option B
The 1949 Act addresses a particular kind of inter-territory police district.
Option C
The preamble states this purpose. Sections 3 and 4 provide for the district and one police force for it.
Option D
Section 5 concerns superintendence and administration within this framework.