Section 19 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 provides special procedure with respect to:

Section 19 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 lays down a special procedure to be followed by the National Human Rights Commission when dealing with complaints of human rights violations by members of the armed forces, under which the Commission may seek a report from the Central Government and make recommendations. Under Section 2(1)(a) of the Act, “armed forces” means the naval, military and air forces and includes any other armed forces of the Union. State police forces do not fall within this definition, and the provision is not restricted to the Navy alone.