bill no cii of 2006 the indian rifles (repeal) bill, 2006 a billto repeal the indian rifles act, 1920be  it enacted by parliament in the fifty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1 this act may be called the indian rifles (repeal) act, 2006 2 the indian rifles act, 1920 is hereby repealedrepeal of act 23 of 1920 statement of objects and reasonsthe indian rifles act, 1920 was enacted with a view to provide for better discipline of police officers enrolled in military police or rifle battalions2 the act was relevant when there were many princely states in pre-partition india at present the police forces are governed either by the respective state or union territory police act or the indian police act, 1861 or by the acts governing the central police forces3 now, therefore, the indian rifles act, 1920 has become obsolete so there is no need to keep the act on the statute book and hence the said act is proposed to be repealednew delhi;shivraj v patilthe 10th november, 2006———— a billto repeal the indian rifles act, 1920————(shri shivraj vishwanath patil, minister of home affairs)