 the assam rifles (amendment) bilj:,1g62(as introducbd in lolt sabra on 22nd june, 1'}62)  the assam rifles (amendment) bill, 1962 (as introduced in lok sabha)a bill further to amend the assam rifles act 1941 be it enacted by parliament in the thirteenth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called ~ie assam rifles (amendment) act, short title 1962 s of 1941 5 ! in section 1 of the assam rifies act, 1941 (hereinafter referred amendment to as the principal act) in sub-section (2), for the words "the whole of sectfoo i of assam", the words "the whole of india" shall be substituted 10 1 of 1872 15 3 for section 10 of the principal act, the followini sections shall subltftutjoq be substituted, namely: _ of d~ sections for section io "10 (1) a commandant, assistant commandant or rifleman privfleaelof shall be entitled to all the privileges which a police officer has:rd r:; under section 125 of the indian evidence act 1872, and any other d::e b~~ enactment for the time being in foree ~~_  tant com-(2) in any suit or proceeding against a comtnandant assist- mandant, ant commandant or rifleinan for any act done by him in pursu- ete anee of a warrant or order of a competent authority, it shall be lawful for him to plead that such act was done by him under the authority of such warrant or order %0 (3) any such plea may be proved by the product1on of the warrant or order directing the act, and if it is so proved the commandant, assistant commandant or rifleman as the case may be, shall thereupon 'be discharged from liability in respect of the act so done by him, notwithstanding any defect in the jurisdiction of the authority which issued such warrant or order (4) notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, any legal proceeding (whether civil 5 or criminal) which may lawfully be brought against a commandant, assistant commandant or rifleman for anything done or intended to be done under the powers conferred by, or in pursuance of, any provision of this act or the orders or rules made thereunder, shall be commenced within three months 10 after the act complained of was committed and not otherwise, and notice in writing of such proceeding and of the cause thereof shall be given, where the defendant is a rifleman, to his superior officer, and in other cases, to the defendant, at least one month before the commencement of such proceeding is loa (1) the central government may, by general or special order, confer or impose upon any commandant, assistant commandant or rifleman, any of the powers or duties conferred or imposed on a police officer of any class or grade by any law for the time being in force 20 powers and duties tbat maybe concerted or imposed br the centra governmedt odcommandant, a •• istant coilullad-daln, etc (2) notwithstanding anything contained in the code of criminal ~ocedure, 1898, the central government may invest 5 of 1898 any commandant or assistant commandant with the powers of a magistrate of any class for the purpose of inquiring into or trying any offence committed by a rifleman and punishable 25 under this act or any offence committed by a rifleman against the person or property of another rifleman or of any person acting with or assisting the assam ruies   statement of objects and reasonsthe assam rifles act', ·1911, extends to the whole of assam and is applicable to members of the assam rifles wherever they may be since the assam riftes are required to serve in areas outside the state of assam, the restricted application of the act to that state raises legal di1!lculties as regards exercise of powers under the act l"by ;magistmtes and -other authorities outside the state to remove these difficulties it is proposed to extend the act to the whole of india under section 10 of the act only the commandants and assistant commandants are entitled to all the privileges which a police officer has under sections 42 and 43 of the police act, 1861, section 125 of the indian evidence act, 1872 and any other enactment for the time being in force it is considered necessary to confer such privileges on the riftemen elso it is also considered that the commandants, assistant commandants and rifiemen should have the same protection for acts done by them in the discharge of police duties as has been conferred on the members of the central reserve pollce force the rifiemen are posted for duty in the nefa, nagaland and other border areas where there are no regular pollce forces during the discharge of their duties, it is necessary for them to make searches, arrests, etc to enable them to make searches, arrests, etc, it is proposed to confer on them the powers of a police officer to facilitate the inquiry and trial of offences committed by riftemen, it is also proposed to co~er magisterial powers on the commandants and assistant commandants the bill seeks to achieve the above objects nsw j)abi; the 13th june, 1962 lakshmi n menon  annexure extracts from the assam rii'lj's act 1941 (5 or 1941) - • - •1 (1) this act may be called the assam rifles act, 1941 short title, extcatancl application (2) it extends to the wb01e ol aam and applies to all members of the assam rules whlnftr,, be  - - - - pmileacs of 10 a commandant or assistant commaddant shall be· entitled to ~':: all the privileges which a pollee ofbcer has under seetla 42 and 43 alsiltant of the pollee act, 1861, seetion 125 of the indim evldmce act, 1811, j«  ~~-and any other enactment for the time being in farce - - - - a bill further to amend the assam rifles act, 1941 (shrimati lakshmi n menon, minister            of state in                            the ministry of '&tmlal affal") 