 bib no 113 of 1913 the armed forces (punjab and chandigarh) special powers bill, 1983 a billto enable certain special powers to becanferred tlpoil members of the armed forces in the dislturbed ate as in the suite of p1mjab and 1m! union territory of chandigatll 15 i't enacted by parliament in the thirty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows: - 1 (1) this act may be called the anned forces (pujah and chaddigarh) special powers act, 1983 5' (2) it, exte~ds to the whole of the state of punjab and the union territory of chandigarh ~qrt title ex· tedtamt com· ment:e mt!nt  (3) it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 15th day of october, 1983 2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,-l)eftnjtimls 10 (a) "armed forces" means the military forces and the air forces operating as land forces, and includes any other armed forces of the union so operating; (b) "disturbed area" means an area which is for the time being declared by notification under section 3 to be a disturbed area; 15  (c) au other words and expressions used herein; but not defined and defined in the air force act, 1950, or the army act, 1950, sl:tall have the meaninp rspeetively assigned to them in those aets 3 u in relation to the state of punjab or the union ·territory 0: chandi~arh the governor of that state or the administrator of tha union territory or the central government, in either case, is of the opinion that the whole or any part of such state or union territory, as the case may be, is in such a disturbed or dangerous condition that the 5 use of armed forces in aid of the civil power is necessary, the governor of the state or the administrator of that union territory or the cenkal government, as the case may be, may, by notiftcation in the ot1lclal gazette, declare the whole or such part of that state or union territory to be a disturbed area 1ft of any commissioned ofticer, warrant officer, non-commissionecl officer or any other person of equivalent rank in the armed forces may, in a disturbed area,-(a) if he is of opinion that it is necessary so to do for the maintenance of public order, after giving such due warning as he may 15 consider necessary, fire upon or otherwise use force, even to the causing of death, against any person who is acting in contravention of any law or order for the time being in force in the disturbed area prohibiting the assembly of five or more persons or the carryiq of weapons or of things capable of being used as weapons or of 20 fire-arms ammunition or explosive substances' : of 'a , (b) 'if- be • , of'opinion that ·it is necessary so to do, deitroy any arms dump, prepared or fertired· poijition or shelter from which armed attacks are made or are likely to be made or are attempted to be made, or any structure used as a training camp for r5 armed volunteers or utilised as a hideout by armed gangs or 'sbsconderr' wanted for' arry offence; (c) arrest, without warrant, any person who has committed a ~izabl" ofjence or apinst whom a reasonable suspiclon  ta ~ he has committed or is about to commit a cognizable oftenc:e·-ani  30 may use 'such force as may be necessary to effect the arrest; (d) enter and search, without warrant, any praniaes to  any such arrest as aforesaid or to recover any penonbeueved to-be wrongfully restrained or confined or any property rb880nablylulpected to be stolen prgperty or any anna, ammunition or explosive 95 substances believed to be unlawfully kept in such pniiiiri,' and may for that purpose use such force as may be necessary, lnd·teize any such property, arms, ammunition or explosive substances; (e) stop, search and seize any vehicle or vessel reasonably suspected to beearrying any person who is a proclaimed offtmder, or 40' any' person who' has committed a non-cognizable oftence, or a~dat whom a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed or is  about to commit a non-cognizable en~, or any person 'who is carry~g ~y arms, ammunition or explosive 8ubltance belieocl to be unlawfully held by him, and may, for that puj'pose, use such 45 : torte  ~ 'may be necessary to effect such stoppage" 88mh or seizure, as th~; 'case may be powerot searcbto 5 every period making a search under this act shall have the power to br~ak open the lock of any doof, almirah, safe, box, cupboard, drawer, paekage or other tbtni, iftjle key fber,eof i~ with,b,ld i~~lude powers to break open locks, etc  t"  - 6,~ pe~~a1test~ and taken ipto ,~~~y up,der this· a~ fjld 5 ever;)' p"0~y, arm,a~mujlition or ,explqlive aubiumre or any ':v~cje or ve ~ ~~this act,ljhall ~made o~ ·to ~ cef-i~ ot t~  rest ·'polic;~ jtat~on 'yi~h t~e, len~'po&~le cl~ly ,to&wjlerwuh, a ,f~rlqf tm q~~~pces, ~asiqllins ~'vj:est, or, as tm case rpay b~ ;~o~g the seizure of:!luch prqpefty,~,,~nition 'of ,~x-arrested person and seiu!ci property to b:: made over to 10 plqsi,ve' subs~ ,or any vehicle or veliel, ,as the cue, jilay be tl,~ rolice , - j ",  '  • ' 1  no prosec:ution, suit, or other :,legjl proc~eding shall ,be inst~~~ except 'whh 'hlp previous liljlcticm' oi"t~ central ,govfmunentg  ~, any person in respect'ofanylliblg done  'or' purport«f t()' be done 'in' ex~rcise of ,th,e power~ con(erred by' this act protection of persons actin, in iood faitb under this act 1-r (1) the armed forces (punjab and chandigarh) special powers ,i ordinance, 1983, is hereby repealed repea1 savini and , ' j?)  ~otwithstanding such repeal anything done qr 81\y ~t\9d ~~k~~ under''the said ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under thp ('orres'p0ndin~ provisions ot this act  statement of objects and reasonswith a view to enabling the police to deal with the extraordinary situation whi~b blild arist"n in punjab and chandilarh, as a result of the terrorist'activities of the extremists, terrorists and secessionist elements in punjab 'and chandtgarh, the president pr~mulgated on' the 7tll d~y: on'october, 1983, the punjab' disturbed areas ordinance, 1983 (no 5 of 'j983) ari'dthe chan1igarh dist·;trbed areas ordinance, 1983 (no ts of' 1983) " ""ith' a view to enable the law enforcing apncies to seek the assistance of the armed forces to deal' with the sjtuauori, the president promulgated 'on the lsth day of oetober, 1983 the (armed "; force~ (punjab and chandilarh) special powers orcunance, 1983 (no g t~983,> to  provi~e for the confen:ing of certain special ppwers on the members of the armed forces of the union in the disturbed areas 10 the sta'~e ~( punjab and the uniqn territory of chandi;arh  i " - -    2 the bill seeks to replace the anned forces (punjab and chandigarh) special powers ordinance 1983     new dam; th4f,~·th no,t'ember,l983 p" c sethi  a billto enable certain special powers to be conferred upon members of the armed forces in the disturbed areas in the state of punjab and the union tenitory of chandigarh {sh1"i 1' c sethi, minlst:er of home affair'!) 