 the armed forces (assam and manipur) special powers bill, 1958(aq, introduced in lok sabra)  bill n, 7 0£ 1;$1 the armed forces (assam and manipur) '  special powers' :bill, 1958 (as n{trqduced in' lo~ sabh,t,j _ - billto enable certain special powers to be conferred "pon members of the, ~(if'me" forces in dist"rbe~ are~ in the state ,of auam and the union t~itory of manipur ::"  bidt enacted by parliament in the ninth year of the reptia1ic of india as follows:-short title (assam and and extent 1 (1) this act may'be ealled the armed forces manipur)' special powers act, 1958 5 (2) it exte~dsto the whole of the state of assam indthe tj'tifon territory of manipur '  " ~finitios t: iii this act,unless the context otherwise requires,-, \", 10 , (a):llarmed forces" means the military forces and: the 'ttir  f~rces operating' as land forces, and includes any other anned forces of the union so operating;' ~/ ,(b)  ,"disturbed area" means an area which isior the time being declared by notification under section 3 to be a disturbed area; 45 of 1950 is (c)a11 'other words and expressions used herein, but' not deftnedanddeftned in the air force act, 1950, or the army act,  1950, shall have the ,meanings respectively assigned to them in 46 gf 1950 j; , - < those acts '" , , 31£ the government of assam or the chief commissioner of power to manipur is ~f the! ~inion that the whole or any part of the state ~:c:e~re~~ ,  20 of assam or the union territory of ~antwr, as the c may be, disturbed ill in such a disturbed: or dangerous condition that the, use of armed neas forces in aid of the civil power is necessary, he may, by notification in the ofbcial gazette, declare the whole or any part of the state or ijnion territory to be a disturbed area ol any commissioned officer, warrant officer, non-commissicmed obic:er or any other person of equivalent rank in the armed forces 5 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 ilich due warning as he may consider necessary, fire upon or otherwise use force, even to the eausing of death, against any person who is acting in 10 cotltrayelltion of any law or order for the time beidc in force in the di&turbed area prohibiting the 881e1dbly of ave or more "»e11lodl or the carrying of weapons or of things capable of being uied as weapons or of ftre-arms, ammunition or explosive substances; 15 (b) if he is of opinion that it is neceu&ry 80 to do, destroy any arms dump, prepared or fortified positiod or abelter from which armed attacks are made or are likely to be made or are auempted to be made, or any structure used as a trainillg camp for armed volunteers or utilllecl as a hide-out by armed gaap;o or abac4)dders wanted for any offence; (c:) arrest, without warrant, any penon who baa eommitteci 8 c:opiuble oifedce or against whom a reaiioftabje iuspidon em&a tha& he baa committed or is about to commit a cognizable cdfenee add may use such force  may be neceaary to effect the arrest; 25 (d) enter and search without warrant any pl'emiiei to mue any such arrest as aforesaid or to recover any penon believed to be wrongfully restrained or confined or any property reasonably iuspected to be stolen property or any arms, ammunition or explosive substances beliewd to be unlawfully kept in sueh 30 premi  , and may for \hat purpoiie use bueb force as maybe neceaary arfcllcd he i any per80d arrested and taken into custody under this act =:-: to ahall be made over to the oflcer in charge of the deai'eit police die police station with theleut pouible delay, topther with - report til the 35 circumstances occ:uioning the arrest prouclion to 6 no prgneution, wit or other legal proceedln, shall be insttt~ =,, eel, except with the previowl sanction of the ce!atn1 government, act apid8t any perion in respect of anythil'lg done or purported to be c:iode in exercile of the pbwen c:onferred by this aet ,0 '1 (1) the armed forces (assam and manipur) special powel'8 atpiii_  ordinance, 1958, is hereby repealed  of its"(2) notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any aetion taken wwier· the said oniinanee shall be deemed to have been done 5 or taken under this act, 8s if this ad had commedced oil the 22dd ·day of may 1958)  stati;m~nt of objects and reasonsati ordtnan~~ entitled the armed forces (assam and mani}?ur) special-powers ordinance, 1958, was promulgated by the president on the 22~ may, 1958 section 3 of the ordinance empowers the governor of assam and the chief commisaioner of manipur to declare the whole or any part of assam or the union territory of manipur, as the case may be to be a disturbed area on such a declaration being made in the ofticial gazette, any commissioned officer warrant ofticer non-commissioned officer or any other person of equivalent rank in the armed forces may exercise, in the disturbed area, the powers conferred by sections 4 and 5 of the ordinance the bill seeks to replace the ordinance g b pant new delhij the 5th jut'll 1958 a bill co enable certain special powers to be conferred uron member~ of· the armed forces in disturbed area'! in the state of assam and tl,e"'union territory of manipur (shri gofiind bauabh pant, minister of home affairs) 