 bill no 37 of  2017 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2017 byshrimati darshana vikram jardosh, mpa billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1 this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2017amendment of article 222 in article 22 of the constitution, after clause (1) the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—"(1a) notwithstanding anything contained in clause (1), no police personnel shall be arrested or detained in custody on the basis of allegations against him in performing his duties in tackling militant, criminal or antisocial activities without the orders of the appointing authority" statement of objects and reasonsdue to rapid increase of our population, the criminal activities have also increasedmilitant activities in our country have increased manyfold in recent times while combating with militants with explosive materials and arms, our police personnel are bound to take immediate action to protect human lives and public property it has been observed that due to lack of proper guidelines for carrying out encounter against criminals and militants, non-governmental organisations, media and human right commissions unnecessarily level controversial allegations against police department this puts tremendous stress on police personnel it also leaves adverse impact on their moral and psychology this adversely impact on their family life alsowhile protecting human lives and property, our police personnel put their precious life in danger without having any incentive, acknowledgement of credential or award instead, the allegations by agencies and legal challenges demoralise the police personnel if such situation remains, police department would not be able to discharge their duties efficiently protect society and curb possible crimes therefore, there is a need that the government should examine the incidents of tackling militant or criminal activities by the police department and its circumstantial evidence before arresting or detaining any police personnelthe bill, therefore, seeks to amend the constitution with a view to ensure that no police personnel shall, without the order of the appointing authority, be arrested or detained in custody on the basis of allegations against him in performing his duties in tackling militant, criminal or anti-social activitieshence this billnew delhi;darshana vikram jardoshfebruary 1, 2017 annexure extract from the constitution of india   22 (1) no person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed, as soon as may be, of the grounds for such arrest nor shall he be denied the right to consult, and to be defended by, a legal practitioner of his choiceprotection against arrest and detention in certain cases      lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shrimati darshana vikram jardosh, mp)gmgipmrnd—4573ls(s3)—01-03-2017