Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007
154. Protection for acts of members of the
Force.
1. In any
suit or proceeding against any member of the Force for any act done by him in
pursuance 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.
2. Any
such plea may be proved by the production of the warrant or order directing the
act, and if it is so proved, the member of the Force 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.
3. Notwithstanding
anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, any legal
proceeding (whether civil or criminal) which may lawfully be brought against
any member of the Force for anything done or intended to be done under the
powers conferred by, or in pursuance of any provision of this Act or the rules,
shall be commenced within three months 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 to the defendant or his superior officer at
least one month before the commencement of such proceeding.