Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
45.Protection of members of the Armed Forces from arrest.-
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in
sections 41 to 44 (both inclusive), no member of the Armed Forces of the Union
shall be arrested for anything done or purported to be done by him in the
discharge of his official duties except after obtaining the consent of the
Central Government.
(2) The State Government may, by notification, direct that the provisions of
sub-section (1) shall apply to such class or category of the members of the
Force charged with the maintenance of public order as may be specified therein,
wherever they may be serving, and thereupon the provisions of that sub-section
shall apply as if for the expression "Central Government">occurring
therein, the expression "State Government">were substituted.