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THE JUDICIAL OFFICERS PROTECTION ACT, 1850
ACT NO. 18 OF 1850
[4th April, 1850]
An Act for the protection of Judicial Officers.
Preamble.--For the greater protection of Magistrates and others
acting judicially. It is enacted as follows:-
1.
Non-liability to suit of officers acting judicially, for official actsdone in
good faith, and of officers executing warrants and orders.
1. Non-liability to suit of officers acting judicially, for
official acts done in good faith, and of officers executing warrants
and orders.--No Judge, Magistrate, Justice of
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1. Short title given by the Indian Short Titles Act, 1897 (14 of
1897).
The Act has been declared to be in force in all the
Provinces of India, except the Scheduled Districts, by the laws
Local Extent Act, 1874 (15 of 1874), s. 3.
It has been declared in force in the Sonthal Parganas by the
Sonthal Parganas Settlement Regulation, 1872 (3 of 1872), s. 3 ;
in the Khondmals District by the Khondmals Laws Regulation, 1936
(4 of 1936), s. 3 and Sch; in the Angul District, by the Angul
Laws Regulation, 1936 (5 of 1936), s. 3 and Sch; and in Panth
Piploda by the Panth Piploda Laws Regulation, 1929 (1 of 1929),
s. 2.
