State Act

The Tripura Police Act

2. Definitions: 1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) ‘Act’ means the Tripura Police Act 2007. (b) Headquarters Company means a unit performing administrative and other support functions of a State Armed Police Battalion; (c) ‘Insurgency’ includes waging of armed struggle by a group or a section of population against the State with a political objective including the separation of a part from the territory of India; (d) ‘Internal Security’ means preservation of sovereignty and integrity of the State from disruptive and anti-national forces from within the State; (e) ‘Militant activities’ include any violent activity of a group using explosives, inflammable substances, firearms or other lethal weapons or hazardous substance in order to achieve its political objectives; (f) ‘Organised crime’ includes any crime committed by a group or a network of persons in pursuance of its common intention of unlawful gain by using violent means or threat of violence; (g) ‘Place of public amusement and public entertainment’ include such places as may be noticed by the State Government; (h) ‘Police District’ means the territorial area notified under Section 9 of this Act; (i) ‘Police Officer’ means a member of Tripura Police Service constituted under this Act; (j) ‘Prescribed’ means prescribed by Rules and Regulations made under this Act; (k) ‘Public place’ means any place to which the public have access and includes; (i) a public building and monument and precincts thereof ; and (ii) any place accessible to the public for drawing water, washing or bathing or for purpose of recreation; (l) ‘Regulations’ mean regulations made under this Act; (m) ‘Rules’ mean rules made under this Act ; (n) ‘Service Companies’ mean units of State Armed police Battalions and District Armed Reserve which are deployed for law and order and other duties in support of civil police; (o) ‘Service’ means the police Service constituted under this Act; (p) ‘Subordinate Rank’ means all ranks below the rank of Assistant or Deputy Superintendent of Police’ (q) ‘Terrorist activity’ includes any activity of a person or a group of person using explosives or inflammable substances or firearms or other lethal weapons or noxious gases or other chemicals or any other substances of a hazardous nature with the aim to strike terror in the society or any section thereof, and with an intent to overawe the Government established by law; (r) ‘Village’ means Gram Panchayat and Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council Village Committee area as defined in the respective Acts; 2. Words and expressions used in this Act but not defined specifically shall have the same meaning as provided in the General Clauses Act 1897, the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, and the Indian Penal Code 1860.