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Authorizes specific ranks of Indian Navy, Coast Guard, and State/UT police to exercise powers under the Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, 2022 and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Detailed Summary

This notification from the Central Government, exercising powers under Section 6 of the Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, 2022, authorizes designated ranks within the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard to exercise arrest powers as police officers under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for the purposes of the Maritime Anti-Piracy Act. It further empowers Sub-Inspectors and higher ranks in specified State Governments and Union Territory Administrations to exercise powers of arrest, investigation, and prosecution, also as police officers under the same Sanhita, for the same Act. The notification lists specific State/UT administrations and corresponding police stations where these authorizations are applicable.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-28032025-262068 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1491] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2025/CHAITRA 7, 1947 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th March, 2025 S.O. 1509(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, 2022 (3 of 2023), hereinafter referred to as said Act, and all other powers enabling in this behalf, the Central Government hereby authorizes (a) the rank of Chief Petty Officer and above of the Indian Navy; and the rank of Adhikari and above of the Indian Coast Guard to exercise the powers of arrest as exercisable by a police officer under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) for the purposes of the said Act; and (b) the rank of Sub-Inspector and above, of the following State Governments and Union territory Administrations, to exercise the powers of arrest, investigation and prosecution of any person as exercisable by a police officer under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) for the purposes of the said Act:- +--------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Serial | State Governments or Union | Police officers of rank of Sub-Inspector and above | | number | territory Administrations | | +========+=============================================+=====================================================+ | 1. | Gujarat | Navibandar Coastal Police Station, District Porbandar.| +--------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 2. | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and | Vanakbara Coastal Police Station and Coastal Police | | | Daman and Diu | Station, Nani-Daman. | +--------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 3. | Maharashtra | Yellow Gate Police Station, Mumbai. | +--------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 4. | Goa | Harbour Coastal Security Police Station, Mormugao | | | | Harbour, District South, Goa. | +--------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 5. | Karnataka | Mangalore Coastal Security Police Station, District | | | | Dakshina, Kannada, Karnataka. | +--------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 6. | Kerala and | Fort Kochi Coastal Police Station, Kochi. | | | Lakshadweep | | +--------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 7. | Tamil Nadu and Puducherry | B5 Harbour Coastal Police Station, Chennai and | | | | Coastal Security Police Station, Thoothukudi. | +--------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 8. | Andhra Pradesh | Coastal Police Station, Vishakhapatnam. | +--------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 9. | Odisha | Paradeep Marine Police Station, District | | | | Jagatsinghpur. | +--------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 10. | West Bengal | Nayachar Coastal Police Station, District Purba | | | | Medinipur. | +--------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 11. | Andaman and Nicobar | Central Crimes Station, Port Blair. | | | Islands | | +--------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ [No. 1/3/2023-Coastal Security] PAUSUMI BASU, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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