(1) In any case of alleged offence by a police officer or other person, or of a wrong alleged to have been done by such police officer or other person, by any act done while acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duty or authority, or wherein, it shall appear to the Court that the offence or wrong if committed or done was of the character aforesaid, the prosecution or suit shall not be entertained and, if entertained, shall be dismissed, if it is instituted more than three months after the date of the act complained of :
Provided that any such prosecution against a police officer or other person may be entertained by the Court, if instituted with previous sanction of the Government, within one year from the date of the offence.
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(2) In the case.of an intended suit on account of such a wrong as aforesaid, the person inten.ding to sue shall be bound to give to the alleged wrongdoer not less than one month’s notice of the intended suit with sufficient description of the wrong complained of, failing which such suit shall be dismissed.
(3) The plaint shall set forth that a notice as aforesaid has been served on the defendant and the date of such service and shall state what tender of amends has been made by the defendant and a copy of the said notice shall be annexed to the plaint endorsed or accompanied with a declaration by the plaintiff of the time and manner of service thereof.
125. Licences and written permission to specify conditions, etc.
and to be signed :– (1) Any licence or written permission granted under the provisions and of this Act shall specify the period and locality for which, and the conditions and restrictions subject to which, the same is granted and shall given under the signature of the competent authority and such fee shall be charged therefor as may be prescribed.
(2) Any licence or written permission granted under this Act may at any time be suspended or revoked by the competent authority, if any of its conditions or restrictions is infringed or evaded by the person to whom it has been granted, or if such person is convicted of any offence with respect of any matter to which licence or permission relates.
(3) When any such licence or written permission is suspended or revoked, or when the period for which the same was granted has expired, the person to whom the same was granted shall, for all purposes of this Act, be deemed to be without a licence or written permission, until the order for suspending or revoking the same is cancelled, or until the same is renewed, as the case may be.
(4) Every person to whom any such licence or written permission has been granted shall, while the same remains in force, at all reasonable times, produce the same, if so required by a police officer.
Explanation :– For the purposes of this section any such infringement or evasion by, or conviction of, a servant or other agent acting on behalf of the person to whom the licence or written permission has been granted, shall be deemed to be infringement of, or evasion by, or, as the case may be, conviction of, the person to whom such licence or written permission has been granted.