1958 CE · law constitution governance
AFSPA Enacted
Parliament enacted the Armed Forces (Special Powers) legislation in 1958 to confer special powers on armed-forces personnel operating in areas formally declared 'disturbed'. The original Act applied to Assam and the Union Territory of Manipur and was later amended and extended. It authorises specified uses of force, arrest without warrant and search powers subject to the conditions stated in the Act.
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