TY - BOOK ED - Universal Law Publishing TI - The Public Eervants (Enqueries) Act,1850 (Bare Act) U1 - 349.54 PY - 2010/// CY - New Delhi PB - Universal Law Publishing KW - Bare Act N1 - THE PUBLIC SERVANTS (INQUIRIES) ACT, 1850 Introduction j Sections 1. Short title 3 2. Articles of charge to be drawn out for public inquiry into conduct of certain public servants ^ 3 3. Authorities to whom inquiry may be committed— Notice to accused 3 4. Conduct of Government prosecution 3 5. Charge by accuser to be written and verified— Penalty for false aecusation—Institution of inquiry by Government 3 6. Security from accuser left by Government to prosecute 3 7. Power of Government to abandon prosecution and to allow accuser to continue it 4 8. Powers of commissioners—Their protection. Service of their process—Powers of court etc., acting under commission 4 9. Penalty for disobedience to process 4 10. Copy of charge and list to be furnished to accused 4 11. Procedure at beginning of inquiiy—Non-appearance of accused and admission of eharge 5 12. Prosecutor's right of addre.ss 5 13. Evidence for prosecution and examination of witnesses—Re-examination by prosecutor 5 14. Power to admit or call for new evidenee or prosecution—Accused's right to adjournment 5 15. Defence of accu.sed—To be recorded only when written 5 16. Evidence for defenee and examination of witnesses 5 17. [Repealed] . 5 18. Notes of oral evidence 5 19. Inquiry when closed with defence—Prosecutor when entitled to reply and give evidence—Accused not entitled to adjournment 6 20. Power to require amendment of charge and to adjourn.—Reason for refusing adjournment to be recorded 6 21. Report of commissioners proceedings 6 22. Power to call for further evidence or explanation.—inquiry into additional articles of charge—Reference of report of special commissioners' final orders. 5 23. Definition of "Government" 6 Section 24. Saving of enactments as to dismissal of certain officers— Commission under Act for their trial 6 25. Saving of power of removal without inquiry under Act ER -