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Bengal Criminal Law Amendment

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84:, reintroduced measures of indefinite and arbitrary detentions, and trials by tribunal without jury and without right of appeal. The ordinance was enacted into law in 1925 and remained in force for 5 years. Almost One hundred and fifty people were detained under the law, including among the notable detainees 74:, leading to the mistaken killing of another European. In response, following a number of requests from the Governor of Bengal, the ordinance was enacted extending the extraordinary powers of the 66:
and re-engaged in nationalist independence movements against the Raj. A string of violence through 1923 saw murders of police witnesses and informers, culminating in the attempt to assassinate
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Emergency Powers in Asia: Exploring the Limits of Legality. By Victor V. Ramraj, Arun K. Thiruvengadam. p199-200
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History of the Freedom Movement in India (1857-1947). By S. N. Sen.p 245.
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The History of British India: A Chronology. By John F. Riddick. p106
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in 1925, was a criminal law ordinance enacted in October 1924 in
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South Asia Archive records of Bengal Criminal Law Ordinance
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Hansard record of House of Lords debate on Bengal Ordinance
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in Bengal after 1922. Following the collapse of the
47: 8: 18:Bengal Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance 7: 14: 54:reformed under the leadership of 22:Bengal Criminal Law Amendment Act 48: 1: 20:of 1924, enacted into law as 148:Legislation in British India 90:Burma Criminal Law Amendment 184: 102:Defence of India act, 1915 78:. It removed rights of 76:Regulation III of 1818 46:, the remnants of the 168:1925 in British law 86:Subhas Chandra Bose 64:Bhupendranath Dutta 60:Hem Chandra Kanungo 44:Nonviolent movement 175: 153:Anushilan Samiti 53: 52: 50:Anushilan Samiti 183: 182: 178: 177: 176: 174: 173: 172: 138: 137: 115: 98: 38:group against 12: 11: 5: 181: 179: 171: 170: 165: 160: 155: 150: 140: 139: 136: 135: 130: 125: 122: 119: 114: 111: 110: 109: 104: 97: 94: 68:Charles Tegart 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 180: 169: 166: 164: 161: 159: 158:1925 in India 156: 154: 151: 149: 146: 145: 143: 134: 131: 129: 126: 123: 120: 117: 116: 112: 108: 105: 103: 100: 99: 95: 93: 91: 87: 83: 82: 81:Habeas corpus 77: 73: 72:Gopinath Saha 69: 65: 61: 57: 51: 45: 41: 37: 36: 31: 30:British India 27: 23: 19: 79: 33: 21: 17: 15: 163:1925 in law 107:Rowlatt Act 142:Categories 113:References 92:in 1931. 56:Surya Sen 96:See also 35:Jugantar 40:The Raj 26:Bengal 28:, in 62:and 16:The 70:by 144:: 58:,

Index

Bengal
British India
Jugantar
The Raj
Nonviolent movement
Anushilan Samiti
Surya Sen
Hem Chandra Kanungo
Bhupendranath Dutta
Charles Tegart
Gopinath Saha
Regulation III of 1818
Habeas corpus
Subhas Chandra Bose
Burma Criminal Law Amendment
Defence of India act, 1915
Rowlatt Act
Hansard record of House of Lords debate on Bengal Ordinance
South Asia Archive records of Bengal Criminal Law Ordinance
Categories
Legislation in British India
Anushilan Samiti
1925 in India
1925 in law
1925 in British law

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