The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Ordinance, 1942
Section 4Protection to persons acting under this Ordinance
In force
s. 4
4. Protection to persons acting under this Ordinance No prosecution, suit or other legal proceedings for any order purporting to be made under this Ordinance or for any act purporting to be done in obedience to any such order shall be instituted in any Court except with the previous sanction of the [Government], and notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no person purporting in good faith to make such an order or to do any act in obedience thereto shall, whatever consequences ensue, be liable therefore.
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