Section 55Penalty for personal violence, threat, etc., by police-officer

s. 55

55. Penalty for personal violence, threat, etc., by police-officer Any police-officer who offers any unnecessary personal violence to any person in his custody or holds out to an accused person any threat or promise not warranted by law shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to two thousand taka, or with both.