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23 45 Special powers in disturbed areas—(1) The Government may declare any area as a "disturbed area" when such area is widely and intolerably beset with violence or disruptive activities or destruction of public property on account of communal or political causes or violence or terrorist or anti-national activities.

(2) When an area is declared as a "disturbed area", an Officer, not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police and deputed by the District Police Chief, in the interest of maintenance of law and order, may—
 * (a) impose reasonable restrictions on the movement of persons and vehicles in such area,
 * (b) order to any person, who in the opinion of the Police, may carry on activities prejudicial to the maintenance of law and order of restrictions are not imposed on his activities, to keep the Police informed of his whereabouts in the manner directed by the Police,
 * (c) suspend arms and explosive licences in such area and direct the licencees to lodge their weapons with the Police for keeping them,
 * (d) search any person or vehicle or container entering into or leaving from such area.

46 Restraint on arrested persons—(1) A Police Officer may use appropriate restrictive measures to ensure that the person arrested by him does not escape from custody unlawfully and may use necessary force against such person who is trying to escape.

(2) Handcuffs shall not be used on an arrested person unless the Police Officer arresting the person has sufficient ground to believe that the arrested person shall escape from custody or injure himself or others if not handcuffed or the Police Officer has not recorded such grounds in writing.

(3) Where any person is arrested and kept in the custody of the Police, he shall be permitted to wear the dress which is decent and appropriate under the circumstances and which he is used to wear.

47 Keep in custody of insane persons, drunkards and persons with illness—(1) The Police may take into protective custody of any person who is found incapable of locking after himself due to insanity, lunacy, use of. intoxicating substances or otherwise.

(2) For the protection of the interest of the person taken into such protective custody, a medical institution may be requested to keep such person under observation or for treatment for a period not exceeding 24 hours if such an emergent action is necessary and the authorities of such institution shall be bound to comply with such request.