17. Protection for acts of members of the Force. - (1) In any suit or proceeding against any member of the force for any act done by him in pursuance of a warrant or order of a competent authority, it shall be lawful for him to plead that such act was done by him under the authority of such warrant or order. (2) Any such plea may be proved by the production of the warrantor order directing the act, and if it is so proved the member of the Force shall thereupon be discharged from liability in respect of the act so done by him, notwithstanding any defect in the jurisdiction of the authority which issued such warrantor order. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, any legal proceeding (whether civil or crimnal) which may lawfully be brought against any member of the force for anything done or intended to be doneunder the powers conferred by, or in pursuance or , any provision of this Act or the rules there under, shall be commenced within three months after the act complained of was committed and not otherwise, and notice in writing of such proceeding and of th4e cause thereof shall be given to the defendant or his superior officer at least one month before the commencement of such proceeding.
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