Which of the following statement(s) with regard to the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 is/are correct ? 1. The Act is applicable only to the States of Manipur, Tripura and Nagaland. 2. A person taken into custody under the above Act must be handed

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Q: 84 (CDS-I/2015)

Which of the following statement(s) with regard to the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 is/are correct ?
1. The Act is applicable only to the States of Manipur, Tripura and Nagaland.
2. A person taken into custody under the above Act must be handed over to the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station with least possible delay.
3. An area can be declared as a disturbed area under the above Act only when the State Government is of the opinion that the use of the armed forces in aid of civil power is necessary to contain a dangerous condition in the concerned area.
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CDS-I

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Option 1 states that the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 is applicable only to the states of Manipur, Tripura, and Nagaland. This statement is incorrect. The Act was originally enacted for the state of Assam, and it has been subsequently extended to other states in the northeast region of India as well.

Option 2 states that a person taken into custody under the Act must be handed over to the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station with the least possible delay. This statement is correct. The Act has provisions that ensure that a person taken into custody must be handed over to the police as soon as possible.

Option 3 states that an area can be declared as a disturbed area under the Act only when the state government believes that the use of the armed forces is necessary to contain a dangerous condition. This statement is incorrect. The Act gives the central government the power to declare an area as a disturbed area, and it does not require the state government`s opinion.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 4, which states that statement 2 is correct.