Insertion of new sections

After section 8 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be inserted, namely :—

"8-A. Unlawful assumption of Police functions, personation etc.—Any person who—

1. (a) unlawfully assumes any function assigned to, or power conferred on, a police officer, or
2. (b) has in his possession, without any lawful excuse, any distinctive article of any dress required to be worn exclusively by a police officer, or
3. (c) puts on any dress with the intention of being taken as a police officer, or
4. (d) personates a police officer, shall, in addition to any other punishment to which he may be liable for any offence committed by him under such assumed character, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine or with both.