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Murderous Outrages Regulation
The
Murderous Outrages
Regulation
refers to several pieces of
legislation
in
19th century
British India
that gave the colonial
government
additional powers to
prosecute
serious
crimes
such as
murder
.
Punjab Murderous Outrages
Act
1867
: Also known as Act
XXIII
of 1867,
for the
suppression
of murderous outrages in certain districts of the Punjab
, detailed the "Punishment of
fanatics
murdering
or attempting to murder", including such issues as
forfeiture
of property,
trials
,
appeals
, and
disposal
of the
bodies
of
criminals
.
Murderous Outrages Act
1877
or
Act IV
of 1877
: also known as the "Ghazi Act",
Frontier Murderous Outrages Regulation
:
A Regulation to make better
provision
for the suppression of murderous outrages in certain frontier
tracts
.
