Explanation:

Also, the Bihar Military Police has been renamed as Bihar Special Armed Police.

The mandate of the bill is to maintain public order, combat extremism, and ensure better protection and security of specific establishments. The bill proposes setting up a Special Armed Police force for the purpose. The Special Armed Police will have one or more battalions depending on the requirement for any specified period. The Special Armed Police will have the power to arrest people even without a warrant. This power will be available to any of the Special Armed Police's officers. The Special Armed Police will be able to arrest any person if he or she poses any risk of causing disturbance or preventing the force from ensuring security of an establishment. This means that a protest can be broken up by the Special Armed Police if the demonstration is capable of disrupting any government function. The bill gives the Special Armed Police the power to make arrests on suspicion. and to conduct a search of a suspect’s premises without procuring a warrant from a magistrate. The only safeguard is that the search can be conducted by an officer of a notified rank or above.