( 1 ) DELHI Police Act, 1978 (hereinafter called the Act) was enacted with the purpose lo bridge the conflicting relationship between the police and the Magistracy. It was difficult for the police to handle certain law and order problems. To overcome these problems it was fell expedient to provide Police Commissioner system in Delhi. Therefore, the Act was enacted which came in force on 1st day of July, 1978. The Bombay Police Act, 1951 was the tested testament for the Police Commissioner system. Therefore, number of provisions of the Bombay Police Act, 1951 have been incorporated in the Act, thus most of the provisions of the Act and in particular Sections 50 and 47 of the Act are analogous to the provisions of the Bombay Police Act, 1951. One of the time tested measure to prevent commission of crime is to snap criminal links of certain class of persons wh other persons having criminal bent of mind. Section 47 of the Act deals with the removal of persons about to commit offences. Under this Section Commissioner of Police has been empowered with vide powers but betore doing so the Commissioner of Police has to satisfy that the criteria laid down under the Act has bee