The Government of India constituted in September 2005 a Police Act Drafting
Committee with Shri Soli Sorabjee as Chairman to draft a new Police Act to
replace the Police Act of 1861.
The Committee has drafted a model Police Bill keeping in view the changing
role/responsibility of the police and the challenges before it, mainly on
the growth and spread of insurgency/militancy/ Naxalism, etc.
The New Bill also has measures for attitudinal changes of police, including
working methodology to elicit cooperation and assistance from the community.