The Rowlatt Act empowered the police to arrest and imprison individuals without warrants or trials, based solely on suspicion.
The infamous Rowlatt Act was opposed by Indians because it provided for
Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2023 · Topic: Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919) (Indian opposition to the Rowlatt Act: 'No dalil, no vakil, no appeal')
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Answer: A. trying of sedition cases without a jury and holding suspects in jail without trial
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