Act made by Britishers

That was against Indian

1. Defence of India Act 1915
The Defence of India Act 1915, also referred to as the Defence of
India Regulations Act, was an emergency criminal law enacted by
the Governor-General of India in 1915 with the intention of curtailing
the nationalist and revolutionary activities during and in the aftermath
of the First World War.[1] It was similar to the British Defence
of the Realm Acts, and granted the Executive very wide powers of
preventive detention, internment without trial, restriction of writing,
speech, and of movement.

The act was first applied during the First Lahore Conspiracy trial in the
aftermath of the failed Ghadar Conspiracy of 1915, and was
instrumental in crushing the Ghadr movement in Punjab and
the Anushilan Samiti in Bengal.
2. Vernacular Press Act, 1878
In British India, the Vernacular Press Act (1878) was enacted to curtail
the freedom of the Indian press and prevent the expression of criticism
toward British policies—notably, the opposition that had grown with the
outset of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80).[1] The Act was
proposed by Lord Lytton, then Viceroy of India, and was unanimously
passed by the Viceroy's Council on 14 March 1878. The act excluded
English-language publications as it was meant to control seditious
writing in 'publications in Oriental languages' everywhere in the
country, except for the South. Thus the British totally discriminated
against the (non-English language) Indian Press.
The act empowered the government to impose restrictions on the
press in the following ways:
1. Modelled on the Irish press act, this act provided the government
with extensive rights to censor reports and editorials in the Vernacular
press.
2. From now on the government kept regular track of Vernacular
newspapers.
3. When a report published in the newspaper was judged as seditious,
the newspaper was warned.
3. Land acquisition Act, 1894
This act was passed to legally snatch away a piece of land if it favored
the government’s policy. This land was to be used for ‘public
purposes’. But, the provisions in this law enabled any Officer to snatch
away any piece of land by claiming that it will be used better for ‘public
purpose’. Thousands of farmers across India lost their land because of
this act. Many still live in poverty due to this day light robbery. The
British eventually built cantonments, cow slaughter houses, race
courses, hostels etc, exclusively for the British. This discriminative act
was repealed only in 2013 after multiple mass movements, mainly by
farmers, and ‘The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in
Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013’ was
passed. But, the basic structure of the former law stayed and only
minor amendments were made later.
4. Rowlatt Act, 1919
Nation-wide unrest and minimal resources on the part of the British
due to the First World War meant that necessary measures had to be
taken. As an emergency measure, The Rowlatt Act of 1919 was
passed by the British parliament and imposed it on India. The law
enabled the British army and Indian Police to arrest without warrants,
to have a strangle hold on the press, to impose indefinite detention
without trial and violently act on suspicious evidence.
In opposition to this act, the Jallianwala Baugh Massacre took place
on 13th April 1919. Further, more horrific acts were conducted by the
Police and Human Rights were violated without any measure or
record.
5. Indian Police Act, 1861
The revolt of 1857 had brought British masterminds back to their
senses. They were reminded that India wasn’t for anybody’s taking
and the small British Army wouldn’t survive for long in such
circumstances. Hence, The Indian Police Act of 1861 was passed.
This act provided the creation of the Police where the British were
officers and Indians occupied ‘havaldar’ posts. This act worked very
well as there was a great wave of unemployment in Indian youth and
other British laws had chocked good possibilities in farming. Indians
were employed to inflict atrocities on fellow Indians.
This act enabled policemen to violently discipline the people. This act
still exists and no amendments are made till date. Atrocities by Police
and apparently cases and complaints against them are common these
days. Though this act is categorized as a law to protect citizens, it has
harmed the people more than it could ever serve.
6. Criminal Tribes Act, 1871
Various pieces of legislation in India during British rule since the 1870s
were collectively called the Criminal Tribes Act (CTA). They
criminalized entire communities by designating them as habitual
criminals. Under these acts, ethnic or social communities in India
which were defined as "addicted to the systematic commission of non-
bailable offences" such as thefts, were systematically registered by the
government. Since they were described as "habitually criminal",
restrictions on their movements were also imposed.

At a glance, it might look like the CTA was brought about to instill order
and security by the colonial authorities, but contemporary historians
are now seeing the measure as a part of a wider attempt at social
engineering which, for example, saw the categorisation of castes as
being “agricultural” or “martial” or recognising which groups were loyal
to the colonial government and therefore suitable for military
recruitment, respectively.
Sociologist Meena Radhakrishna writes that the origins behind the
creation of the act concerned revolt of 1857 where many tribal chiefs
as Dhan Singh Gurjar were labelled traitors and considered rebellious.
7. Bengal regulation act, 1818
The Bengal Regulation III of 1818, officially the Bengal State
Prisoners Regulation, III of 1818, was a law for preventive detention
 enacted by the East India Company in the Presidency of Bengal in
1818. The law empowered the administration to detain an individual
indefinitely, on the basis of suspicion of criminal intent, and without
having to commit the detainee to trial. Similar laws were enacted in the
Presidencies of Madras and Bombay. The act, along with a similar law
 enacted in 1915 was put to significant implementation during 
World War I in British India and remained enforced until at least 1927.
It was focus of much criticism amongst Indian members of regional
Presidency councils because of the arbitrary and rampant use for
detaining anybody suspected of nationalist sympathies during and
after the war.
8. Indian Treasure Trove Act, 1878
Indian Treasure Trove Act, 1876 (ACT NO. VI OF 1878.1) (12
February 1878). Is an Act to amend the law relating to treasures found
in India.It defines treasure specifically as "anything of any value
hidden in the soil" and worth as little as 10 rupees (usually around
$0.15 or ₤0.10).

Criticism as to the complexity and the subsequent irrelevance of the

law in its current form has been voiced, particularly by the hobby metal
detector enthusiasts and professional treasure hunters. Moreover,
such criticism has been voices as practically all finds belong to the
local Government.[4][5] However, reforms in the law are being sought.[6]
All major metal detecting, excavations and treasure hunts per se are
carried out by India's nodal agency setup for the purpose, the 
Archaeological Survey of India.
9. Punjab Land Alienation Act of 1900.
By this act, there was a 15 years limitation was placed on all land purchases
and mortgages. Thus this bill cancelled the Zamindar’s right to sell or
mortgage a land.
The basic objective of this bill was to impose a check on the alienation of land
from Agriculture to nonagricultural class, thus discouraging the moneylenders.
The idea was to protect the Zamindars. These Zamindars borrowed money
from the Money Landers and then either sold or mortgaged their lands. This
also stopped the Urban Professionals and traders to enter into any kind of
land transaction with the peasants.
The peasants were on the brink of the agitation due to economic oppression
and the Government wanted to give some “relief” to them.
The Bill was opposed by the Indian Leaders and the Press. They said that this
bill has nothing serious measures to ameliorate the socio-economic conditions
of the peasantry.The Indian National Congress passed a resolution against
this act in 1899 Lucknow Session.
This act made the moneylenders, shopkeepers, professionals and the trader
class against the Government. The act was called as an intrusion to private
property and the moneylenders thought that they shall be made the
scapegoat. This was a point when the trader class of Punjab (Including
Punjab in Pakistan) to come close to Congress.
10.Rape laws