Police Manual
Police Manual
Police Manual
1. This Act may be called, 2[the Telangana District Police Short title,
Act, 1329 F.] and it shall come into force in the whole of the commencement
2
[State of Telangana] 3[except the Hyderabad City Police and extent.
Limits 4[Cyberabad Metropolitan Area, the Rachakonda
Metropolitan Area, the Warangal Metropolitan Area, 5[the
Karimnagar Metropolitan Area,] 6[Nizamabad Metropolitan
Area,] 7[8[Ramagundam Metropolitan Area, Siddipet
Metropolitan Area and the Khammam Metropolitan Area]]
from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Organisation of 11
[3. (1) The entire establishment of the Police Force Within
the force. the area to which this Act extends including the persons
mentioned in section 4 of this Act shall constitute one Police
Force.
Director General 4. (1) The Police administration within the area under the
of District Police, police administration shall be vested in the 12Director
etc.
General of Police who shall be appointed by the
Government and the Government shall also, for his
assistance, appoint such Deputy and Assistant Director
Generals as it deems proper.
10. Substituted for clause (3) by the Andhra Pradesh Adaptation of Laws
Order, 1957.
11. Substituted for section 3 by the Andhra Pradesh Adaptation of Laws
Order, 1957.
12. Now Inspector-General of Police.
[Act No.X of 1329 F.] 3
(2) Such certificate shall cease to have effect when the Surrender of
person named therein ceases, for any reason, to be a police certificate.
officer, and in such case, the certificate shall be immediately
surrendered, to the officer empowered to take back the
same.
Police officer not 9. No Police officer shall have any concern with any
to have service or work other than the services or works prescribed
connection with
by this Act without the permission in writing from the
any other work.
Director-General of District Police.
Powers of 10. The Government may give orders and make rules with
Government to regard to the following matters:-
make rules.
(1) the constitution, organisation and classification of
police force;
11. Subject to the general direction of the Collector of the Additional police
District, the District Superintendent may, on the application officers employed
of any person submitted with reasonable grounds, depute at cost of
particular
any additional number of police officers to maintain peace persons.
within the area under the administration of the police per
such time as he shall think fit. Such force shall be subject to
the orders of the District Superintendent and the charge
thereof shall be recovered from the applicant:
12. When the work of railway or canal or any such other Appointment of
work or any factory or commercial concern is carried on, or additional police
is in operation in any part of the country, and the 14Director- force in
neighbourhood of
General of District Police is of the opinion that it is necessary railway and other
on account of the behaviour of the persons engaged in such construction
work, factory or concern or of the behaviour reasonably works etc.
apprehended of them to depute an additional police force in
such place, he may with the consent of the Government
15. (1) All sums payable under sections 11, 12, 13, 14 may Recovery of sums
be recovered by the District Magistrate in the manner payable under
prescribed in the 18[Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898] for sections 11, 12,
13, 14 and
the recovery of fine. But if any sum cannot be recovered in utilization of same
this manner such sum may be recovered in the manner when recovered.
prescribed in 19[the Telangana Land Revenue Act, 1317 F.]
for the recovery of arrears of land revenue.
Powers of Police 16. The Police officers enrolled under this Act shall not
officers. have any other powers except the powers conferred by this
Act or by the 20[Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898].
Village Police 17. Nothing in this Act shall apply to any hereditary or any
officers. other Village Police officer.
Police officers 18. Every Police officer shall, for the purposes of this Act,
shall be be considered to be always deputed on duty, and may be
considered to be
always deputed employed as a Police officer in any part of the area to which
on duty and may this Act extends.
be employed in
any part of the
area to which this
Act extends.
Duties of Police 19. (1) It shall be the duty of every Police officer,-
officers.
(a) to execute forthwith all orders and warrants of
arrest lawfully issued to him by a competent authority;
20. Every Police officer may lay any information before a Police officers
Magistrate, and apply for summons, warrant of arrest, may lay
search-warrant or such other lawful order as may by law information before
Magistrate.
issue against any person committing an offence.
21. Any person enrolled under this Act and who, having Action against
ceased to be a Police officer, does not forthwith deliver up persons refusing
his service-certificate, dress and accoutrements and other to deliver up
certificate etc., on
necessaries which have been given to him for the execution ceasing to be
of duty, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term Police officer.
which may extend to six months, or with fine which may
extend to two hundred rupees or with both.
25. It is the duty of the police to keep order on streets, Police shall keep
public roads, thoroughfares, landing places and ferries and order on public
places of public traffic and to remove obstructions to streets, etc.
passage on streets and public roads at the time of
assemblies and processions or in the neighbourhood of
places of worship at the time of public worship or at any
other occasion when a large number of people assemble on
any street or public road, or thoroughfare or landing place
or ferry or where the passage is obstructed.
14 [Act No.X of 1329 F.]
Penalty for 26. Every person who obstructs or violates any of the
violating provisions contained in sections 23, 24 and 25 or violates
provisions
contained in
the conditions contained in the licence granted by the
sections 23, 24 District Superintendent of Police or the Assistant
and 25. Superintendent of Police with regard to playing of music or
the conduct of assemblies and processions, shall be
punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred
rupees.
Saving of general 27. Nothing in sections 23, 24, 25 and 26 shall affect the
authority of general authority vested in the District Magistrate with
District
Magistrate.
regard to matters referred to in the said sections.
Cognizance of 28. When any charge is levelled under this Act against a
cases against police officer above the rank of a constable, a Magistrate of
Police officers.
the first class shall have power to enquire and pass order.
Power to punish 29. When punishment for any act made punishable under
under other laws. this Act, has been prescribed in any other law for the time
being in force, nothing contained in this Act shall prevent an
action being taken against a Police officer under such law or
a punishment being given under such law more than that
prescribed in this Act:
Amounts received 30. (1) All sums paid to police officers for service of
by Police officers warrants and the sum which by law a police officer, is
for service of
warrants or
entitled to receive for intelligence shall, when the intelligence
furnishing is communicated by him, be credited to the General Police
intelligence shall Fund.
be credited to
General Police (2) The Government may, by general or special order,
Fund.
determine the amount which may be given out of the said
amount as a reward to the officer concerned.
[Act No.X of 1329 F.] 15
32. When any civil suit or prosecution against a police Plea for act done
officer has been instituted for any act done by him in the under warrant.
capacity of a police officer, he may plead that such act was
done by him in pursuance of a warrant issued by a
Magistrate. Such plea shall be proved by the production of
the warrant directing to do such act and puporting to be
signed by such Magistrate. The defendant shall, on the
production of such warrant, be entitled to receive a decree
in his favour notwithstanding a defect of jurisdiction in such
Magistrate. No proof of the signature of such Magistrate
16 [Act No.X of 1329 F.]
Police officers 33. (1) Every Police officer in charge or a police station
shall keep diary. shall keep a general diary in such form as shall from time to
time, be prescribed by the Government and the following
matters shall be recorded therein:-
Government may 34. The Government may direct the 21Director General of
call for returns Police or other Police officers to submit such returns as it
and prescribe
forms thereof.
deems fit and may prescribe the forms of such returns.
35. The Government may make rules for carrying out the Power to make
purposes of this Act. Such rules shall, inter alia, relate to the rules.
following matters:-
FORM
(See section 7.)
Mr......................................................................................
has been enrolled in the Police Force under the
22
[Telangana District Police Act, 1329 F.] and is vested with
all the powers, functions and privileges of a Police officer.
Signature.
Designation.
***