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SUPERIOR OFFICERS
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
1. Powers and status of Inspector General-cum-Director
General of Police 34
ADDITIONAL INSPECTOR-GENERAL/ZONAL INSPECTOR
1-A. Powers and responsibilities of Additional Inspector General of
2. Powers and responsibilities of Deputy Inspectors-General as
the incharge of ranges 36
3. Duties of Deputy Inspector General of Police in his range 37
DEPUTY INSPECTOR-GENERAL, GOVERNMENT
4. Powers of Assistant to the Inspector-General, Government Railway
5. Powers of Commissioner 38
6. Powers of District Magistrate of the district………………. 39
7. Information to District Magistrate of all serious crimes
And of any sudden increase in volume of crime 39
7-A. Powers of D.M. to ask the S.P. to institute an enquiry
in case of any instance of inaction, corruption,
harassment, abuse of authority and wrongful
detention of police…………………………………………. 40
8. Instructions to DM in the exercise of his power of
9. Inspection of Police Stations by D.M…………………. 40
10. To obtain sanction of the DM to the expunction of a
Crime from the crime register 41
11. The powers of a Superintendent in licensing and
Regulating prosecutions…………………………………….. 41
SUPERINTENDENTS OF POLICE
12. Status of Superintendent of Police 42
13. Responsibilities of Superintendent of Police 43
14. To follow the directions contained in M.G.O’s, when a
district officer giving over a charge of a district 44
15. Entries in English Order Book (presently known as
16. Entries of all cognizable crimes reported at police
Stations in Crime Register……………………………….. 44
ASSISTANT AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF POLICE
17. Powers and duties of Assistant and Deputy
Superintendents of Police………………………………….. 45
RESERVE INSPECTORS AND RESERVE SUB-INSPECTORS
18. Responsibilities of Reserve Inspector (R.I.)………………… 46
19. Responsibilities of Reserve Inspector regarding safe
custody of arms, ammunition and stores…………………… 47
20. Responsibilities of Reserve Inspector for the training
21. Duties of R.I. for weekly kit inspection and annual
22. Inspection of all guards and sentries by R.I. at
headquarters deputed from reserve lines……………………. 47
23. Employment of R.I. to command escorts and guards
on special occasions…………………………………………. 48
24. Duties of Reserve Sub-Inspector (R.S.I.)…………………… 48
PUBLIC PROSECUTORS AND THEIR SUBORDINATES
CIRCLE INSPECTORS
40. Principal duties of Circle Inspectors……………………………. 49
41. Other duties of Circle Inspector………………………………… 50
42. Responsibilities given to Circle Inspector by the
SUB-INSPECTORS AND UNDER OFFICERS OF THE CIVIL POLICE
Officer-in-charge of a Station
43. Officer-in-charge of a police station……………………………… 52
44. Abilities of Officer-in-charge of a police station ………………… 52
45. Confidential Note Book of Officer-in-charge……………………. 53
46. Duties of Officer-in-charge of a police station 53
47. Powers of S.O. to allow his subordinates to go off
48. Miscellaneous Important duties of a Station-officer-in-
49. Definition of Officer-in-charge…………………………………… 54
50. Charge Certificate of Station Officer 54
51. Duties of the Second Officer…………………………………… 55
52. If no Second Officer is in police station, junior to the
Second Officer to perform duties of Second Officer…………… 55
Head Constable Station writer
55. Duties of Head Constable-Station writer………………………… 55
56. Literate police officer will give assistance to head
Constable-station writer…………………………………………. 56
57. Head constable as in-charge of the station……………………… 56
Head Constable in-charge of Outpost
58. Responsibility of Head Constable as-in-charge of
59. Duties of Outposts………………………………………………. 57
61. Constables of civil police………………………………………. 57
63. Division of Police station circle into beat and duties of
64. District Police entitled to appear and to remain on
ARMED POLICE
65. Works of Armed Police…………………………………………. 59
66. Sub Inspectors of Armed police : works and duties…………… 59
67. Head Constables of Armed Police : works and duties 60
68. Orders of Magistrate in a Riot or affray……………………… 60
69. Deputation of Armed forces on various duties………………. 60
70. Use of force by the police against the crowd………………… 61
71. Requisition of Armed police 65
72. Constables of Armed police as bicycle orderlies to the
73. Reserve of armed police ……………………………………… 66
74. Time limit for the service in armed reserve…………………… 26
75. Limits of leave of the men in armed reserve………………….. 66
76. Deputation of armed police for special duty………………….. 67
77. Restriction of duties for the member of reserve………………. 67
78. Maintenance of armed training reserve……………………….. 67
MOUNTED POLICE
79. Duties of mounted police……………………………………… 68
80. Formation of mounted police…………………………………. 68
81. Duties of Sub-Inspectors and Head Constables in
82. Roaster of duty at troop headquarters………………………… 69
83. Inspection before forces deputed to other districts…………… 69
Training of Mounted Police
84. Training of mounted police…………………………………… 69
85. Other trainings of members of mounted police………………. 70
86. Three months’ advance course of selected constables………. 70
87. Training of troop horses……………………………………… 71
88. Training for treatment of horses ……………………………… 71
VILLAGE POLICE
89. Chief duty of village chowkidar…………………………………. 71
90. Freeships of Chaukidar…………………………………………. 71
91. Attendance of village Chaukidars………………………………. 71
92. Crime record book of village chaukidars………………………. 72
93. Assistance for escort duty by village police…………………… 73
94. Rules for the watch and ward of camps of officers on
95. Supply of printed forms for written reports of
cognizable offences to village Chaukidars……………………. 74
96. Appointment of village Chowkidars…………………………… 74
96-A. Provisions of Para 50 are applicable to village Chaukidars……. 74
PART II
REPORTS MADE AT POLICE STATIONS
97. Process for information relating to the commission of
a cognizable offence…………………………………………… 75
98. Entries of crimes in registers and diaries should be
99. Substance of F.I.R. in G.D……………………………………. 76
100. Process for Oral Information of Cognizable offence to
101. Special Report cases…………………………………………… 76
101A Copy of Special Reports to DM and SP ……………………… 77
102. Process for report of a non-cognizable offence……………….. 77
103. Responsibility of S.O. for the correct recording of all
INVESTIGATIONS
104. Decision for Investigation of a report of cognizable
105. Process, when a cognizable case will not be
106. Completion of an Investigation……………………………….. 79
107. Duties of an Investigating Officer……………………………. 79
108. Steps for Investigating Officer to investigate the case………… 80
109. Entries of the case diaries……………………………………. 80
110. Proceedings after arrests of a suspected person…………….. 81
111. Search conducted by a police officer………………………… 81
112. Inquiries from a person………………………………………. 82
113. Inquiries from public or railway servants……………………. 82
114. Plan of the scene of occurrence should be made by
115. Dying declaration of seriously injured person to be
recorded immediately………………………………………….. 83
116. Identification parade of suspects……………………………….. 83
117. Identification of articles of property recovered from
118. Cognizable offence done by a person in a second state
of mind get no relaxation by the police…………………………. 84
119. Process for confession recorded by the Magistrate…………….. 84
120. Who can record the confession………………………………….. 84
121. Remand for police custody……………………………………… 85
122. Completion of Investigation and submission of final
report or charge sheet should be as soon as possible……………. 85
123. Previous convictions should be recorded in charge
124. Complaint of cognizable or non-cognizable offence
before the Magistrate …………………………………………… 86
125. Process of Investigation when an Indian is killed by
126. No analysis of the work of Investigating Officers……………….. 87
127. Production of records of post office before the police……………. 87
128. Process when there is an outbreak of thefts from
REQUESTS, POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
OF WOUNDED PERSON
129. Any sudden or unnatural death to be reported by
village Chaukidar to the police station……………………………. 88
131. All sub-Inspectors and head constables empowered to
make inquiries u/s 174 Cr. P.C………………………………….. 89
132. Inquest report by police………………………………………….. 89
134. Known or suspected dead bodies related to cognizable
offence to be sent for post-mortem examination……………….. 89
135. Recording of finger prints of unidentified corpses ……………. 89
135A. Process when an unclaimed or unidentified body is
recovered by police……………………………………………… 90
136. Steps taken by I.O., when medical officer making
examination of dead bodies……………………………………. 91
137. Dead Bodies for examination should be sent to district
138. Process, when dead body sent for examination by
139. Procedure, when a body is sent for post-mortem
140. Objects of examination should be clearly explained in
141. Public Prosecutor to directly correspond with Civil
Surgeon when sending any article for examination……………… 96
142. Exhibits connected with the commission of an offence
should be sent to Public Prosecutor or to Magistrate
for required testing in Forensic laboratory………………………. 96
143. In case of dangerous injuries wounded persons to be
Conveyed to headquarters ……………………………………….. 97
143A. First-aid given by the Medical Officer in Medico-legal
144. Injury or post-mortem report made by the medical
145. A shell for conveyance of corpses provided to police
146. No person may be sent for medical examination
ARREST, BAIL AND CUSTODY
147. Powers of arrest of a police officer………………………………… 99
148. Powers of Police Officer to arrest any offender in
149. Process for arresting a Railway personnel……………………….103
150. Powers of arrest should not be exercised in case of a
151. Process when an accused is arrested by a private
152. Restrictions imposed on police for arrest of a person…………….103
153. Process when any person is arrested in the course of an 103
154. The search of an arrested person……………………………….. 104
155. Arrested person should not be subjected to any
unnecessary hardship……………………………………………. 105
156. Conditions for granting bail to accused person by the
station officer-in-charge………………………………………… 105
157. Proper care of undertrial prisoners confined in police
158. Maximum number of persons accommodated in lock-
159. Instructions regarding scale of daily diet for healthy
160. Under trial prisoners should not be kept at Courts so
161. Lunatics never to be confined in cells with other
162. Minor girls should not be kept in the custody of
163. Seriously sick person to be kept in custody, where he
164. Rules for guidance of the police in dealing with
CUSTODY AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY
165. Rules for disposal of movable property……………………….. 108
166. Property worth more than Rs.100 should be kept in
The custody of Malkhana Moharrir …………………………. 112
167. Duty of Malkhana Moharrir attached to Courts…………….. 112
168. Responsibility of Public Prosecutor to give certificate
regarding the disposal of property carried out……………… 112
168A. Rules to destroy illicit firearms and weapons after the
decision of the court…………………………………………… 112
169. Duty of Public Prosecutor to inform the Court about
Unclaimed property lying in Malkhana for more than 6
170. Monthly inspection of Malkhana by Public Prosecutor……….. 113
171. Police Officer attached to the Court of a Magistrate
will observe the rules laid down for the guidance of
the Public Prosecutor…………………………………………… 113
172. Personally property of persons dying interstate must not
be treated as unclaimed property in the Province of
173. Process after deposition of any arms, ammunition in
SPECIAL CRIMES
174. The information of Robbery or Dacoity be sent to
other neighboring police stations immediately……………………. 114
175. Guidelines in a case of professional poisoning…………………… 115
176. Duties of S.O. after a report of disappearance of any
boy under 14 years of age or girl under 16 years of
177. Duties in case of direct cattle positioning………………………….. 116
178. The poison used to destroy cattle be sent for chemical
examination to the F.S.L…………………………………………… 117
Thefts of Bovine Cattle
179. Reported strays of cattle shall be at once recorded as
Thefts and investigated……………………………………………… 118
180. Investigations shall be made in every case of cattle
181. Directions to S.O.’s for thefts of cattle……………………………… 118
182. Cooperation between police stations for the
suppression of cattle theft…………………………………………… 120
183. Rules for the voluntary registration of sales of cattle…………….. 121
184. One literate police constable should be sent to attend
Important cattle fairs……………………………………………… 121
185. Duty of S.O. to check the registers of owners of
private cattle markets……………………………………………… 121
CRIMINAL TRIBES, FOREIGNORS AND VAGRANTS
186. Rules regarding the registration and surveillance of
resident and wandering criminal tribes……………………………. 122
187. Instructions for dealing with suspicious foreigners ………………. 122
188. Orders relating to European vagrants …………………………… 122
189. Deputation of a police officer for a foreigner who gets
order of removal from India …………………………………….. 122
PATROLS AND PICKETS
190. Rules for the patrolling of roads…………………………………. 122
191. Duties of Patrols………………………………………………….. 123
192. Information of thefts of copper telegraph wire…………………… 123
193. Cooperation of district and railway police for
suppression and detection of thefts of copper
194. Six-beat system of Patrolling in towns ……………………………. 124
195. Pickets in town and rural areas …………………………………….. 125
