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The Punjab Police Act 2007 - Modificaton (U.T., Chandigarh
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Chapter II CONSTITUTION AND ORGANIZATION OF POLICE SERVICE

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  1. (1) The State Government may, on recommendation of the Director Police Stations General of Police, create, by notification in the Official Gazette, as many police stations and outposts as may be deem necessary, in a police district as deemed necessary by it, duly keeping in view the population, area, crime situation and the workload in terms of law and order and the distance, to be covered by the inhabitants to reach the Police Station.
  2. (2) Each Police Station shall be headed by a Station House Officer, not below the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police or Inspector of Police, as per the post, duly sanctioned for such Police Station, subject to the fulfillment of the conditions that the official.-- 1) should not be facing prosecution in a criminal case. (i1) should not have been served a charge-sheet in a vigilance enquiry or in a departmental enquiry. concerning serious misconduct involving moral turpitude.
    • (iii) must have worked in the rank of Non-Gazetted Officer in a Police Station for a minimum period of 3 years.
    • (iv) should not have been awarded a major punishment during a period of five years, preceding his posting as Station House Officer. w) must not have been doubted in respect of his integrity for a period of five years, preceding his posting as Station House Officer.
  3. (3) There shall be a crime investigation unit in each Police Station. 14 The Senior Superintendent of Police of a district, shall get registered rit a and established Community police resource centre in the district, which may include among other things, streamlining police Service delivery mechanism, and initiatives, aimed at dissemination of information, redressal of public grievances, checking domestic violence, assistance to elders, traffic education and management, child protection, victim relief and checking drug menace. 15. (1) The officers posted to the following posts, shall have a minimum Terms of office of key police assured tenure of one year against those posts, which shall be extendable to maximum period of three years :- 1. Inspector General of Police of a zone: i 2. Deputy Inspector General of Police of a In a police range: district 3. Senior Superintendent of Police: and 4. Superintendent of Police; 5. Assistant Superintendent of Police; 6. Deputy Superintendent of Police; 7. Station House Officer of a Police Station; Provided that an officer may be removed or transferred by the competent authority from his post before the expiry of the said tenure, if he is, -
    • (a) promoted to a higher post ; or
    • (b) convicted or against whom, charges having been framed, by a court of law; or
    • (c) suspended from Service in accordance with the provisions of the relevant rules ; or
    • (d) incapacitated by physical or mental illness or otherwise becoming unable to discharge his duties and functions ; or
    • (e) there is a need to fill up the vacancy, caused by promotion, transfer or retirement.
  4. (2) In exceptional cases, an officer may be transferred from his post by the competent authority before the expiry of his tenure for inefficiency or negligence or non-performance or where a prima facie case of a serious nature is found against him on the basis of preliminary enquiry. 16. (1) For the purpose of efficiency in the general administration of the = Cordination with district district, the Senior Superintendent of Police of a district shall maintain proper co-ordination with the District Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner of the district. The District Magistrate or the Deputy Commissioner, shall, in addition to his functions and duties under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974) and other relevant Acts, coordinate and direct the functioning of the police in respect of the general administration of the district in general and in the following in particular, namely:-
    • (a) promotion of land reforms and the settlement of land disputes;
    • (b) Control of law and order situation in the district; (¢) Conduct of elections to any public body;
    • (d) handling of natural calamities and rehabilitation of the persons affected thereby;
    • (e) dealing with situation arising out of any external aggression or internal disturbances;
    • (f) removal of any persistent public grievance ;
    • (g) handling of communal or castes clashes;
    • (h) removal of encroachments on public properties;
      • (i) handling of or dealing with any similar matter, not falling within the purview of any other department of the State Government, but which may effect the general welfare of public.
  5. (2) For the purpose of co-ordination, the District Magistrate may call a meeting or for any information of a general or special nature, as and when required from the Senior Superintendent of Police of a district and heads of the other departments of the district. Where the situation so demands, the District Magistrate shall pass appropriate orders and issue directions, which shall be implemented by the concerned departments. 17. (1) With a view to prevent, detect and investigate crime and for Railway Police enforcement of law and maintenance or order in trains passing through the railway lines area and other railway area, falling in its jurisdiction, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, create one or more special railways police district, with required number of Railway Police Sub-Divisions and railway Police Stations consisting of such railway lines and other railway areas in the State, as it may deem necessary and appoint a Senior Superintendent of Police, one or more Superintendents of Police, Assistant Superintendent of Police and Deputy Superintendents of Police and such other Police Officers for policing such districts, in such manner, as may be prescribed;

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