Police Officers to be deemed to be on duty

(1) Every police officer not on leave or under suspension shall, for all purposes of this Act, be considered to be always on duty, and may at any time be deployed as a police officer in any part of the State. (2) No police officer shall engage himself in any employment or office of profit whatsoever, other than his duties under this Act. (Clause 1 contains points a-e regarding restrictions on duties and political activity). (1) Police officer posted as Officer-in-charge of a Police station; or as a District Superintendent of Police in-charge of a Police District shall have a minimum tenure of two years. (2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1), an officer referred to in sub-section (1) may be removed or transferred from his post before the expiry of the minimum tenure of two years consequent upon,-(a) Promotion to a higher post; (b) Superannuation; (c) Conviction by a court of law; (d) Charge having been framed, by a court of law in a criminal case; (e) Punishment of dismissal, removal, discharge or compulsory retirement from service or of reduction to a lower rank awarded under the rules relating to disciplinary actions applicable to him; (f) Suspension; (g) Incapacity in discharging his functions and duties due to physical or mental illness; (h) On his own request; or (i) An administrative exigency which shall be recorded in writing.