Chapter II SUPERINTENDENCE, CONTROL AND ORGANISATION OF THE POLICE FORCE.

3, Sch., Sr. No. 39. 2. This sub-section \Vas substituted for the original by Born. 34of1959, s. 4(1). 3. This v.1ord \vas substituted for the word "Bombay" by the Gujarat Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960.

4. Sub-section (3) shall remain unmodified, ibid.

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Inspector General, Additional and Deputy Inspector General.

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or for any Specific duty.

9. These words \Vere substituted for the words. "Greater Bombay, and other areas," ibid.

10. These words were and were always to have been added by Guj. 8 of 2006, s. (2)(1 ).

11. This portion \Vas substituted for the words "Greater Bombay" by Born. 56 of 1959, s. 3, Schedule.

Officers in charge of divisions and sections. l 2A. Inspectors. 13.

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(JI) SECTIONS. Gujarat Police Act, 1951

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16. The Commissioner, subject to the orders of the Inspector General, and of Commissioner and District District Superintendent, subject to the order of the Inspector General and the Superintendent. District Magistrate, shall within their respective spheres of authority direct and Control of District l\lagistrate O\'er Police Force in District. regulate relation, distribution of duties, study of laws, orders and modes of proceedings and all matters of executive detail of the fulfilment of their duties by the Police Force under him.

17. (I) The District Superintendent and the Police Force of a district shall be under the control of the District Magistrate. (2) In exerc1smg such control the District Magistrate shall be governed by such rules and orders as the State Government may make in this behalf l[* * * * * * *]. Power ofDistrict

18. The District Magistrate may require from the District Superitendent Magistrate to require reports reports, either particular or genreal, on any matter connected with the crimes, habitual Sfrom District offenders, the prevention of disorder, the regulation of assemblies and amusements, upenntenedent. the distribution of the Police Force, the conduct and character of any Police Officer Power of supervision by District Magistrates. subordinate to the District Superintedent, the utilization of auxiliary means and all other matters in furtherance of his control of the police Force and the maintenance of order.

19. If the District Magistrate observes any marked incompetence or unfitress for the locality or for his particular duties in any Police officer subordinate to the District Superintendent he may require the District Superintendent to substitute another officer for any officer whom he has power to transfer and the District Superintendent shall be bound to comply with the requisition : Provided that if the Police officer concerned is an officer 2[ of a grade higher than that of an Inspector] the District Magistrate may report his conduct to the Inspector General. The Inspector General may, thereafter, determine the action to be taken and pass such orders he thinks fit, and shall communicate such action or order to the District Magistrate. I. The \Vords "and shall be subject to the la\vful orders of the Revenue Commissioner" \Vere deleted by Guj. 15of1964.s. 4, Schedule. 2. These words \Vere substituted for the \vords" of the grade of the Inspector or of a higher grade" by Born. 28 of 1954, s. 4. 20. The Inspector General, throughout the 1 [State] and the Conunissioner in the area for which he is appointed shall, subject to the orders of the State Government, have authority to investigate and regulate all matters of account connected with the Police in the '[State] or in the area, as the case may be, and all persons concerned shall be bound to give him reasonable aid and facilities in conducting such investi- gation and to conform to his orders consequent thereto.

of police accounts.

21. (I) The Commissioner, the District Superintendent, of any Magistrate 2[ * * * * ] specially empowered in this behalf by the State Government, may, at any time by a written order signed by himself and sealed with own seal appoint any able-bodied male person between the ages of 18 and

22. (I) Additional Police officers of such rank or grade for such time and Appointment of on such pay as the authority specified by or under the provisions of this Act in that Additional Police. behalf may determine, may be employed or deputed for the purpose stated in such prov1s10ns. (2) Every additional Police officer appointed shall on appointment- ( a) receive a certificate in a form approved by the State Government in this behalf, (b) be vested with all or such of the powers, privileges and duties of a Police officer as are specially mentioned in the certificate, and ( c) be subject to the orders of the Commissioner or the District Superintendent as the case may be. (3) The employment or deputation of such additional Police officer may be made at the request of any person requiring such Police and the cost of such employment shall be recovered in such manner as is provided by or under this Act or under any other law for the time being in force.

3[22A. (I) The Stae Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, create one or more special police district embrasing and such railway areas in the State as it may specify, and appoint a Superintendent of Police and such other Police officers for each such special districts as it may think fit. 1. These \\'ords were substituted for the words "Pre-Reorganisation State of Bombay, excluding the transferred territories" by Born. 34of1959. s. 11. 2. The \Vords ;'not lo,ver in rank than of second class" were deleted by Born. 21 of 1954, s. 3, Second Sch. 3. This section was inserted by Born. 34of1950, s. 12. Appointment of Railway Police. (2) Subject to the control of the Inspector General, such police officers shall discharge police functions connected with the administration of railways situated within their respective charges, and such other functions as the State Government may from time to time assign to them, (3) Any member of the said Police Force whom the State Government shall generally or specially empower to act under this sub-section may, subject to any orders which that Government may make in this behalf, exercise within the special district or any part thereof any of the powers of an officers in charge of a Police station in that district and when so exercising such powers shall, subject to any such order as aforesaid, be deemed to be an officer in charge of the police station discharging the functions of such officer within the limits of his station. ( 4) Subject to any general of special orders which the State Government may make in this behalf such police officers shall, in the discharge of their functions, be vested within every part of the State with the powers and privileges and be subject to the liabilities of police officers under this Act or any other law for the time being inforce.] CHAPTER III REGULATION, CONTROL AND DISCIPLINE OF THE POLICE FORCE. Framing