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THE HIMACHAL PRADESH POLICE ACT, 2007

The Himachal Pradesh Police Act, 2007

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This Act establishes the legal framework for the Himachal Pradesh Police Service, governing the structure, powers, and duties of all police officers within the state. It applies to the entire state, covering everyone from constables to senior officers like Deputy Superintendents of Police. The legislation is essential for maintaining public order, preventing insurgency, and ensuring the integrity of the state. By defining clear standards of conduct and administrative procedures, it provides the necessary authority for the police to effectively protect citizens and enforce the law while maintaining accountability.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, commencement and extent
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. One Police Service for the State
  5. 4. Constitution and Composition of the State Police Service
  6. 5. Appointment of Director-General of Police and other officers
  7. 6. Method of selection and term of office of Director-General of Police
  8. 7. Appointment of Legal Advisor and Financial Advisor
  9. 8. Creation of Police Zones and Ranges
  10. 9. Police Districts
  11. 10. Creation of District-level Special Cells and Sub-Divisions
  12. 11. Creation of Police Stations
  13. 12. Tenure of office of police functionaries
  14. 13. Co-ordination in matters of over-riding public importance
  15. 14. General Administration
  16. 15. Railway Police
  17. 16. State Intelligence and Criminal Investigation Departments
  18. 17. Organisation of Technical and Support Services
  19. 18. Appointment of Director of StatePoliceTrainingAcademy and Principals of PoliceTrainingCollege and Schools
  20. 19. Special Police Officers
  21. 20. Deployment of Additional Police
  22. 21. Maintenance of records and returns
  23. 22. Research and Development
  24. 23. Recruitment
  25. 24. Oath or affirmation on first appointment
  26. 25. Certificate of appointment
  27. 26. Uniform and badges of rank
  28. 27. Scale of arms and ammunition
  29. 28. Control and Supervision
  30. 29. Conduct and Discipline
  31. 30. Mounted Police
  32. 31. District Armed Reserves and State Armed Police Battalions
  33. 32. Role and functions
  34. 33. Structure of the Armed Police Organization
  35. 34. Rotation between Battalions and Armed Reserves
  36. 35. Oath or affirmation on first appointment
  37. 36. Certificate of appointment
  38. 37. Uniform and badges of rank
  39. 38. Conduct and discipline
  40. 39. Training
  41. 40. Deployment
  42. 41. Arms, Equipment, Mobility, Communications etc.
  43. 42. Annual report
  44. 43. Administration of Police
  45. 44. Powers and Responsibilities of the Director -General
  46. 45. Superintendence of State Police to vest in the State Government
  47. 46. State Policing Plans, objectives of policing and priorities
  48. 47. Mechanism for the evaluation of performance of the Police
  49. 48. Establishment of State Police Board
  50. 49. Composition of Board
  51. 50. Panel for Selection of Non-Official Members
  52. 51. Disqualifications
  53. 52. Term of office and remuneration of Non-Official Members
  54. 53. Functions of the State Police Board
  55. 54. Transaction of business
  56. 55. Annual report on the working of the Board
  57. 56. Police Establishment Committees
  58. 57. Police Gazette
  59. 58. Financial Management
  60. 59. Recognition of meritorious service
  61. 60. The role and functions of the Police
  62. 61. Social Responsibilities of the Police
  63. 62. Duties of the Police Service
  64. 63. Superior Police Officer may himself perform duties of a subordinate officer
  65. 64. All persons bound to comply with the reasonable directions of a Police Officer
  66. 65. Arrest and detention
  67. 66. Conduct prohibited for Police Officers
  68. 67. Police Service in Rural Areas
  69. 68. Duties and Responsibilities of the Beat Officer
  70. 69. Assistance to Gram Panchayat
  71. 70. Village visits by office-in-charge of Police Station and Supervisory Police Officers
  72. 71. Consultative mechanism
  73. 72. Constitution of Urban Police Districts, Sub-Divisions and Police Stations
  74. 73. Duties and Responsibilities of Police in Urban Areas
  75. 74. Public Order, Internal Security and Disaster Management.
  76. 75. Declaration of Special Security Zone.
  77. 76. Administration of Special Security Zones
  78. 77. Reporting and Registration of Crime
  79. 78. Investigation by District Police
  80. 79. Supervision by Sub-Divisional Police Officers
  81. 80. Supervision by the District Superintendent of Police
  82. 81. Investigation of other offences
  83. 82. State Criminal Investigation Department
  84. 83. Forensics
  85. 84. Maintenance of Crime and Forensic Data banks
  86. 85. Respect for privacy and fair investigation
  87. 86. Prohibition of certain practices
  88. 87. Breaches of discipline and disciplinary misconduct by a Police Officer
  89. 88. Disciplinary Penalties
  90. 89. Suspension
  91. 90. Appeals from orders of punishment
  92. 91. Separate set of rules for Police Officers
  93. 92. Police Officers always on duty
  94. 93. State Police Complaints Authority
  95. 94. District Police Complaints Authority
  96. 95. Composition of the District Police Complaints Authority
  97. 96. Functions of the District Police Complaints Authority
  98. 97. Report of the District Police Complaints Authority
  99. 98. Rights of the complainant
  100. 99. Duty of the Police and other State agencies
  101. 100. Bar to interfere with the functioning of the State Police Complaints Authority or the District Police Complaints Authority
  102. 101. Performance Audit by State Bureau of Police Research and Development
  103. 102. Protection of action taken in good faith
  104. 103. Funding
  105. 104. Career Progression
  106. 105. Welfare Committee
  107. 106. Insurance coverage, hospitals etc
  108. 107. Grievance Redressal
  109. 108. Working hours
  110. 109. Regulation of public assemblies and processions
  111. 110. Assemblies and processions violating prescribed conditions
  112. 111. Directions to keep order on public roads
  113. 112. Power to reserve public places and erect barriers
  114. 113. Regulation of the use of music and other sound systems in and near public places
  115. 114. Powers of Police Officers in respect of certain offences on roads or public places
  116. 115. Penalty for disobeying orders or directions
  117. 116. Saving of control of Magistrate of the District
  118. 117. Police Officers to take charge of unclaimed property
  119. 118. Obstruction in Police work
  120. 119. Unauthorized use of Police uniform
  121. 120. Refusal to surrender certificate etc. on ceasing to be a Police Officer
  122. 121. Making a false or misleading statement
  123. 122. Arrest, search, seizure and violence
  124. 123. Plea that act was done under warrant
  125. 124. Prosecution of Police Officers
  126. 125. Prosecution for offences under other laws
  127. 126. Summary disposal of certain cases
  128. 127. Recovery of penalties and fines
  129. 128. Limitation
  130. 129. Procedure for publishing directions and public notices
  131. 130. Disposal of fees and rewards
  132. 131. Method of proving orders and notifications
  133. 132. Validity of rules and orders
  134. 133. Officers holding charge of or succeeding to vacancies competent to exercise powers
  135. 134. Licenses and written permissions to specify conditions
  136. 135. Revocation of licences and its consequences
  137. 136. Public notices how to be given
  138. 137. Consent of a competent authority may be proved by written document under his signature
  139. 138. Signature on notices may be stamped
  140. 139. Power to remove difficulty
  141. 140. Persons aggrieved may apply to State Government to annul, reverse or alter any rule or order
  142. 141. Power to make rules
  143. 142. Power to make regulations
  144. 143. Power to issue standing orders
  145. 144. Repeal and savings
  146. 145. Repeal of H.P. Ordinance No. 1 of 2007 and savings
  147. Schedule I. Schedule I
  148. Schedule II. Schedule II

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