Schedule IV

(See section 178). Year No. Short title (1) (2) (3) 1861 Central Act V The Police Act, 1861. 1867 Central Act III The Public Gambling Act, 1867. 1922 Central Act XXII The Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, 1922. 1867 Bombay Act VIII The Bombay Village Police Act, 1867. 1887 Bombay Act IV The Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887. 1951 Bombay Act XXII The Bombay Police Act, 1951. 1951 Bombay Act XXXVIII The Bombay State Reserve Police Act, 1951. 1305 F Hyderabad Act II The Hyderabad Gambling Act, 1305 Fasli. 1329 F Hyderabad Act X The Hyderabad District Police Act, 1329 Fasli. 1951 Hyderabad Act XXIX The Hyderabad Public Security Measures Act, 1951. 1816 Madras Regulation XI The Madras Village Police Regulation, 1816. 1821 Madras Regulation IV The Madras Village Police Regulation, 1821. 1859 Madras Act XXIV The Madras District Police Act, 1859. 1888 Madras Act II of 1888 Madras Places of Public Resort Act, 1888. 1930 Madras Act III The Madras Gambling Act, 1930. 1948 Madras Act III The Madras Suppression of Disturbances Act, 1948. 1948 Madras Act VIII The Police (Madras Amendment) Act, 1948. 1908 Mysore Act V The Mysore Police Act, 1908. 1952 Mysore Act XXVII of 1952 The Mysore Places of Public Resort Act, 1952. NOTIFICATIONS I Bangalore, dated the 27th March, 1965. [No. HD 21 PEG 65] S.O. 2185.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 1 of the Mysore Police Act, 1963 (Mysore Act No. 4 of 1964), the Government of Mysore hereby appoint 2nd day of April 1965 as the date on which the said Act shall come into force. By Order and in the name of the Governor of Mysore, (M. S. SHANKARA RAO) Secretary. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part—IV- 2C (ii), dated 1st April, 1965 at page 530.) II Bangalore, dated 16th September, 1965. [No. HD 15 POR 65] S.O. 3164.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Mysore Amendment) Act, 1965 (Mysore Act 13 of 1965), the Government of Mysore hereby appoints the First-day of October 1965 as the date on which the said Act shall come into force. By Order and in the name of the Governor of Mysore, (R. SRINIVASAN) Under Secretary. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part—IV-2C (ii), dated 23rd September, 1965.) III Bangalore, dated 4th March, 1992. [No. DPAR 3 SDE 92] S.O. 463.- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act No. 14 of 1990) the Government of Karnataka hereby appoints the Second day of April, 1992 as the date on which the provisions of the Karnataka Civil Services Act, 1978 shall come into force. By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, (MOTIRAM PAWAR) Under Secretary to Government Dept. of personnel and Administrative Reforms 2 (Service Rules). (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part—IV-2C (ii), dated 23rd March, 1992, at page 376.) • * * * KARNATAKA ACT NO. 49 OF 2013 (First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the Eighteenth day of June, 2013) THE KARNATAKA POLICE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013 (Received the assent of the Governor on the Eighteenth day of June 2013) An Act further to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 (Karnataka Act No. 4 of 1964) for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the sixty-fourth year of the Republic of India, as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2013. (2) It shall come into force at once. (Sections 20B and 20F are incorporated in the Principal Act). 2. Amendment of section 20 B.- In the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 (Karnataka Act 4 of 1964) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 20B,- (i) for sub-section (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:- " (1) The State Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, establish a Police Establishment Board with the Director General and Inspector General of Police as Chairman and three senior police officers not below the rank of Additional Director General of Police as members to be nominated by the Government. Additional Director General of Police (Administration) shall be the Member Secretary"; (ii) in sub-section (2), clause (c) shall be omitted; (iii) for sub-section (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(4) The Government may modify the decision of the Police Establishment Board after recording its reasons for doing so." 3. Amendment of section 20 F.- In section 20F of the principal Act,- (i) for sub-section (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(1) Subject to superannuation, the officers who are in operational duties or such other duties as may be notified by the Government from time to time shall have a minimum tenure of one year: Provided that any such officer may be transferred by the Police Establishment Board or by the Government as the case may be from his post before the expiry of the minimum tenure consequent upon,- (h) promotion to a higher post; or (i) on conviction, or charges having been framed by a court of Law in a criminal offence; or (j) imposition of punishment of dismissal, removal, discharge or compulsory retirement from service or of reduction to a lower rank awarded under the relevant discipline and appeal rules; or (k) suspension from the service in accordance with the provisions of the said rules; or (l) incapacitation by physical or mental illness or otherwise becoming unable to discharge his functions and duties; or (m) the need to fill up a vacancy caused by promotion, transfer or retirement; or (n) on request of the officer concerned in writing: Provided further that the Government may, transfer an officer before the expiry of his minimum tenure on account of misconduct or gross negligence or an act of moral turpitude in the opinion of the State Government". (ii) for sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(2) Subject to superannuation, the Additional Director General of Police, the Inspector General of Police in charge of Range or Superintendent of Police in charge of a District including Additional Superintendent of Police who are on operational duties in the field or such other duties as may be notified by the Government from time to time shall have a minimum tenure of one year: Provided that the Government may transfer such officer within a period of one year for reasons of gross misconduct or negligence or an act of moral turpitude in the opinion of the State Government or under circumstances specified in the provisos to sub-section (1)". KARNATAKA ACT NO. 22 OF 2016 (First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the Twenty Seventh day of July, 2016) THE KARNATAKA POLICE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016 (Received the assent of the Governor on the Twenty Sixth day of July, 2016) An Act further to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 (Karnataka Act 4 of 1964) for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the sixty-seventh year of the Republic of India, as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2016. (2) It shall come into force at once. Section 20D, 31 and 36A are Incorporated in the Principal Act. KARNATAKA ACT NO.28 OF 2021 (First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 5 th Day of October 2021) THE KARNATAKA POLICE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 4 th day of October, 2021) An Act further to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 (Karnataka Act 4 of 1964), for the purpose hereinafter appearing: Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy second year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021. (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. Amendment of Section 2.-In section 2 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 (Karnataka Act 04 of 1964) (here in after referred to as the Principal Act) in clause (3),- (a) after the words “Profit or gain” occurring in two places the words “or otherwise” shall be inserted. (b) in clause (7), (i) for the words "gaming" does not include a lottery but includes all forms of wagering or betting in connection with any game of chance except wagering or betting on a horse-race run on any race course within or outside the State, when such wagering or betting takes place" the words "gaming means and includes online games, involving all forms of wagering or betting, including in the form of tokens valued in terms of money paid before or after issue of it, or electronic means and virtual currency, electronic transfer of funds in connection with any game of chance, but does not include a lottery or wagering or betting on horse- race run on any race course within or outside the State, when such wagering or betting takes place” shall be substituted. (ii) in the explanation in item (i) the following shall be inserted at the end, namely:- "any act or risking money, or otherwise on the unknown result of an event including on a game of skill and any action specified above carried out directly or indirectly by the players playing any game or by any third parties". (c) for clause (11) the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(11) 'Instruments of gaming' includes any article used or intended to be used as a subject or means of gaming, including computers, computer system, mobile app or internet or cyber space, virtual platform, computer network, computer resource, any communication device, electronic applications, software and accessory or means of online gaming, any document, register or record or evidence of any gaming in electronic or digital form, the proceeds of any online gaming as or any winning or prizes in money or otherwise distributed or intended to be distrubted inrespect of any gaming; Explanation: The words ‘computer’, ‘communication device’, ‘computer network’, ‘computer resource’, ‘computer system’, ‘cyber café’ and ‘electronic record’ used in this Act shall have the respective meaning assigned to them in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (Central Act 21 of 2000)". (d) after clause (12) the following shall be inserted, namely:- "(12A) “Online gaming” means and includes games as defined in clause (7) played online by means of instruments of gaming, computer, computer resource, computer net work, computer system or by mobile app or internet or any communication device, electronic application, software or on any virtual platform;" (e) In clause (13), the following shall be inserted at the end, namely:- "including a recreation club or on virtual platform, mobile app or internet or any communication device, electronic application, software, online gaming and computer resource as defined in Information Technology Act, 2000(Central Act 21 of 2000) or under this Act;" 3. Amendment of Section 78.-In section 78 of the Principal Act, In sub-section (1) in clause (a),- (a) after the words "enclosure, vehicle, vessel or place" the words and figures "or at cyber café or online gaming involving wagering or betting including computer resource or mobile application or internet or any communication device as defined in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (Central Act 21 of 2000)" shall be inserted. (i) in clause (vi) after the words "depend on chance or" the words "skill of other" shall be inserted. (ii) after the clause (vi) the following shall be inserted, namely:- "(vii)on any act on risking money or otherwise on the unknown result of an event including on a game of skill"; or (iii) in the hanging para for the words "one year" the words "three years" and for the words "one thousand" the words "one lakh" shall be substituted. (iv) in the proviso for the words “one month” the words “six months” and for the words “five hundred” the words “ten thousand” shall respectively be substituted; (b) In sub-section (2),- (i) after the words "sub section or present" the words "or aids or abets" shall be inserted; (ii) for the words "one month" the words "six months" and for the words "five hundred" the words "ten thousand" shall be respectively substituted; (c) In sub-section (3), for the words "three months" the words "one year" and for the words "three hundred" the words "twenty thousand" shall be respectively substituted. 4. Amendment of Section 79.- In section 79 of the Principal Act,- (i) in the hanging para, for the words "one year" the words "three years" shall be substituted and after the word "fine" the words "up to rupees one lakh" shall be inserted; (ii) in the proviso,- (a) in clause (a) for the words "three months" the words "six months" and for the words "five hundred" the words "ten thousand" shall be respectively substituted; (b) in clause (b) for the words "six months" the words "one year" and for the words "five hundred" the words "fifteen thousand" shall be respectively substituted; and (c) in clause (c) for the words "nine months" the words "eighteen months" and for the words "one thousand" the words "twenty thousand" shall be respectively substituted. 5. Amendment of Section 80.-In section 80 of the Principal Act,- (i) for the words "one year" the words "three years" shall be substituted and after the word "fine" the words "upto rupees one lakh" shall be inserted; (ii) in the proviso,- (a) in clause (a) for the words "one month" the words "six months" and for the words "two hundred" the words "ten thousand" shall be respectively substituted; (b) in clause (b) for the words "three months" the words "one year" and for the words "two hundred" the words "fifteen thousand" shall be respectively substituted; and (c) in clause (c) for the words "six months" the words "eighteen months" and for the words "five hundred" the words "twenty thousand" shall be respectively substituted. 6. Amendment of Section 87.-In section 87 of the Principal Act,- (a) after the words "suspected to be gaming" the words "or aiding or abetting such gaming" shall be inserted; (b) for the words "three months" the words "six months" and for the words "three hundred" the words "Ten thousand" shall be respectively substituted. 7. Amendment of Section 114.- In section 114 of the Principal Act, after the words “fine” the words “which shall not be less than twenty five thousand but which may extend to rupees one lakh” shall be inserted. 8. Insertion of section 128A.-After section 128 the Principal Act the following shall be inserted, namely:- “128A.Certain offences to be Cognizable, Non-bailable,- (1) All offences under chapter VII except section 87; and all offences under section 90, 108, 113, 114 and 123 under chapter VIII shall be cognizable and non-bailable; (2) Offences under section 87 shall be cognizable and bailable .” 9. Amendment of section 176.-In section 176 of the Principal Act, the words “and to wagering by persons taking part in such game of skill” shall be omitted. By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, G. SRIDHAR Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation KARNATAKA ACT NO.14 OF 2024 (First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 07 th Day of March 2024) THE KARNATAKA POLICE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2024 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 06 th Day of March 2024) An Act further to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 (Karnataka Act 4 of 1964), for the purpose hereinafter appearing: Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy fifth year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2024. (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. Amendment of Section 20-F.- In section 20-F of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 (Karnataka Act 04 of 1964),- (1) in sub-section (1), for the words “one year:” the words “two years:” shall be substituted. (2) In sub-section (2),- (i) the words “or Superintendent of Police in charge of a District including Additional Superintendent of Police” shall be omitted; and (ii) the following shall be inserted at the end, namely:- “and Superintendent of police in charge of District including Additional superintendent of police who are on operational duties in the field or such other duties as may be notified by the Government from time to time shall have a minimum tenure of two years”. By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, G. SRIDHAR Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation KARNATAKA ACT 23 OF 2026 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 8 th day of April, 2026) THE KARNATAKA POLICE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2026 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 7 th day of April, 2026) An Act further to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 (Karnataka Act 4 of 1964), for the purposes hereinafter appearing: Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the seventy seventh year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2026. (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. Amendment of section 20-F.- In section 20F of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 (Karnataka Act 04 of 1964), in sub-section (1),- (i) in the first proviso, for clause (c), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(c) misconduct or gross negligence or dereliction of duty or an act of moral turpitude or”; (ii) the second proviso shall be omitted. By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, G. SRIDHAR Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation