Action in respect of injury of those in police custody

When any person is taken into Police custody in a physically injured condition or any person who is physically injured due to the use of force by a police officer or complaints about his physical injury or the matter of sustaining injury comes to the notice of the Police Officer such person shall be taken before the nearest qualified medical practitioner and the medical practitioner shall seek and understand about the injury and the manner of its causation and record the same and shall render necessary treatment. Provided that such person is medically fit to be taken before a Magistrate, he shall be produced by the Station House Officer before the Judicial Magistrate having jurisdiction or before an Executive Magistrate if it is outside the jurisdiction of such Judicial Magistrate and the said Magistrate shall seek and understand details of the injured in respect of the matter in which the injury was caused. Provided further that the injured is not in a condition to be produced before a Magistrate, the details of the incident and circumstances shall be furnished forthwith by the Station House Officer to such Magistrate and a copy of the said report shall be given to the medical officer and the injured and proper acknowledgement shall be obtained from them in writing (2) The functions and duties of the Bureau, inter alia, with other matters including the administration and monitoring of welfare matters of police officers shall be the following, namely :— (a) health care schemes for health care, particularly to those affected with chronic and serious ailments and retired police officers and their dependents; (b) quick and liberal medical assistance to police officers injured while on duty; (c) financial security of the legal heirs of those dying while on duty; (d) financial security of police officers after their retirement; (e) group house constructions and group credit facilities; (f) schemes useful for mitigating the mental stress of police officers; (g) educational facilities for the dependents of police officers; (h) engaging legal facilities for effectively defending the police officers who are facing legal proceedings directly relating to the lawful performance of duties or due to animosity which arose from the performance of such duty. (3) The Bureau shall consist such number of advisory members not exceeding ten as may be fixed by the State Police Chief and they shall be nominated by the State Police Chief from different ranks in the Police force for a period of two years. (4) The Bureau shall fix the policies and norms in respect of the welfare of the police and supervise the welfare activities of the various police units. (5) A Police Welfare fund shall be constituted under the control and administration of the Bureau for the welfare activities and schemes for police officers and the following amount shall be credited to the Fund, namely :— (a) financial assistance from Government and other types of deposits and loans granted by Government; (b) contribution from police officers; (c) fine realized from police officers as penalties in disciplinary proceedings; (d) contribution from individuals or institutions as may be permitted by Government from time to time; (e) operational profit from institutions or programmes conducted as part of welfare activities; (f) a fixed percentage of amount as may be permitted by Government, collected for police service from individuals or institutions.