Punishment of the members of the subordinate ranks of the Police Force departmentally for neglect of duty etc.

(1) The State Government or any officer authorised by sub-section (2) in that behalf may suspend, reduce, dismiss or remove an Inspector or any member of the subordinate ranks of the Police Force whom he shall think cruel, perverse, remiss or negligent in the discharge of his duty or unfit for the same, and may fine in an amount not exceeding Rs. 1 month's pay, any member of the subordinate ranks of the Police Force, who is guilty of any breach of discipline or misconduct or any act rendering him unfit for the discharge of his duty, which does not require suspension or dismissal. (2) Punitive powers of Inspector-General, Commissioner, Deputy Inspector-General including Director of Police Wireless and Superintendent and Principal of Training Institute. (a) The Inspector-General, the Commissioner and the Deputy Inspector-General (including the Director of Police Wireless) shall have authority to punish an Inspector or any member of the subordinate ranks under sub-section (1). A Superintendent shall have the like authority in respect of any Police officer subordinate to him below the grade of Inspector and may suspend an Inspector who is subordinate to him pending inquiry into a complaint against such Inspector and until an order of the Inspector-General or Deputy Inspector-General (inc1uding the Director of Police Wireless) can be obtained. (b) The Principal of a Police Training College shall also have the like authority in respect of any member of the subordinate ranks of the Police Force below the grade of inspector undergoing training at such College or serving under him, and in respect of head constables and constables belonging to the Police Force of the District in which such college is situate or of any other district all attached to such school for duty under him. He may also suspend an Inspector who is undergoing training at such college or subordinate to him pending inquiry into a complaint against such Inspector and until an order of the Inspector-General or Deputy Inspector General can be obtained. (ba) The Principal of a Police Training School shall have authority to impose a punishment of reduction and fine in the like circumstances and to the like extent, for the demeanors, mentioned in sub-section (1) on any head constable and constable undergoing training at such school or serving under him, or attached to such school for duty under him. (c) The exercise of any power conferred by this sub-section shall be subject always to such rules and orders as may be made by the State Government in that behalf. (3) Nothing in sub-sections (1) and (2) (a) shall affect any Police officer's liability to a criminal prosecution for any offence with which be may be charged; or (b) shall entitle any authority subordinate to that by which the Police officer was appointed to dismiss or remove him.