The Punjab Police Act, 2007
The Punjab Police Act, 2007
The Punjab Police Act, 2007 establishes the legal framework for the organization, administration, and regulation of the police force across the state of Punjab. It applies to all police personnel serving in the state, as well as the general public affected by public order and safety regulations. The law outlines police ranks, recruitment processes, specialized investigation units, and protocols for managing public assemblies, traffic, and internal security threats. By replacing outdated colonial-era policing structures, this law matters because it aims to foster an efficient, professional, accountable, and citizen-centric police service capable of maintaining public order and safety.
- 1. Short title and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Constitution of police service
- 4. Organization and composition of police service.
- 6. Selection and term of office of Director General of Police.
- 7. Providing of Legal and Finance Officers
- 8. Administration of police in municipal areas
- 9. Creation of police zones and ranges
- 10. Police districts
- 11. District Level Special Cells
- 13. Police Stations
- 16. Coordination with district administration
- 17. Railway Police.
- 18. Railway Police.
- 19. Intelligence and Criminal Investigation Wings.
- 20. Police Training.
- 21. Police Training.
- 22. Certificate of appointment.
- 23. Special Police Officers.
- 24. Special Police Officers.
- 25. Rank structure in Civil and Armed Police Battalions.
- 26. Superintendence of State Police to vest in State Government.
- 27. Superintendence of State Police to vest in State Government.
- 28. Establishment of State Police Board.
- 29. Functions of State Police Board.
- 31. Powers and responsibilities of Director General of Police.
- 32. Police Establishment Committees.
- 33. Internal Security Scheme
- 34. Creation of Special Security Zone
- 35. Framing of rules
- 36. Investigation by District Police
- 37. Selection of officers.
- 38. Investigation of Crime.
- 39. Legal and Forensic advice.
- 42. Senior police officer performing duties of subordinate officer.
- 43. Police officers to keep diary.
- 44. Authority of district Senior Superintendent of Police over village watchmen.
- 45. Regulations.
- 46. Police officers to be always on duty
- 47. Abdication of duties
- 48. Employment in office of profit.
- 49. Penalty for causing disaffection.
- 50. Restrictions respecting right to form association, freedom of speech.
- 51. Penalty
- 52. Employment of Police officer beyond the State to which they belong.
- 53. Extension to disciplinary laws of State to member of service when serving outside State.
- 54. State and District Police Complaint Authority.
- 55. Welfare
- 58. Regulation of public assemblies and processions.
- 59. Regulation of use of music and other sound systems in public places.
- 60. Direction to keep order on public roads.
- 61. Penalty and composition of offences.
- 62. Power to reserve public places and erect barriers.
- 63. Obstruction in Police Work
- 64. Unauthorized use of Police Uniform
- 65. Refusal to return certificate etc. on ceasing to be police officers.
- 66. False or misleading statements made to Police officer.
- 67. Offences by a Police Officer.
- 70. Prosecution for offences under other laws.
- 71. Limitation of actions.
- 72. Powers of Senior Superintendent of Police to be exercised by Commissioner.
- 73. Disposal of fees and rewards.
- 74. Validity of orders and actions.
- 75. Officers holding charge of or succeeding to vacancies competent to exercise powers.
- 78. Consent of competent authority.
- 79. Signature on notices.
- 80. Power to make rules
- 82. Power to try cases summarily.
- 83. Provision of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to apply to this Act.
- 84. Withdrawal of orders.
- 85. Continuation of Punjab Police Rules, 1934
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