The Punjab Police Act, 2007

(1) This Act may be called the Punjab Police Act, 2007 (2) It shall come into force on such date, as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) “Annual Policing Plan” means a statement, prepared before the beginning of each financial year of the police priorities for the year, indicating the financial resources expected to be available and of the proposed allocation of such resources. (b) “Cattle” include cows, buffaloes, elephants, camels, horses, asses, mules, sheep, goats and swine; (c) “City Police Commissionerate” means major urban areas notified as such by the State Government in Official Gazette for purpose of this Act. (d) “Commissioner” means Commissioner of Police appointed as such under section 8; (e) “Community Police Resource Centre” means a body, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 with a view to provide for public-police interface. (f) “competent authority” means an authority, as may be prescribed by rules for different purpose under this Act; (g) “Group C posts” mean the posts, categorized as such under the relevant Service Rules; (h) “insurgency” means waging of armed struggle by a group or a section of population against the State with the objective of secession of part from the territory of India; (i) “internal security” means preservation of sovereignty and integrity of the State from the disruptive and antinational force within the State; (j) “militant activities” include any violence of a group, using explosives, inflammable substances, firearms or other lethal weapons or hazardous substance in order to achieve its objectives; (k) “municipal area” means an area, defined as such in the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 and Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976; (l) “Non-Gazetted Officer” shall include an officer of the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, Sub-Inspector of Police and Inspector of Police. (m) “organized crime” includes any crime, committed by a group or a network of persons in pursuance of its common intention of unlawful gain by using violent means or threat of violence; (n) “outpost” means a police posts, carved out an area of a police station. (o) “outsource” means procurement of work from or its entrustment to some other agency or persons, outside the police department. (p) “place of public amusement and public entertainment” means a place, which may be notified as such by the State Government from time to time; (q) “police district” means the area notified as such under section 10; (r) “police officer” means any member of the Police Service of the State, constituted under this Act, and includes Indian Police Service officer allocated or deputed to the State Cadre; (s) “Police range” means a geographical area, comprising two or more police ranges, which may be notified as such by the State Government in the official gazette. (t) “Police zone” means a geographical area of the State, comprising two or more police ranges, which may be notified as such from time to time by the State Government in the official Gazette. (u) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (v) “Public place” means any place to which the public have access and includes,-- i. a public building, market, mall, train, bus, monument and precincts thereof; and ii. any place, accessible to the public for drawing water, washing or bathing or for purposes of recreation; (w) “Regulations” means regulations made under this Act; (x) “Rules” means rules made under this Act; (y) “section” means a section of this Act; (z) “Service” means the police service constituted under this Act; (aa) “Special Cell” means a Police Investigation Unit, specially dealing with the crime of particular type, like cyber crime, crime against Women and Children, crime related to Non-Resident Indians, economic offices and crime against Scheduled Castes. (bb) “State” means the State of Punjab; (cc) “State Government” means the Government of the State of Punjab; (dd) “Strategic Policing Plan” means a plan setting out the proposed arrangements for policing during a specified period, and includes priorities of the financial resources expected to be available and of the proposed allocation of those resources, expected to be available and of the proposed allocation of those resources. (ee) “Subordinate rank” means a rank below the Assistant Superintendent of Police or Deputy Superintendent of Police; and (ff) “Terrorist activity” includes any activity of a person or a group using explosive or inflammable substances or firearms or other lethal weapons or noxious gases or other chemicals or any other substance of a hazardous nature with the aim of strike terror in the society or any section thereof, and with an intent to overawe Government, established by law. (2) The words and expressions, used in this Act, but not defined, shall have the same meanings as assigned to them in the General Clause Act, 1897 (Act 10 of 1897), the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974) and the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860).

(1) There shall be one Police Service in the State. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law or any of the provisions of this Act, members of the Police Service shall be liable for posting anywhere in the State and outside the State, as may be ordered by the competent authority.

Subject to the provisions of this Act,- (a) the Police Service shall consist of such numbers in various ranks and have such organization or cadres, as the State Government may, by general or special orders, determine, and shall include the members of the Indian Police Service, allocated or deputed to the State; (b) the officers of subordinate ranks of district police, armed police, Intelligence and technical and support services shall form separate cadres. Seniority of each cadre shall be maintained at the State level. Transfer of a member of one cadre to another cadre shall not be allowed; (c) notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clause(b), a member of the Police Service may be allowed to be deputed on deputation from one cadre to another cadre or organisation or department, as per rules; (d) the direct recruitment to various subordinate ranks in the Police Service shall be made through a State Level Police Recruitment Board or District Level Police Recruitment Board in a transparent manner; (e) the mode of recruitment, pay, allowances and other service conditions of the members of the Police Service shall be such, as may be prescribed; (f) the State Government shall provide for employment opportunities to women in the Police Service and may provide for separate physical standards for their recruitment; and (g) the State Government may restructure the district police in order to provide the public with an officer-oriented civil interface of the police in such manner, as may be prescribed.

(1) The State Government shall select the Director General of Police from amongst Indian Police Service officers borne on the State cadre, who are in the rank of Director General or are eligible to hold this rank for appointment as Director General of Police.

(1) The State Government may provide such number of Legal officers and Finance Officers to aid and advise the office of Director General of Police on legal and financial matters, as may be prescribed. (2) The State Government may also appoint in every Police district and City Police Commissionerate, one or more Legal Officers to advice the police on legal issues including the adequacy or otherwise of the available evidence, as deemed necessary in various cases, to be investigated by them. (3) Appointment of officers referred to in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall be made in the manner, as maybe prescribed.

(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish for a municipal area and its adjoining area, a police system, which is capable of handling the typical and complex problems of crime, public order and internal security, which may call for quick and comprehensive response from the police by way of purposeful direction, unitary chain of command, professional competence, functional specialization and legal authority coupled with accountability. (2) For achieving the purposes mentioned in sub-section (1) - (i) the State Government may, appoint a police officer, not below the rank of Deputy Inspector General of police, to be the Commissioner of Police for any aforesaid specified area; and (ii) The Commissioner, so appointed, shall exercise such powers, perform such functions and duties and have such responsibilities and authority, as are provided by or under this Act or as may otherwise be directed by the State Government by a general or special order. Provided that the State Government may, direct that any of the powers, functions and duties, responsibilities or authority, exercisable or to be performed or discharged by the Commissioner of Police, shall be exercised or discharged subject to the control of the Director General of Police: Provided further that in any area for which a Commissioner of Police is appointed, and is empowered by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette, subject to such conditions and limitations, as may be specified therein, he may exercise and perform in relation to the City Police Commissionerate, the powers and duties of an Executive Magistrate and of a District Magistrate under such provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the following Acts or any other Act, as may be specified in the notification: - (i) the Indian Explosives Act, 1884; (ii) the Mental Health Act, 1987; (iii) the Poisons Act, 1919;. (iv) the Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, 1922; (v) the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956; (vi) the Arms Act, 1959; (vii) the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960; (viii) the Sarais Act, 1867; (ix) the Cinematograph Act, 1952; and (x) the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929.

(1) Each Police zone shall be headed by an officer of the rank of Inspector General of Police, who shall supervise the police administration of such zone, and report to the Director General of Police. (2) Each Police range shall be headed by an officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police, who shall supervise the police administration of such range, and report to the Director General of Police through the inspector General of Police of the Police zone.

The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare any revenue district of the State or part thereof, to be a police district. The administration of the police throughout such district, shall vest in the Senior Superintendent of Police of the district, who maybe assisted by as many Superintendents of Police, Assistant Superintendents of Police or Deputy Superintendents of Police, as the State Government deem necessary.

For the purpose of dealing with a particular category of crime or providing better services to the community at large including victims of crime, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, create one or more Special Cells in each police district, to be headed by an officer, not below the rank of Inspector.

(1) The State Government may, on recommendation of the Director General of Police, create, by notification in the Official Gazette, as many police stations and outposts as may be deem necessary, in a police district as deemed necessary by it, duly keeping in view the population, area, crime situation and the workload in terms of law and order and the distance, to be covered by the inhabitants to reach the Police Station. (2) Each Police Station shall be headed by a Station House Officer, not below the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police or Inspector of Police, as per the post, duly sanctioned for such Police Station, subject to the fulfillment of the conditions that the official.-- (i) should not be facing prosecution in a criminal case. (ii) should not have been served a charge-sheet in a vigilance enquiry or in a departmental enquiry, concerning serious misconduct involving moral turpitude. (iii) must have worked in the rank of Non-Gazetted Officer in a Police Station for a minimum period of 3 years. (iv) should not have been awarded a major punishment during a period of five years, preceding his posting as Station House Officer. (v) must not have been doubted in respect of his integrity for a period of five years, preceding his posting as Station House Officer. (3) There shall be a crime investigation unit in each Police Station.

(1) For the purpose of efficiency in the general administration of the district, the Senior Superintendent of Police of a district shall maintain proper co-ordination with the District Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner of the district. The District Magistrate or the Deputy Commissioner, shall, in addition to his functions and duties under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974) and other relevant Acts, coordinate and direct the functioning of the police in respect of the general administration of the district in general and in the following in particular, namely:- (a) promotion of land reforms and the settlement of land disputes; (b) Control of law and order situation in the district; (c) Conduct of elections to any public body; (d) handling of natural calamities and rehabilitation of the persons affected thereby; (e) dealing with situation arising out of any external aggression or internal disturbances; (f) removal of any persistent public grievance ; (g) handling of communal or castes clashes; (h) removal of encroachments on public properties; (i) handling of or dealing with any similar matter, not falling within the purview of any other department of the State Government, but which may effect the general welfare of public. (2) For the purpose of co-ordination, the District Magistrate may call a meeting or for any information of a general or special nature, as

(1) With a view to prevent, detect and investigate crime and for enforcement of law and maintenance or order in trains passing through the railway lines area and other railway area, falling in its jurisdiction, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, create one or more special railways police district, with required number of Railway Police Sub-Divisions and railway Police Stations consisting of such railway lines and other railway areas in the State, as it may deem necessary and appoint a Senior Superintendent of Police, one or more Superintendents of Police, Assistant Superintendent of Police and Deputy Superintendents of Police and such other Police Officers for policing such districts, in such manner, as may be prescribed;

The police shall have an Intelligence Wing for collection, collation, analysis and dissemination of intelligence and a separate State Crime Investigation Wing for collection, collation and analysis of criminal intelligence and for investigating heinous crimes with inter-district or inter-state ramifications, major economic offences, cyber crime or other cases of serious nature.

(1) The State Government shall create and maintain such specialized and technical agencies and services, under the Director General of Police, as may be considered necessary or expedient for promoting efficiency in Police Service. (2) The services created under sub-section (1), shall include a full fledged Forensic Science Laboratory at the State Level, a Finger Print Bureau, a State Crime Record Bureau and a Computer and Telecommunication Wing. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section(2), the Director General of Police may, if he so deems appropriate, hire or engage the services of an expert – whether a person or body on such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed to carry out the purposes of this Act. (4) The Police shall have a Research Wing to undertake specific studies relating to issues having impact on police functioning and performance. The Director General of Police may hire or engage services of any person or body on such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed for carrying out these purposes. The Research Wing shall also undertake the following tasks, namely :- (a) preparation of five year perspective plans to modernize and upgrade police infrastructure with the objective of enhancing the professional competence and efficient management of the State Police; and (b) keeping abreast of the latest technologies, successfully introduced by other police organizations within the country or abroad, and assessing the adoption or otherwise of such technologies by the State police.

(1) The State Government shall establish a Police Training Academy at the State level and as many Police Training Colleges and Police Training Schools as may be deemed necessary by it for ensuring efficient post-induction training of all directly recruited police personnel in various ranks, pre-promotion training for all those promoted to higher levels and such other general and specialized in-service training courses for Police personnel of different ranks and categories, as may be required from time to time. (2) For the aforesaid purposes, the State Government shall procure the services of officers from the police service, or Paramilitary Forces or Armed Forces or other Professional Organizations, for the Police Training Academy, College and Schools, referred to in sub-section(1). The aforesaid officers shall be selected after carefully examining their teaching aptitude. The State Government shall evolve a scheme of monetary and other incentives on the pattern of those, followed by Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad to attract and retain the best of the available talent in the service of such training institutions. (3) No police officer shall be deployed on duty without undergoing and passing the prescribed basic training. No police officer shall be promoted to any higher rank without undergoing and passing the prescribed pre-promotion training. (4) The Director of the Police Training Academy and the heads of Police Training Colleges and Schools may hire or engage the services of any person or body, qualified for the purpose of imparting the prescribed training on such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed. (5) The State Government may establish training centers with the appropriate infrastructures in each police district or city police commissionerate or Armed Police Battalion, as the case may be. (6) The State Government shall frame rules to provide for the utilization of the capitation fees, to be charged for training candidates from other States or Union Territories or countries for improving the infrastructure of such training institutions.

Every member of the police service, enrolled under this Act, shall, on appointment and completion of training, take before an officer, authorized in this behalf by the Director General of Police, an oath or affirmation, as may be prescribed.

(1) Every police officer, not below the rank of Inspector, shall on appointment, receive an insignia and a certificate in the form, as may be prescribed. The certificate shall be issued under the hand and seal of such officer, as the State Government may by general or special order, direct. (2) The Certificate of appointment shall become null and void, and the insignia shall be deemed to be withdrawn whenever the person named therein, ceases to belong to the Service and shall remain inoperative during the period, such person is suspended from the service.

(1) When, it appears that any unlawful assembly has been convened or riot or disturbance in law & order has taken place, or same is reasonably apprehended, and the police force ordinarily employed for preserving the peace is not sufficient for its preservation and for the protection of the inhabitants and the security of property, it shall be lawful for any police officer, not below the rank of Inspector to request to the nearest Executive Magistrate, to appoint so many of the residents of the neighbourhood, as such police officer may require, to act as special police officers for such time and within such limits, as he may deem necessary, and the Executive Magistrate, unless he sees cause to the contrary, shall comply with such a request. (2) Every special police officer so appointed shall, - (a) on appointment, undergo prescribed training and thereafter, receive a certificate in a form, approved by the State Government in this behalf; (b) have the powers, privileges and immunities and perform the duties and responsibilities of regular police officer and be subject to the control of the authorities, specified under this Act; and. (c) be honorary. (3) the State Government, may by special order, specify the honorarium to be paid to such special police officer.

The Police Service shall have such ranks and posts as may be notified by the State Government. The recruitment, training, posting, deputation, promotion, code of conduct, discipline, punishment and appeal and other service conditions of various ranks of service shall be as such, as may be prescribed.

To assist the Police in enforcement of law and maintenance of order or in situations like breach of peace and in disaster management function, in escort of prisoners, as well as to discharge such other duties, which may require special weapons and tactical teams or presence of Armed Police, the State Government shall create Armed Police Units or Special Armed Police Units with appropriate manpower strengths in the form of an Armed Police Reserve for each police district, and appropriate number of Armed Police Battalions for the state. The constitution, recruitment, training, deployment and administration of such reserves and Battalions, shall be regulated as per rules made under this Act. Every rule made under this Act, shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before the House of the State Legislature, while it is in session, for a total period of fourteen days, which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the successive sessions as aforesaid, the House agrees in making any modification in the rules, or the House agrees, that the rules should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done or omitted to be done under that rule.

The superintendence of State Police shall vest in and be exercised by the State Government in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

(1) The State Government shall, within a period of three months of the coming into force of this Act, establish a State Police Board to exercise the functions assigned to it under this chapter. (2) The State Police Board shall consist of following persons, namely:- (a) the Chief Minister, Punjab; -- Chairperson; (b) the Home Minister, Punjab; -- Vice-Chairperson; (c) the Chief Secretary, Punjab; -- Member (d) the Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab, -- Member Department of Home Affairs and justice; (e) the Advocate General, Punjab; and -- Member (f) the Director General of Police -- Member Secretary;

The State Police Board shall perform the following functions, namely:- (a) to aid and advise the State Government in discharge of its functions and responsibilities under this Act; (b) to frame broad policy guidelines for promoting efficient, effective, responsive and accountable policing in accordance with the law; (c) to review and evaluate organizational performance of Police Service in the State; and (d) to identify shortcomings regarding infrastructure and equipment in police.

(1) The State Government shall,-- (a) in consultation with the State Police Board established under Section 27, draw up a Strategic Policing Plan for a period of five-years (hereinafter referred to as the "Strategic Plan"), duly identifying the objectives of policing sought to be achieved during the said period and setting out an action plan for their implementation; (b) in consultation with State Police Board draw Annual Policing Plan prioritizing the goals or Strategic Plan; (c) place before the State Legislature, within a period of six months of the coming into force of this Act, the Strategic Plan. Subsequent Strategic Plans shall, be placed before the State Legislature every three years; and (d) place before the State Legislature, at the beginning of each financial year, a Progress Report on the implementation of the Strategic Plan as well as an Annual Policing Plan. (2) The Strategic Policing Plan and the Annual Policing Plans shall be prepared after receiving inputs on the policing needs of the districts from the Senior Superintendents of Police and the Commissioners of Police, who, in turn, shall furnish the same in

(1) The following shall be the responsibilities of the Director General of Police, namely:- (a) To enforce the policies and other action plans, approved by the State Government; and (b) To administer, control and supervise the police service to ensure its efficiency, effectiveness, responsiveness and accountability (2) The Director General of Police, with the approval of the State Government, may outsource any of the functions of the police in order to improve efficiency in the functions of the police subject to rules framed under this Act.

(1) The State Government shall constitute a police establishment Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Establishment Committee), which shall consist of the following police officers, at the Headquarters, namely :- (a) the Director General of Police : Chairperson (b) the Head of State Intelligence Wing; : Member (c) the Head of the Administration Wing; : Member (d) the Head of Law and Order Wing; and : Member (e) the Inspector General of Police, : Member Headquarters, Punjab. (2) The Establishment Committee shall decide with regard to transfers postings of police officers of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. (3) The Establishment Committee shall also consider and recommend to the Director General of Police, the names of the non-Gazetted Officers for posting to a police range on initial appointment, or for transfer of subordinate ranks from one police zone or police range to another police zone or police range, as the case may be, where such transfer is considered expedient for the Police Service. (4) The transfers and postings of subordinate ranks, within a police zone, shall be decided by the Inspector General of Police of zone on the recommendation of a Committee comprising all the ranges in that zone. (5) The transfers and postings of officers subordinate ranks, within a Police Range, shall be decided by the Deputy Inspector General of Police of the range on the recommendation of a Committee, comprising of the Deputy Inspector General of Police of the range and the Senior Superintendents of Police of all the districts in that range. (6) The postings and transfers of officers of subordinate ranks within a police district, shall be decided by the Senior Superintendent of Police of the district on the recommendation of all Superintendents of Police posted in the District: Provided that the Director General of Police or any other officer, authorized by him, may decide transfers falling under sub-sections (4),(5) & (6) at his own level in such cases, as he deems fit.

(1) The Director General of Police shall, with the approval of the State Government, draw up an Internal Security Scheme for the entire State as well as for each of the districts and urban areas to deal with problems of public order and security of the State as a whole or for any specific area or areas. (2) The Internal Security Scheme shall be updated regularly by incorporating therein, the latest comprehensive standard operating procedures for the actions, to be taken by the police either independently or in co-ordination with other agencies in the period, before, during and after the occurrence of problems of each kind.

(1) As and when, the security of the State in any area is threatened by insurgency or any terrorist or militant activity whether by any organized crime group or otherwise, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare such an area as a special Security Zone: Provided that such notification shall be placed before the State Legislature, within a period of six months from the date of issue or the first sitting of the Legislature, whichever is earlier. (2) For a Special Security Zone, as declared under sub-section(1), the State Government may, create an appropriate Police structure providing for such zone, a suitable command, control and response system. (3) The Director General of Police shall with the concurrence of the State Government, issue orders, laying down standard operating procedures, to be followed by the police in a Special Security Zone. (4) The State Government may, on the recommendation of the Director General of Police, and for reasons, to be recorded in writing, ban or regulate the production, sale, storage, possession or entry of any devices, or equipment, or any explosive, poisonous, chemical biological or radioactive articles or substances, or any inflow of funds, in a Special Security Zone, if the use or inflow of funds, in Special Security Zone, if the use or inflow thereof, is reasonably considered a threat to internal security or public order in the area, in any a manner.

The State Government, may, for any special Security Zone, frame rules to prevent and control the activities of persons or organizations, which may have an impact on internal security or public order.

(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, cause separation of law & order machinery from the investigation wing in such municipal areas, as may be deemed appropriate by it in order to bring about more professionalism. The investigation staff shall ordinarily not be diverted for any other duties, except with the permission of the Deputy Inspector General of Police of the Range concerned. (2) The State Government shall create in every district, specialized crime investigation unit, headed by an officer, not below the rank of Inspector with an appropriate strength of officers and staff, for investigating such categories of specialized crime, as may be deemed appropriate. The personnel posted in this unit shall not be diverted to any other duty, except under exceptional circumstances with the written permission of the Deputy Inspector General of Police of the Range concerned.

The officers posted in special crime investigation units shall be selected on the basis of their aptitude, professional competence and integrity. Their professional skills shall be upgraded, from time to time, through specialized training in investigative techniques, particularly in the application of scientific aids to investigation and forensic science techniques.

The officers posted in the special crime investigation units may investigate crimes, such as murder, kidnapping, rape, dacoity, robbery, dowry-related offences, serious cases of cheating, misappropriation and other economic offences, specified by the Director General of Police, besides any other cases, specially entrusted to the unit by the Senior Superintendent of Police of a district.

The State Government may provide necessary legal and forensic aid to investigating officer during investigation.

A senior police officer may, perform any duty, assigned by law or by a lawful order to any subordinate to him, and may aid, supplement, supersede or prevent any action of the subordinate by his own action or that of any person lawfully acting under his command or authority, whenever the same shall appear necessary or expedient for giving more convenient effect to the law or for avoiding any infringement thereof.

(1) It shall be the duty of every officer in-charge of a Police Station to keep a general dairy in such form, as may, from time to time be specified by the State government and to record therein, all complaints and charges made, the names of all persons arrested, the offences complained against them, the names of complainants, the weapons or property that have been taken from their possession or otherwise or the witnesses, who have been examined. (2) Every Police Station shall keep such record, registers, forms and

With a view to carry out the purposes of this Act, the State Government may declare that the authority, which is or may be exercised by the District Magistrate over a village watchmen for the purposes of policing, shall be exercised by the district Senior Superintendent of Police. Provided that such an authority shall be exercised under the overall control of the District Magistrate.

The Director General of Police shall be competent to issue directions or orders, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules framed there under regarding,-- (a) prevention and investigation of crime; (b) maintenance of law and order; (c) regulation and inspection of the police organization and of the work performed by the police officers; (d) regulating the issue and use of arms and ammunition; (e) wearing of uniform; (f) organization, classification and distribution of the police force; (g) recruitment subordinates, special police officers and ministerial staff; (h) specifying the places of residence of the members of the police service; (i) internal vigilance within the police; (j) institution, management and regulation of any Non-Government fund for the purpose connected with the police administration or welfare of police personnel; Explanation.—For the purpose of this clause, “Non Government Fund” shall mean a Fund, in which no contribution is made either by the State Government or by the public; (k) regulation, deployment, movements and location of the police; (l) assigning of duties to the officers of all ranks and grades, and specifying the manner and the conditions subject to which, they shall exercise and perform their respective powers and duties; (m)regulating the collection and communication or intelligence and information by the police; (n) specifying the record, registers and forms to be maintained and the returns, to be submitted by different police units and officers; (o) community policing; (p) functioning of police stations and other units; (q) training of the police force and management of training institutions; (r) generally, for the purpose of administering this Act and for rendering the police more efficient, and preventing abuse of power or neglect of duties by them; and (s) covering any aspect of police administration, which is incidental or co-related to the provisions of this Act or the rules framed thereunder.

Every police officer shall be considered to be always on duty, and may at any time, be deployed in any part of the State or outside the State.

No police officer shall abdicate his duties or withdraw himself from his or her place of posting or deployment, without proper authorization. Explanation: - An officer who, remains absent after expiry of authorized leave without reasonable cause, shall be deemed within the meaning of this section to have withdrawn himself from the duties of his office.

No police officer shall engage in any other employment or office of profit whatsoever, other than his duties under this Act.

(1) Whoever, intentionally causes or attempts to cause, or does any act which is likely to cause disaffection towards the Government, established by law, amongst the members of a police force, or induces or attempts to induce or does any act, which is likely to induce any member of a police force to withhold his services or to commit a breach of discipline, shall be punished with imprisonment, which may extend to three years or with fine, which may extend to Rs. 10,000, or with both. Explanation :- The expression of disapproval of measures of the State Government by lawful means, or disapproval of the administrative or other action of the State Government, do not constitute an offence under this section, unless they cause or are taken for the purpose of causing disaffection.

1) No member of a police Service shall, without the express sanction of the State Government, - (a) be a member of, or be associated in any way with, any trade union, labour union, political association; (b) be a member of, or be associated in any way with any other society, institution, association or organization that is not recognized as part of the police Service of which, he is a member : Provided that if such a society, institution, association or organization is purely social, recreational or of religious nature, a member of the police Service, may become its member; and (c) communicate with the press or publish or cause to be published any book, letter or other document, except where such communication or publication is in the bonafide discharge of his duties or is of a purely literary, artistic, scientific character or is of a prescribed nature. (2) No member of a police Service shall participate in, or address, any meeting or take part in any demonstration for any political purpose or for such other purposes, as may be prescribed. (3) Any person violating the provisions of this section, shall be liable to face disciplinary action as per the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder.

Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-sections (4) of Section 34, shall, without prejudice to any other action that may be taken against him, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, which may extend to Rs. 10,000 or with both.

Subject to any orders, which the Central Government may make in this behalf, a member of the Police Service may be deputed to discharge his duties in any other State, and shall, while discharging his duties there, be deemed to be a member of the Police Service of that State and be vested with the powers, functions and privileges and be subject to the liabilities of a Police officer belonging to the Service of that State.

In the event of any component of the Police Service serving in any other State, whether independently or by being attached to the Police Service of that other State, every member of the said component, while discharging the duties of a police personnel in that other State, shall continue to be subject to the same laws in respect of discipline as would have been applicable to him, if he had been discharging those duties within the State.

The State Government may by notification, constitute Police Complaints Authorities at the State Level as well as District level.

The State Government shall designate an officer, not below the rank of an Assistant Inspector General of Police to head a police welfare wing in the office of the Director General of Police to aid and advise him in the implementation of welfare measures for police personnel.

(1) The Senior Superintendent of Police of a district or an Superintendent of Police may, where necessary, regulate the conduct of all assemblies and processions on any public road, street or thoroughfare, and specify the routes by which and the time, at which such a procession may pass. (2) It shall be the duty of the person who organize a procession on any road, street or thoroughfare, or who convenes an assembly at any public place, to give intimation in writing to the officer incharge of the concerned Police Station. (3) The Senior Superintendent of Police of a district or any officer, not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police or Deputy Superintendent of Police, on receipt of such intimation or otherwise, and upon being satisfied that such an assembly or procession, if allowed without due control and regulation, is likely to cause a breach of peace, may take necessary steps including making provision for satisfactory regulatory arrangements, on which alone, such assembly or procession may take place. For special reasons to be recorded in writing, the concerned officer may also prohibit the assembly or procession in public interest. All orders and directions shall be given within forty-eight hours of receipt on intimation, as far as possible.

The Senior Superintendent of Police of a district or any officer, not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police or Deputy Superintendent of Police, may regulate the time and the volume, at which music and other sound systems are used in connection with any performance and other activities in or near streets or any public place that cause annoyance to the resident of the neighborhood.

(1) The Senior Superintendent of Police of a district or any police officer, authorized by him in this behalf, through a general or special order, may give reasonable directions to the public to keep order on public roads and streets; thoroughfares, or any public place, in order to prevent obstruction, injuries or annoyance to the passers-by. (2) The Senior Superintendent of Police of a district may issue general directions under sub-section (1), in respect of the whole district or any part thereof.

Whoever contravenes the provisions of sections 58, 59 or 60 shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term, which may

(1) The Senior Superintendent of Police of a district may, by public notice, temporarily reserve for any public purpose, any street or other public place, and prohibit entry to such an area, except on such conditions as may be specified. (2) The Senior Superintendent of Police of a district, may authorize any police officer to erect barriers and other necessary structures on public roads and streets to check vehicles or occupants thereof to ensure safety and security. (3) While acting under sub-section(2), the Senior Superintendent of a district, shall specify the necessary steps to be taken for ensuring the safety of passers-by. (4) The temporary structures shall be removed, once the purpose for which they were installed, is achieved.

Any person, who obstructs the discharge of duties and functions of a Police Officer, shall, on conviction, be liable to simple imprisonment for a term, not exceeding three months or with fine of rupees five thousand or with both.

Whoever, not being a member of the Police Service, wears, without obtaining permission from an officer, authorized in this behalf by the State Government by a general or special order, a police uniform or any dress, having the appearance or bearing on any of the distinctive marks of that uniform, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term, not exceeding six months or with fine, not exceeding rupees ten thousand or with both.

Whoever, having ceased to be a police officer, does not forthwith his certificate of appointment, clothing accouterment and other wherewithal supplied to him for the execution of his duty, shall on conviction by a Court of law, be punished with imprisonment for a term to a minimum fine of one thousand rupees.

Whoever makes a false Statement or a statement which is misleading immaterial particulars to a police officer for the purpose of obtaining any benefit shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to six months or with a fine, not exceeding rupees ten thousand or with both.

Whoever, being a Police Officer:- (a) intentionally abdicates duties or withdraws from duties; or (b) uses criminal force against another police officer, or indulges in gross insubordination; (c) engages himself or participates in any demonstration, procession or strike, or resorts to, or in any way abets any form of strike, or uses physical force to compel any authority to concede anything; or (d) is guilty of sexual harassment in the course of duty, whether towards other police officers or any member of the public. shall on conviction by court, be punished with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to one year or with a fine, not exceeding ten thousand rupees or with both.

Subject to the provisions of section 300 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974), nothing contained in this Act shall bar the prosecution of any person under any other law, for anything done or made punishable under this Act.

No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act after the expiry of the period of limitation, as provided under Chapter XXXVI of the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974).

All powers, functions and duties of the Senior Superintendent of Police of a district described under this Act, shall be exercised, in respect of areas notified under section 8, by the Commissioner or any other Officer, who may be authorized in this behalf by State Government.

All fees paid for licenses or written permissions, issued under this Act, and all sums paid for the service of processes by police personnel, and all rewards, forfeitures and penalties or shares thereof, which are by law payable to police officers as informers, shall, save in so far as any such fees or sums are payable under the provisions of any other law in force to any local authority, be credited to the State Government in such manner, as may be prescribed.

No order, direction, or act done under any provision of this Act, or under the rules made thereunder, shall be illegal, void or invalid merely by reason of any defect or form.

A Police Officer taking charge of an office for a temporary period, shall exercise the same powers and duties of that office conferred under this Act, on an officer holding regular charge of that office.

Whenever under this Act, the doing or the omission to do anything or the validity of anything depends upon the consent, approval, declaration, opinion or satisfaction of a competent authority, a written document, signed by a competent authority purporting to convey or set forth, such consent, approval, declaration, opinion or satisfaction shall be sufficient evidence thereof.

Every license, written permission, notice, or other document, not being a summons or warrant, search warrant, required by this Act, or the rules made thereunder, to bear the signature of the competent authority, shall be deemed to be properly signed if it bears a facsimile of its signature stamped thereon.

(1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act, within one year from the date on which this Act, come into force.

Subject to the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974), all offences under this Act, other than those where specifically mentioned otherwise, shall be non-cognizable and be tried in a summary way by Judicial Magistrate of the first class specially empowered in this behalf.

The provisions of this Act, shall apply in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974).

(1) Any order or orders, issued by the State Government under section 46 of the Police Act, 1861, extending its operation form time to time to the territories of the State of Punjab, shall be deemed to have been withdrawn on and with effect from the date of commencement of this Act. (2) Notwithstanding such withdrawal, anything done or any action taken or any proceeding instituted by virtue of the order or orders, referred to in sub-section (1), shall be deemed to have been done or taken or instituted under this Act.

The Punjab Police Rules, 1934, framed under the Police Act, 1861 (Central Act 5 of 1861), shall remain in force, unless those rules are specifically superseded.