section 167
Dereliction of duly by Police officer
The Sikkim Police Act, 2008(1) whoever. being a Police officeF (a) williully breaches or neglects lo lollow any legal provis on, procedure, rules, regulations applicable to members of the Police Service; or (b) without law4ul reason, iails to regisler a First Lniormation Report as required by Sectjon 154 oi the Code ol Criminal Procedure, 1973i or (c) is tound in a state of intoxication, while on duty; or (d) malingers or feigns illness oriniury orvoluntarily causes hurtlo himself with a view to evading duty; or (e) acts in any other manner unbecoming ol a Police Otficer;shall,on conviction, be punishedwith imprisonment foraiermwhich may extend ro lhree n_ontl's o'wilE a ii'1e o'bolh. (2)Whoever, be ng a Police Officer:" (a) is gullty of cowardice; or (b) abdicates duties. or withdraws from duties or remains absent withoul aulhorizallon from dutyior more than 21 (twenty-one) daysior (c) uses crrminal force against another Police Officer, or indu ges in gross insubordlnalioniol (d) is guilty of sexual harassrnent in the course of duty, whelheriowards other Polce Officers or any member of the pubLlc;shall, on convlcilon, be punlshed wiih irnprisonmeni for a ierm which mav €xtend to three months orwiih afine or both.
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