The Telangana District Police Act, 1329 Fasli
The Telangana District Police Act, 1329 Fasli
This law provides the framework for organizing, maintaining, and regulating the district police force across non-metropolitan areas of Telangana. It establishes the police hierarchy under the Director General of Police and District Magistrates, outlines the mandatory duties of police officers, and enforces strict professional discipline by penalizing misconduct, cowardice, or unauthorized resignation. Additionally, the legislation empowers authorities to regulate public assemblies and processions, deploy additional police forces to disturbed areas or major construction sites at the expense of residents or project operators, and award compensation for riot-related damages, thereby maintaining public order and safety across the state.
- 1. Short title, commencement and extent
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Organisation of the force
- 4. Director General of District Police, etc.
- 5. Magisterial powers of Director General of District Police and exercise thereof
- 8. Police officer not to relinquish office without leave or resign without giving two months’ previous notice
- 9. Police officer not to have connection with any other work
- 10. Powers of Government to make rules
- 11. Additional police officers employed at cost of particular persons
- 12. Appointment of additional police force in neighbourhood of railway and other construction works etc.
- 13. Deputing additional police force at place in disturbed or dangerous state.
- 14. Awarding compensation to people suffering from misconduct of inhabitants or persons interested in land.
- 15. Recovery of sums payable under sections 11, 12, 13, 14 and utilization of same when recovered.
- 18. Police officers shall be considered to be always deputed on duty and may be employed in any part of the area to which this Act extends.
- 19. Duties of Police officers.
- 20. Police officers may lay information before Magistrate.
- 21. Action against persons refusing to deliver up certificate etc., on ceasing to be Police officer.
- 22. Punishment on ground of neglect of duty etc.
- 23. Regulating public assemblies and procession and granting licences relating to same.
- 24. Powers respecting assemblies and processions violating conditions of licence
- 25. Police shall keep order on public streets, etc.
- 26. Penalty for violating provisions contained in sections 23, 24 and 25
- 27. Saving of general authority of District Magistrate
- 28. Cognizance of cases against Police officers
- 29. Power to punish under other laws
- 30. Amounts received by Police officers for service of warrants or furnishing intelligence shall be credited to General Police Fund
- 31. Limitation to institution of civil suit or prosecution
- 32. Plea for act done under warrant
- 33. Police officers shall keep diary
- 34. Government may call for returns and prescribe forms thereof
- 35. Power to make rules
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