Chapter III POLICE REGULATIONS, RULES FOR PRESERVATION OF

(1) The Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad may, from time to time, make rules not inconsistent with this Act in respect of the following. Such rules shall, in case of clauses (b) and (c), be subject to the control of the Government and with regard to the remaining clauses, sanction of the Government shall be obtained prior to the enforcement of rules. (a) granting licences to persons willing to accept employment at places where goods is unloaded, and for the carriage of passengers’ baggage outside the limits of Railway stations and fixing a scale of charges and remuneration for labour of persons so employed; (b) regulating traffic of all kinds in public streets or public places, and regulating the use of streets and public places by persons walking, driving, cycling or accompanying or leading cattle, with a view to prevent danger, inconvenience or obstruction to the public; (c) regulating the conditions under which vehicles may be parked in public streets and public places, and the use of public streets as temporary halting places for cattle and vehicles; (d) prescribing the number and position of lights to be used on vehicles passing through public streets or public places, and regulating the manner of conveying timber, poles, bamboo, ladders, bars, iron beams boilers and other unvieldy articles and the route and hours for conveying such articles; (e) prescribing, subject to any notice issued by the Municipal Commissioner in this behalf, the roads along which and the hours during which corpses may or may not be carried; (f) licensing for or regulating the following matters and where it is likely to cause inconvenience, delay, danger or damage to the residents or the persons passing in the vicinity, prohibiting,- (i) the keeping of a place of public amusement or place of public entertainment, (ii) the playing of music in public streets or public places, (iia) the using of a loud-speaker in any public place or places of public entertainment, (iii) the illumination in public street, or public place, or on any building adjacent to the public street, by persons other than Government or Municipal officers authorised in this behalf, (iv) the carrying through public streets or places of gunpowder or other explosive substances, (v) blasting; (g) regulating the entrance or exit at any place of public amusement or place of public entertainment or at any meeting or public assembly and providing for the maintenance of public peace and the prevention of disturbance at such places; (gg) regulating or prohibiting the sale of any ticket or pass for admission, by whatever name called, to a place of public amusement; (h) where licence or certificate is required to be obtained under this Act, prescribing the procedure for obtaining it and fixing the fees for any such licence and certificate: Provided firstly that no person, by virtue of anything contained in this section and licence granted under the rules issued under this section shall be authorised to import, export, transport, manufacture, sell or possess any liquor or intoxicating drugs in respect of which a licence or permit is required under the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Abkari Act, 1316 F. or under any other law for the time being in force and that the liability which may be incurred by any such person under such law or any law for the time being in force relating to fireworks, explosives and arms shall not be affected in any way by anything contained in this section: Provided secondly that a rule made under clause (g) shall not contain any condition requiring a licence for a place of public amusement, unless liquor, sendhi or any intoxicating drug as defined in the law for the time being in force is sold in such places or unless such place is kept open for customers between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. (2) The power to make rules under sub-section (1) shall be subject to the condition of the rules being enforced after

(1) The [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] and subject to the orders of the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] every Police officer not below the rank of an Inspector may, from time to time, as occasion may require, give such orders for the following matters either orally or in writing as may be necessary; but such orders shall not be inconsistat with any rule made under section 21,- (a) the mode of passing, conduct and behaviour or acts of the processions, or assemblies passing in the streets; (b) prescribe the routes by which and the time at which such processions may or may not pass; (c) prevent obstruction on the occasions of processions and assemblies and in the neighbourhood of any place of worship during the time of public worship and in every case when any street or public place or any place of public resort may be thronged or is likely to be obstructed; (d) maintain order in streets, public places and all other places where public throng; (e) regulate the music or singing in any street or public place and the beating of kettle-drum, tom-toms, band, drum and the blowing of horns or other like instruments in or near any street or public place; (f) on the written application of any person to the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] if the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] is satisfied that music, singing or the noise of the aforesaid instruments is causing inconvenience to any person residing in the neighbourhood on account of his serious illness or to the lawful profession by persons residing in the neighbourhood, the prohibition of its continuance: Provided that when any music or singing is so stopped, the person aggrieved by the prohibitory order may file an application against such order to the Chief City Magistrate and if the said Magistrate is satisfied that in view of the conditions the said order is not based on reasonable grounds, he may alter or cancel such order and the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] shall carry out the order made by the City Criminal Court. (2) The [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] may, whenever and for such time, as he considers necessary for the preservation of the public peace and public safety, by notification, issue an order to the public or to particular individuals prohibiting the following matters,- (a) the carrying in any public place of swords, spears, bludgeons, guns, [knives] and other offensive weapons; (b) the collection, carrying or preparation of stones or other means of casting missiles; (c) the keeping or offering for exhibition of persons or of corpses or effigies or other figures in any public place; (d) utterance of cries or singing in public; (e) making a speech, gesture or mimetic presentation, or the preparation, exhibition or dissemination of pictures, symbols, placards, or any other things which is against morality and decency or which, in the opinion of the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] is likely to create religious animosity or hatred between different communities or individuals or is likely to bring about commission of an offence or disturbance of the public peace or induces resistance to or contempt of the law or of a lawful authority. (3) The [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] may, at any time by order in writing, prohibit every kind of assembly or procession for such time as may appear to him to be necessary and proper for preservation of peace and public safety; but no such prohibitory order shall remain in force for a period exceeding one week without the sanction of the Government. (4) The [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] may also by public notice temporarily reserve any street or public place for any public purpose and prohibit any person from entering the area so reserved unless he observes the conditions prescribed by the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad.]

(1) The [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] may in order to suppress or prevent any riot or grave disturbance temporarily close or take possession of any building or place and may exclude all or any persons therefrom or may allow them to enter such place on such conditions as he may prescribe. All such persons shall conduct themselves in accordance with such orders as the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] may make and notify in the exercise of the powers vested in him under this section. (2) If the lawful occupier of such building or place suffers any substantial loss or injury by the action of the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] taken under sub-section (1) of this section, he shall be entitled, to apply to the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] within one month from the date of such action to receive reasonable compensation for such loss or injury unless such action has been necessitated by the mode or intended mode of use of such building or place or by the misconduct of persons having access to such building or place. (3) Where in any case a dispute arises under sub-section (2) of this section, the decision of the Chief City Magistrate shall be final as to the amount of compensation if any and the person entitled thereto.

(1) If in respect of an actual or intended assemblage of a religious nature or ceremonial or corporate display or organised assemblage or exhibition or meeting held in any street or public place, it appears to the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] that a dispute has arisen due to such assemblage or its conduct which is likely to cause grave disturbance of public peace, the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] may give such orders as to the conduct and behaviour of the persons interested towards each other and towards the public as may appear to him reasonable under the circumstances regard being had of the apparent legal rights and established practice of the parties and of the persons interested. Every such order shall be published in the place or area wherein it is to operate and all persons concerned shall be bound to conform to the same. (2) Any order made under sub-section (1) of this section shall be subject to a decree, or injunction or other order of a competent Court; and the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] shall cancel or modify the order made by him when it is made known to him that the said order is inconsistent with the decree, injunction or any other order of a competent Court made by such Court on the complaint, suit or application of the person interested as to the rights or duties of the person who has suffered injury by the order of the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad.]

(1) For the purpose of preventing any serious disorder or unlawful acts or imminent danger to the persons assembled at any public place of amusement or at any meeting or assembly to which the public is invited or allowed, every police officer of rank superior to that of Head Constable present at such public place of amusement or meeting or assembly may, subject, to the rules and orders lawfully made in this behalf, give such orders and directions as to the mode of admission of the public to the conduct of persons attending, and maintenance of the public safety at such places as he thinks necessary and all persons shall be bound to conform to such reasonable directions and orders. (2) The Police shall have power to enter every such public place of amusement, meeting, or assembly without obstruction for the purpose of giving effect to or carrying out the provisions of sub-section (1) of this section and every direction given thereunder.

(1) The Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad may from time to time by notification proclaim that any stray dog found, during such time as may be specified in the notification, wandering in any street or in any public place shall be destroyed and every such dog found in any street, or public place during the hours mentioned in the notification, shall be destroyed. (2) The Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad may by public notice, require that every such dog as may be in any street or public place and not led by some person shall be muzzled in such a manner as to prevent it from biting, while not causing inconvenience to it in eating or breathing and every Police officer may, so long as such notice remains in force, destroy, or take possession of and detain any dog not so muzzled and found astray beyond the premises of the owner: Provided that any dog so found, with a collar bearing the name or address of its owner, shall not, unless it is rabid, be forthwith destroyed; but it shall be detained and information thereof be given by post or otherwise to its owner. (3) Any dog which has been detained under sub-section (2) remains without the owner providing with a muzzle for 3 clear days and paying all expenses for such detention may be sold or destroyed with the sanction and under the order of Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad. (4) The proceeds of the sale of any dog under sub-section (3) shall be applied, as far as may be, towards the expenses for its detention; and the Government shall be entitled to appropriate the balance if any. (5) Any expenses incurred for the detention or destruction of any such dog shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (4) of this section, be recoverable upon a warrant by the Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad as fine under section 386 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898.

(1) Any Police officer who in any street or place, other than a place of worship, finds any animal other than a cow or bull so diseased, or so severely wounded and in such a physical condition that in his opinion it cannot without cruelty be removed therefrom, shall, if the owner of the animal is absent or does not consent to the destruction of the animal, at once summon the Veterinary officer of the area in which the animal is found and if the Veterinary officer certifies that the animal is so mortally wounded or serverely diseased or in such a physical condition that it is cruel to keep it alive, the said Police officer may, without the permission of the owner, destroy the animal or cause it to be destroyed. But if the Veterinary Practitioner is of opinion that the animal can be removed from the place where it is found without causing it great suffering, and if the owner or person incharge of the animal, or in his absence any other person present on the spot, is willing or offers to remove the animal to the nearest veterinary hospital within such time as the Veterinary Practitioner considers reasonable, the Veterinary Practitioner shall allow the animal to be so removed. If the owner or person incharge of the animal or any other person does not consent or fails so to remove the animal, the Veterinary Practitioner may direct the Police officer to remove the animal before it is destroyed to such place as he may think fit: Provided that when any animal is destroyed in any street or public place it shall, as far as possible, be screened from the public gaze while it is being destroyed. Explanation:— For the purposes of this section the word “bull” shall not be deemed to include “bullock”. (2) The Government may appoint such persons as it thinks fit for veterinary treatment to be Veterinary Practitioners for the purposes of this section and determine