Every police officer shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

Power to remove persons about to commit offences ("Power to remove persons about to commit offences")

1. (1) Whenever it appears to the Commissioner or any officer of the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police duly authorised by the Commissioner in this behalf, that the movement or acts of any person are causing or calculated to cause alarm, danger or harm to person or property or that there are reasonable grounds for believing that such person is engaged or is about to be engaged in the commission of an offence involving force or violence or an offence punishable under Chapter XII, XVI or XVII of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, or in the abetment of any such offence and when in the opinion of such officer witnesses are not willing to come forward to give evidence in public against such person by reason of apprehension on their part as regards the safety of their person or property, the said officer shall, by order in writing duly served on such person, or by beat of drum or otherwise as the said officer thinks fit, direct such person or so conduct himself as shall seem necessary in order to prevent violence and alarm or to direct such person to remove himself therefrom outside the limits of the Metropolitan area or any part thereof, within such time as may be specified in the order and not to enter or return to the Metropolitan area or any part thereof, as the case may be, from which he was directed to remove himself.
2. (2) Whoever contravenes an order made under sub-section
3. (1) shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years and with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.