The Telangana Village Police Act, 1974
The Telangana Village Police Act, 1974
The Telangana Village Police Act, 1974 establishes and regulates local village police systems across Telangana to maintain law, order, and public peace at the grassroots level. It empowers District Magistrates to appoint village servants and village heads, such as police patels, as village police officers responsible for reporting crimes, suspicious individuals, and public disturbances to higher authorities. The law mandates these local officers to prevent offenses, secure stolen property, preserve crime scenes, handle unclaimed property, and report emergencies like aircraft accidents. By penalizing neglect of duty, it ensures accountability and formalizes rural security coordination between local communities and regular state police.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 3. Appointment of village police and its head.
- 4. Administration of village police.
- 5. Duties of village police officer.
- 6. Authority of the Village police officer over other village officer and servants.
- 7. Action as to stolen property.
- 8. Preservation in tact of scene of offence.
- 9. Village police officer to take charge of unclaimed property.
- 10. Accident to aircraft.
- 11. Penalty for neglect of duty, etc.
- 13. Repeal.
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