The Maharashtra Police Act.

State Act of Maharashtra · Act 22 of 1951208 provisions49 citing judgments

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• Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
• Section 2 Definitions.
• Section 3 One Police force for the whole of the State of Maharashtra.11 citing judgments
• Section 4 Superintendence of Police Force to vest in the State Government.1 citing judgment
• Section 5 Constitution of Police Force.
• Section 6 Director-General and Inspector-General, Additional and Deputy Inspector General.
• Section 7 Commissioner.2 citing judgments
• Section 8 Appointment of Superintendent and Additional, Assistant and Deputy Superintendent.1 citing judgment
• Section 8A Appointment of Director of Police Wireless and of Superintendent, Assistant and Deputy Superintendents for Wireless System, Motor Transport System of any specific duty.
• Section 9 Appointment of Principals of Police Training Institutions.
• Section 10 Deputies to Commissioner.1 citing judgment
• Section 11 Assistant Commissioners within jurisdiction of Commissioners.
• Section 12 Constitution of divisions and sections.
• Section 12A Officers in charge of divisions and sections Inspectors.
• Section 14 Certificate of appointment.
• Section 15 Effect of suspension of Police Officer.
• Section 16 General powers of Commissioner and Superintendent.
• Section 17 Control of District Magistrate over Police Force in district.
• Section 18 Power of District Magistrate to require reports from Superintendent.1 citing judgment
• Section 19 Power of supervision by District Magistrate.
• Section 20 Power of Director-General and Inspector-General and Commissioner to investigate and regulate matters of Police accounts.
• Section 21 Special Police Officers.
• Section 22 Appointment of Additional Police.
• Section 22A Appointment of Railway Police.
• Section 22B State Security Commission.
• Section 22C Police Establishment Board No. 1.
• Section 22D Functions of Police Establishment Board No. 1.
• Section 22E Police Establishment Board No. 2.
• Section 22F Functions of Police Establishment Board No. 2.
• Section 22G Police Establishment Boards at Range Level.
• Section 22H Functions of Police Establishment Board at Range Level.
• Section 22I Police Establishment Board at Commissionerate Level.
• Section 22J Functions of Police Establishment Board at Commissionerate Level.
• Section 22J-1 Police Establishment Board at District Level.
• Section 22J-2 Functions of Police Establishment Board at District Level.
• Section 22J-3 Police Establishment Board at Levels of Specialized Agencies.
• Section 22J-4 Functions of Police Establishment Board at Levels of Specialized Agencies.
• Section 22K Police Establishment Boards to comply rules and regulation.
• Section 22L Erstwhile Police Establishment Boards cease to exist.
• Section 22M Power of State Government not to be affected.
• Section 22N Normal tenure of Police Personnel, and Competent Authority.
• Section 22N-1 Maximum percentage of transfer in a year.
• Section 22O Separation of Investigation Police from law and Order Police.
• Section 22P State Police Complaints Authority.
• Section 22Q Powers and functions of State Police Complaints Authority.
• Section 22R Report to be submitted to State Government.
• Section 22S Division Level Police Complaints Authority.
• Section 22T Prosecution for false complaint against Police Officer.
• Section 23 Framing of rules for administration of the Police.
• Section 24 Director-General and Inspector-General or Commissioner, may call for returns.
• Section 25 Punishment of the members of the subordinate ranks of the Police Force departmentally for neglect of duty, etc., Punitive powers of Director-General and Inspector-General, Commiss…
• Section 26 Procedure to be observed in awarding punishment.
• Section 27 Appeals from orders of punishment.
• Section 27A Power of State Government or Director General and Inspector General to call for record of any Inquiry or proceeding.
• Section 27B Power of State Government or Director General and Inspector General to review order passed under sections 25, 27 or 27A.
• Section 27C Power to make rules.
• Section 28 Police officers to be deemed to be always on duty and to be liable to employment in any part of the State.
• Section 29 Under what conditions Police officer may resign.
• Section 30 Certificate, arms, etc., to be delivered up by person ceasing to be a Police officer and if not delivered up may be seized under a search warrant.
• Section 31 Occupation of and liability to vacate premises provided Police officers.
• Section 32 State Government may make order under section 144 of Act V of 1898.
• Section 33 Power to make rules for regulation of traffic and for preservation of order in public place, etc.
• Section 33A Prohibition of performance of dance in eating house, permit room or beer bar and other consequential provisions.
• Section 34 Competent authority may authorise erection of barriers on streets.1 citing judgment
• Section 35 Power to make rules prohibiting disposal of the dead except at places set apart.
• Section 36 Power of Commissioner or the Superintendent and of other officers to give direction to the public.
• Section 37 Power to prohibit certain acts for prevention of disorder.1 citing judgment
• Section 38 Power to prohibit, etc., continuance of music, sound of noise.
• Section 39 Issue of orders for prevention of riot, etc.
• Section 40 Issue of orders for maintenance of order at religious ceremonials, etc.
• Section 41 Police to provide against disorder, etc., at places of amusement and public meetings.
• Section 43 District Magistrate may take special measures to prevent outbreak of epidemic disease at fair, etc.
• Section 44 Destruction of stray dogs.2 citing judgments
• Section 45 Destruction of suffering or unfit animals.
• Section 46 Power under this Chapter to be exercised by Superintendent subject to the control of District Magistrate and Commissioner and by District Magistrate subject to the control of Stat…
• Section 47 Employment of additional Police on application of a person.
• Section 48 Employment of additional Police at large works and when apprehension regarding behaviour of employees exists.
• Section 49 Recovery of cost of additional Police employed under sections 47 and 48.
• Section 50 Employment of additional Police in cases of special danger to public peace.
• Section 51 Compensation for injury caused by unlawful assembly, how recoverable, date to be fixed for liability.
• Section 52 District Magistrate to award or apportion compensation.
• Section 53 District Magistrate to discharge function under orders of State Government.
• Section 54 Proportionate recovery of the cost of additional Police and compensation for loss caused by unlawful assembly.
• Section 55 Dispersal of gangs and bodies of persons.1 citing judgment
• Section 56 Removal of persons about to commit offence.2 citing judgments
• Section 57 Removal of persons convicted of certain offences.2 citing judgments
• Section 57A Removal of certain persons declared to be beggars.1 citing judgment
• Section 58 Period of operation of orders under sections 55, 56, 57 and 57 A.2 citing judgments
• Section 59 Hearing to be given before order under sections 55, 56, 57 or 57A is passed.2 citing judgments
• Section 60 Appeal.
• Section 61 Finality of orders passed by State Government in certain cases.
• Section 62 Procedure of failure of person to leave the area and his entry therein after removal.
• Section 63 Temporary permission to enter or return to the area from which a person was directed to remove himself.
• Section 63A Control of camps, parades, etc., and banning use of uniforms, etc.
• Section 63AA Powers of externment of State Government and officers specially empowered.
• Section 63B Constitution of village defence parties.
• Section 64 Duties of a Police officer.
• Section 65 Power to enter places of public resort.
• Section 66 Duties of Police officers towards the public.
• Section 67 Police to regulate traffic, etc., in streets.
• Section 68 Persons bound to conform to reasonable orders of Police.
• Section 69 Power of Police officer to restrain, remove, etc.
• Section 70 Enforcement of orders issued under section 37, 38, or 39.
• Section 71 Duty of Police to see orders issued under section 43, 55, 56, 57, 57A or 63AA are carried out.
• Section 72 When Police officer may arrest without warrant.
• Section 73 When police may arrest without a warrant.
• Section 74 Powers with regard to offences under Act LIX of 1960.
• Section 75 Power of Magistrate to return animal to person from whose possession it was taken.
• Section 76 Veterinary officer to examine the animal.
• Section 77 Animal to be dealt with under Act LIX of 1960.
• Section 78 Power of Police officer to unsaddle the animal or unload.
• Section 79 Power of Police to arrest without warrant when certain offences committed in his presence.
• Section 80 Other powers of arrest.
• Section 81 Refusal to obey warning or to accompany Police.
• Section 82 Police to take charge of unclaimed property.
• Section 83 Intestate property over four hundred rupees in value.
• Section 84 Intestate property over four hundred rupees in value.
• Section 85 Procedure in other cases.
• Section 86 Delivery of property to person entitled.
• Section 87 In default of claim, property to be at disposal of State Government.
• Section 88 Procedure not affected by Indian Succession Act or Administrator-General’s Act or Regulation VIII of 1827 or corresponding law.
• Section 89 Police officer may take charge of stray cattle.
• Section 90 Power to establish cattle-pounds and appoint pound-keepers.
• Section 90A Penalty for allowing cattle to stray in street or to trespass upon private or public property.
• Section 91 Impounding of cattle.
• Section 92 Delivery of cattle claimed.
• Section 93 Sale of cattle not claimed.
• Section 94 Rate to be fixed by notification.
• Section 95 Powers as to inspection, search and seizure of false weights and measures.
• Section 96 Procedure to be followed by officers and Magistrates in certain cases.
• Section 97 A Superior Police officer may himself perform duties imposed on his inferior, etc.
• Section 98 Emergency duties of Police.
• Section 99 Disregarding the rule of the road.
• Section 100 Causing obstruction or mischief by animal.
• Section 101 Exposing animal for hire or sale, etc.
• Section 102 Causing any obstruction in a street.
• Section 103 Obstructing a footway.
• Section 104 Exhibiting mimetic, musical or other performances, etc.
• Section 105 Doing offensive acts on or near street or public place.
• Section 106 Letting loose horse, etc., and suffering ferocious dogs to be at large.
• Section 107 Bathing or washing in places not set apart for those purposes.
• Section 108 Defiling water in public wells, etc.
• Section 109 Obstructing bathers.
• Section 110 Behaving indecently in public.
• Section 111 Obstructing or annoying passengers in the street.
• Section 112 Misbehaviour with intent to provoke a breach of the peace.
• Section 113 Prohibition against flying kite.
• Section 115 Committing nuisance in or near street, etc.
• Section 116 Disregard of notice in public building.
• Section 117 Penalties for offenders under sections 99 to 116.
• Section 118 Penalty for failure to keep in confinement cattle, etc.
• Section 119 Punishment for cruelty to animals.
• Section 120 Wilful trespass.
• Section 121 False alarm of fire for damage to fire-alarm.
• Section 122 Being found under suspicious circumstances between sunset and sunrise.
• Section 123 Carry weapon without authority.
• Section 124 Possession of property of which no satisfactory account can be given.
• Section 125 Taking spirits into public hospitals, or into barracks or on boards of vessels of war.
• Section 126 Omission by pawn-brokers, etc., to report to Police possession or tender of property suspected to be stolen.
• Section 127 Melting, etc., of such property.
• Section 128 Taking pledge from child.
• Section 129 Permission of disorderly conduct at places of public amusement, etc.
• Section 130 Cheating at games.
• Section 130A Gambling in street.
• Section 131 Penalty for contravening rules, etc., under section 33.
• Section 131-A Penalty for not obtaining licence in respect of place of public entertainment, or certificate or registration in respect of eating house or for not renewing such licence or certif…
• Section 131-AA Liability of licensee of place of public entertainment for acts of servants.
• Section 132 Penalty for disobedience to order under section 31.
• Section 133 Penalty for contravening rules, etc., under section 35.
• Section 134 Penalty for contravention of rules, etc., under section 36.
• Section 135 Penalty for contravention of rules, or directions under section 37, 39 or 40.15 citing judgments
• Section 136 Penalty for contravening rules, etc., made under section 38.
• Section 137 Penalty for contravening rules, etc., made under section 41.
• Section 139 Penalty for contravention of a regulation made under section 43.
• Section 140 Penalty for contravening directions under section 68.
• Section 141 Penalty for contravention of directions under section 55, 56, 57, 57A or 63AA.
• Section 142 Penalty for entering without permission area from which a person is directed to remove himself or outstaying when permitted to return temporarily, or for failure to report place o…3 citing judgments
• Section 143 Penalty for failure to surrender in accordance with sub-section (3) of section 63.
• Section 143A Penalty for contravention of order under section 63A.
• Section 143B Dangerous performances.
• Section 144 Neglect or refusal to serve as Special Police Officer.
• Section 145 Penalty for making false statement, etc., and for misconduct of Police Officers.
• Section 146 Penalty for failure to deliver up certificate of appointment or of office or other article.
• Section 147 Vexatious entry, search, arrest, etc., by Police Officer.
• Section 148 Penalty for vexatious delay in forwarding a person arrested.
• Section 149 Penalty for opposing or not complying with direction given under section 70.
• Section 149A Penalty for unauthorised use of Police uniform.
• Section 150 Jurisdiction when offender is a Police Officer above the rank of constable.
• Section 151 Prosecution for certain offences against the Act to be in the discretion of the Police.
• Section 151A Summary disposal of certain cases.
• Section 152 Prosecution for offences under other enactments not affected.
• Section 153 Disposal of fees, rewards, etc.
• Section 154 No Municipal or other rates to be payable by State Government on Police building.
• Section 155 Method of proving orders and notifications.
• Section 156 Rules and orders not invalidated by defect of form or irregularity in procedure.
• Section 157 Presumption in prosecutions for contravention of directions issued under section 55, 56, 57, 57A or 63AA.
• Section 157A Officers holding charge of, or succeeding to vacancies competent to exercise power.
• Section 158 Forfeiture of bond entered into by person permitted to enter or return to the area from which he was directed to remove himself.
• Section 159 No Magistrate or Police officers to be liable to penalty or damage for act done in good faith in pursuance of duty.
• Section 160 No public servant liable as aforesaid for giving effect in good faith to any rule, order or direction issued with apparent authority.