Section 64: Community Liaison Group

(1) The District Superintendent of Police shall constitute a Community Liaison Group for each Police Station, comprising respectable local residents of the area with unimpeachable character and antecedents, including retired public servants and heads of teaching institutions, if any, as representatives of the community, to generally advise the police in their functioning. The Community Liaison Group shall have a fair representation of gender, and all other segments and professions, of the society in villages falling in the Police Station area: Provided that no person convicted by a court of law or against whom charges have been framed by a court of law in a criminal case, or dismissed, removed, discharged or compulsorily retired from any employment on grounds of corruption, moral turpitude or misconduct shall be eligible to be inducted into the Community Liaison Group: Provided further that no person who is connected with any political party or an organization allied to a political party, shall be eligible to be inducted into the Community Liaison Group. (2) The Community Liaison Group shall identify the existing and emerging policing needs of the area, which shall be taken into consideration by the Officer-in-Charge of the Police Station while preparing the annual policing strategy and action plan for his jurisdiction, for submission to the District Superintendent of Police. The Community Liaison Group shall perform such other functions as prescribed. It shall meet as frequently as necessary, and at least once in each quarter of a year. The meetings of the Community Liaison Group shall be attended by the Sub-Divisional Police Officer as well as the officer in charge of the Police Station and the Circle Inspector. Occasionally, Superintendent of Police will also attend the meetings of the Community Liaison Group at different Police Stations. The meetings shall be open to public.