The State Government shall, within three months of the coming into effect of this Act, establish a State-level Police Complaints Authority to be named as the State -Level Police Accountability Commission (“the Commission”), consisting of a Chairperson, Members and such other staff as may be necessary, to inquire into public complaints supported by sworn statement against the police personnel for serious misconduct and perform such other functions as stipulated in this Chapter.
102. Composition of the Commission The Commission shall have five members with a credible record of integrity and commitment to human rights and shall consist of;-
(a) a retired High Court Judge or a retired IPS officer of the level of DGP from another state cadre, who shall be the Chairperson of the Commission;
(b) a retired police officer, superannuated in the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police and above;
(c) a person with a minimum of 10 years of experience either as a judicial officer, public prosecutor, practicing advocate, or a professor of law;
(d) a person of repute and standing from the civil society; and
(e) a retired officer with experience in public administration from another state:
Provided that at least one member of the Commission shall be a woman and not more than one member shall be a retired police officer.