Odisha Urban Police Act, 2003
State Act of Odisha · Act 8 of 2007129 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 8 of 2007 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Odisha |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 129 |
| Subjects | criminal |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Cesser of operation of certain enactments and saving
- Section 3 Definitions
- Section 4 Creation of Police Commissionerate
- Section 5 Constitution of Commissionerate
- Section 6 Commissioner and Additional Commissioner of Police
- Section 7 Duties of Additional Commissioner of Police
- Section 8 Deputy Additional Deputy and Assistant Commissioners of Police
- Section 9 Constitution of Police district, subdivisions and police stations
- Section 10 Officer-in-charge of police districts, police subdivisions and police stations
- Section 11 General powers of Commissioner
- Section 12 Power of Commissioner to investigate and regulate matters of police accounts
- Section 13 Special Police Officers
- Section 14 Additional Police Officers
- Section 15 Return of certificate of appointment etc.
- Section 16 Duties of a police officer
- Section 17 Duties of police officer towards weaker sections and the poor
- Section 18 Duties of police officers while regulating traffic
- Section 19 Duties of police officers to enforce provisions of this Act
- Section 20 Power to search suspected persons in streets etc.
- Section 21 Emergency duties of police
- Section 22 Superior police officer may perform duties of a sub-ordinate police officer
- Section 23 Persons bound to comply with direction of police officer
- Section 24 Framing of regulations for administration of police
- Section 25 Discipline and penalties
- Section 26 Police officers when deemed always on duty
- Section 27 Police officer not to resign without leave or notice
- Section 28 Power to make regulations for regulating traffic and for preservation of order in public place, etc.
- Section 29 Power to give directions to the public
- Section 30 Power to prohibit certain acts for prevention of disorder
- Section 31 Police to provide against disorder, etc. at places of public amusement of public assembly or meeting
- Section 32 Power to prohibit, etc. continuance of music, sound or noise
- Section 33 Issue of order for prevention of riot, etc.
- Section 34 Maintenance of order at religious or ceremonial display, etc.
- Section 36 Power to reserve street or other public place for public purpose and power to authorise erecting of barries in streets
- Section 37 Employment of additional police to keep peace
- Section 38 Employment of additional police in cases of special danger to publice peace
- Section 39 Employment of additional police at large work and when apprehension regarding behaviour of employees exists
- Section 40 Compensation for injury caused by unlawful assembly how recoverable
- Section 41 Dispute in regard to cost of deputing additional police and compensation
- Section 42 Recovery of amount payable under Sections 37 to 40
- Section 43 Government or any nominated authority to award compensation
- Section 44 Recovery of amounts payable under Sections 38 and 40
- Section 45 Dispersal of gangs and bodies of persons
- Section 46 Removal of persons about to commit offences
- Section 47 Removal of persons convicted of certain offences
- Section 48 Period of operation of orders under Sections 45 to 47
- Section 49 Hearing to be given before order under Section 45 to 47 are passed
- Section 50 Appeal against orders under Sections 45 to 47
- Section 51 Finality of order in certain cases
- Section 52 Procedure on failure of person to leave the area and his entry therein after removal
- Section 53 Temporary permission to enter and consequences of nonobservance of conditions of such permission
- Section 54 Measurements and photographs of persons against whom order passed under Sections 45 to 47
- Section 55 Resistance to the taking of measurements, etc.
- Section 56 Banning of use of dress, etc. resembling uniform of armed forces
- Section 57 Constitution of Defence Societies
- Section 58 Power of Government to authorise Commissioner and certain other officers to exercise powers of District Magistrates and Executive Magistrates under the Code of Criminal Procedure
- Section 59 Power of Commisioner under other Acts
- Section 60 Laying of notifications under Sections 58 and 59
- Section 61 Police to take charge of unclaimed property
- Section 62 Procedure for disposal of property taken charge of under Section 61
- Section 63 Delivery of property to person entitled
- Section 64 In default of claim, property to be at disposal of Government
- Section 65 Disregarding the rules of the road
- Section 66 Causing obstruction or mischief by animal
- Section 67 Exposing animal for hire, sale, etc.
- Section 68 Causing any obstruction in a street
- Section 69 Obstructing a footway
- Section 70 Causing obstruction and annoyance by performances, etc.
- Section 71 Doing offensive acts in or near a street or public place
- Section 72 Letting loose horse and suffering ferocious dogs, etc.
- Section 73 Bathing or washing in places not set apart for those purposes
- Section 74 Defiling water in public wells, etc.
- Section 75 Obstructing bathers
- Section 76 Behaving indecently in public
- Section 77 Obstructing or annoying passengers in the street
- Section 78 Misbehaviour with intent to provoke a breach of the peace
- Section 79 Prohibition against flying kites, playing on the street etc.
- Section 80 Committing nuisance in or near street, ect.
- Section 81 Drunkenness in a street, etc.
- Section 82 Affixing notice, etc, upon public property without consent of authority
- Section 83 Disregard to notice in public building
- Section 84 Penalties for offences under Sections 65 to 83
- Section 85 Penalty for failure to keep in confinement cattle, etc.
- Section 86 Punishment for cruelty to animals
- Section 87 Wilful trespass
- Section 88 False alarm of bomb or fire or damage to fire brigade
- Section 89 Being found under suspicious circumstances between sunset and sunrise
- Section 90 Possession of property of which no satisfactory account can be given
- Section 91 Omission to report to police possession, etc, of property suspected to be stolen
- Section 92 Melting, etc. of property referred to in Section 91
- Section 93 Taking pledge from child
- Section 94 Suffering disorderly conduct at places of public amusement, etc.
- Section 95 Cheating at games and gambling in street
- Section 96 Penalty for contravening regulations, etc. under Section 28
- Section 97 Liability of licensee of place of public amusement or entertainment for acts of servants
- Section 98 Penalty for not obtaining licence in respect of place of public entertainment or certificate of registration in respect of eating house or for not renewing such licence or certifi…
- Section 100 Penalty for contravention of regulations, etc. made under Section 28(2), 35 and 36
- Section 101 Penalty for contravention of directions under Sections 45, 46 and 47
- Section 102 Penalty for entering without permission area from which a person is directed to remove himself or overstaying
- Section 103 Penalty for contravention of orders under Section 56
- Section 104 Penalty for opposing or not complying with direction given under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 19
- Section 105 Penalty for contravening directions under Section 23
- Section 106 Dangerous performance
- Section 107 Penalty for making false or misleading statement, etc. and for misconduct of police officer
- Section 108 Vexatious entry, search, arrest, etc. by police officer
- Section 109 Penalty for vexatious delays in forwarding a person arrested
- Section 110 Penalty for unauthorised use of police uniform
- Section 111 Prosecution of police officers
- Section 112 Power to make regulations regarding carrying weapons without authority
- Section 113 Prosecution for offences under other enactments not affected
- Section 114 Prosecution for certain offences against this Act to be in the discretion of police
- Section 115 Power to compound certain offences
- Section 116 Summary disposal of certain cases
- Section 117 Offence by companies
- Section 118 Disposal of fees, rewards, etc.
- Section 119 Method of proving order and notifications
- Section 120 Rules regulations and orders not invalidated by defect form or irregularities in procedure
- Section 121 Officers holding changes of or succeeding to vacancies to exercise powers
- Section 122 No police officer to be liable to penalty or damage for act done in good faith in pursuance of duty
- Section 123 No public servant liable as aforesaid giving effect in good faith to any rule, regulation, order or direction issued with apparent authority
- Section 124 Bar to suit and prosecutions
- Section 126 Public notices how to be given
- Section 127 Consent etc. of a competent authority may be proved by writing under his signature
- Section 128 Signature on notices, etc. may be stamped
- Section 129 Regulations to be made with previous sanction of Government
- Section 130 Power to make rules
- Section 131 Persons interested may seek to annual, reverse or alter any rule, regulations order
- Section 132 Power to remove difficulties
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