(1) It shall be the duty of every officer-in-charge of a Police Station to keep a general diary in such form, as may, from time to time be specified by the State Government and to record therein, all complaints and charges made, the names of all persons arrested, the offences complained against them, the names of the complainants, the weapons or property that have been taken from their possession or otherwise or the witnesses, who have been examined.
(2) Every Police Station shall keep such record, registers, forms and returns, as may be prescribed.
(3) The State Government or the Director General of Police, may specify the returns, reports and statements connected with prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of order, performance of duties, administration and management of the Police Service, required to be maintained at different levels.
44. With a view to carry out the purposes of this Act, the State Government may declare that the authority, which is or may be exercised by the District Magistrate over a village watchman for the purposes of policing, shall be exercised by the district Senior Superintendent of Police:
Provided that such an authority shall be exercised under the overall control of the District Magistrate.
CHAPTER-VIII REGULATION, CONTROL AND DISCIPLINE Police officers to keep diary.
Authority of District Senior Superintendent of Police over village watchmen.
45. The Director General of Police shall be competent to issue directions or orders, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules framed there under regarding,
(a) prevention and investigation of crime;
(b) maintenance of law and order;
(c) regulation and inspection of the police organization and of the work performed by the police officers;
(d) regulating the issue and use of arms and ammunition;
(e) wearing of uniform;
(f) organization, classification and distribution of the police force;
(g) recruitment of subordinates, special police officers and ministerial staff;
(h) specifying the places of residence of the members of the police service;
(i) internal vigilance within the police;
(j) institution, management and regulation of any nongovernment fund for the purposes connected with the police administration or welfare of police personnel;
Explanation. For the purpose of this clause, "Non- Government Fund" shall mean a Fund, in which no contribution is made either by the State Government or by the public;
(k) regulation, deployment, movement and location of the police;
(l) assignment of duties to the officers of all ranks and grades, and specifying the manner and the conditions subject to which, they shall exercise and perform their respective powers and duties;
Issue of directions or orders.
(m) regulating the collection and communication or intelligence and information by the police;
(n) specifying the record, registers and forms to be maintained and the returns, to be submitted by different police units and officers;
(o) community policing;
(p) functioning of police stations and other units;
(q) training of the police force and management of training institutions;
(r) generally, for the purpose of administering this Act and for rendering the police more efficient, and preventing abuse of power or neglect of duties by them; and
(s) covering any aspect of police administration, which is incidental or co-related to the provisions of this Act or the rules framed thereunder.
46. Every police officer shall be considered to be always on duty, and may, at any time, be deployed in any part of the State or outside the State.
47. No police officer shall abdicate his duties or withdraw himself from his or her place of posting or deployment, without proper authorization.
Explanation. -An officer who, remains absent after the expiry of authorized leave without reasonable cause, shall be deemed within the meaning of this section to have withdrawn himself from the duties of his office.
48. No police officer shall engage in any other employment or office of profit whatsoever, other than his duties under this Act.
Police officers to be always on duty.
Abdication of duties.
Employment in office of profit.
49. Whoever, intentionally causes or attempts to cause, or does any act, which is likely to cause disaffection towards the Government, established by law, amongst the members of a police force, or induces or attempts to induce or does any act, which is likely to induce any member of police force to withhold his services or to commit a breach of discipline, shall be punished with imprisonment, which may extend to three years or with fine, which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.
Explanation. -The expression of disapproval of measures of the State Government by lawful means, or disapproval of the administrative or other action of the State Government, do not constitute an offence under this section, unless they cause or are taken for the purpose of causing disaffection.