(1) The Senior Superintendent of Police of a district may, by public notice, temporarily reserve for any public purpose, any street or other public place, and prohibit entry to such an area, except on such conditions, as may be specified.
(2) The Senior Superintendent of Police of a district, may authorize any police officer to erect barriers and other necessary structures on public roads and streets to check vehicles or occupants thereof to ensure safety and security.
(3) While acting under sub-section (2), the Senior Superintendent of Police of a district, shall specify the necessary steps to be taken for ensuring the safety of passers-by.
(4) The temporary structures shall be removed, once the purpose for which they were installed, is achieved.
63. Any person, who obstructs the discharge of duties and functions of a Police Officer, shall, on conviction, be liable to simple imprisonment for a term, not exceeding three months or with fine of rupees five thousand or with both.
64. Whoever, not being a member of the Police Service, wears, without obtaining permission from an officer, authorized in this behalf by the State Government by a general or special order, a police uniform or any dress, having the appearance of or bearing on any of the Penalty and composition of offences.
Power to reserve public places and erect barriers.
Obstruction in Police work.
Unauthorized use of Police uniform.
distinctive marks of that uniform, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term, not exceeding six months or with fine, not exceeding rupees ten thousand or with both.
65. Whoever, having ceased to be a police officer, does not return forthwith his certificate of appointment, clothing accoutrement and other wherewithal supplied to him for the execution of his duty, shall on conviction by a court of law, be punished with imprisonment for a term, not exceeding six months or with fine, not exceeding rupees ten thousand or with both.
66. Whoever, makes a false statement or a statement, which is misleading in material particulars, to a police officer for the purpose of obtaining any benefit, shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to six months or with fine, not exceeding rupees ten thousand or with both.
67. Whoever, being a police officer,
(a) intentionally abdicates his duties or withdraws from duties; or
(b) uses criminal force against another police officer, or indulges in gross insubordination; or
(c) engages himself or participates in any demonstration, procession or strike, or resorts to, or in any way abets any form of strike or uses physical force to compel any authority to concede anything; or
(d) is guilty of sexual harassment in the course of duty, whether towards other police officers or any member of the public;
shall on conviction by a court, be punished with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to one year or with fine, not exceeding ten thousand rupees or with both.
Refusal to return certificate etc. on ceasing to be police officers.
False or misleading statements made to police officer.
Offences by a Police Officer.