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Section 63

The Sikkim Police Act,2008State Act of Sikkim · Act 15 of 2008

(1) A Police officer effecting arrestordetaining a person a(ested in accordance wilh the Law shall,'

(l) wear accurale, visible and clear ideniificalion, with name tags;

Iiil nreoare a meno ol arrest al lhe Iine o'arresl g:v:ng tne dale a'ld ti-ne ' ' lr ir'. rrresr. and'orthwill' seno a wriflen communicalion lo l'is:nned'ale supen0r;

{iirl tnfolm lhe person arresteo. of h's nghl to have sone one ol \is choice as a next fre_d, noli:ied ol n's arresl or detentron as soon as 'e s p-l under arrest oris detained, and forlhwith cause such a person to be notlfied:

(iv) make an enlryn Ine d;al at the Dlace of oeleqlion resaroi rS th-e-,1]1sl ol l1e p€lson specifyirg lhe narre oi the rexl friend oilhe persor a_esleo who has been informtd oi the a(est and the names and pa(iculars of the Police oflicials in whose cuslody the person arrested is kept;

(vl arra'1ge for im'nediale med;car e'aminat'on by a doclor.desigratedlor i'e p;pose ano ror'urthe'lredical examinai on everyr'8 ('oly-elgntl hours during his detention in custody;

(vi) send copies ofallthe documents including the memo ofarlest reierred to above, to the N4agistrate having jurisdiction, lor his record;

Senlor police olticer performing dulies ot subordinate otticer AII persons bound to complywith the reasonable directions ol Pclice Oflicer Arrestand Detentlon )4 Conduct prohibited for Police Otficers

(vii) permil the person arrested to meet his lawyel in such manner as may be prescribed;

(viii)cause the name and other parlicularofthe person arrested to be displayed in the notice board atthe place ofdetention and at such olherplaces as may be prescrib€d;

(ix) inform tfre arrested person, of his right to engage a lawyer and of the provisions of LegaiAid Authority for getting free legalaid.

12) ln maklnq an arrest or keeping an arrested person in cuslody, only that amount ol force shallbe used as maybe reasonably required to ensure thatthere is no possibility to escape- Handcuffing of a person arresled or in lawiul police custody shallbe resorled to onlywherethere is a reasonable apprehension that such a person may turn violent, aftempt suicide, escape or be forcibly released from arresl or deiention.

64. ('1) No Police Orficer shallwithdraw himself from dulies ot his offjce unless expressly allowed to do by the competent authority.

(2) No Police otlicer shall resign his office unless he has given notice in writing to his sr.lperior officer of nol lessthan one month, and ii has been accepted as perthe ru,es prescribed by the State Governmenl lor its employees

(3) No Po ice otficer shall ongage in activity of any other office unless expressly permittedto do so in writing by lhe Director Generalof Police or an oflicer authorized by him- 25 Police Stations cove ring rural or Security ol Police Stations Pollce Beat Beat Potlce Officer

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CHAPTEBVII Policing ln Rural Areas and Village/Town Police System Police Statjons covering rutal ortown areas shallbe so organized as 1o be reasonably self-s!Flicienl in malters ol accommodaUon, amenities as well as in communication facililies, transport and Police housing Each Police Station wili also be equipped wilh adequate facililies of forensic science and scientific aids 1o invesligalion.

Special.atteniion shall be paid to the security of each Police Station, partcularly in areas proneto violence or mass dislurbances The ju.isdictional area of a Police Slation shall be divided into suitable number oi Beats, each covering a clusier of villages or a specified town area,lo be kepl snderlhedirectcharge ofa Constable, Head Conslable or an Assistant Su bl nspector (called Beat Otficer) formaintaining regularand close contact wilh the villages under his charge The Station House Otlicer shall ensu16 lhat every village or town area in his jurisdiciion is covered by a Beat Police Officer as per the minimum irequency prescribed bythe Supe nlendenl of Police by a general or special order.

The duties and responsibilities of the Beal Officer shall, inter_alia, be" to iiaisewith community elders, members ol ihe Communiiy Liaison Group, if any, the Village Defence Pady, the Vi{lage Guard, and ihe residents of each village under his charge, and to review, during every visit, the crlme preveniion measures in lhe village;

io collect informalion relating io crimes and criminals and actlvities of subversive, rnilitant and anti-social nature, if any, in the village and communicale the same io the Station House Ofiicer;

to maintain watch over hisiory-sheeted cirninals, ii any, and others with crlminal recotd or bad chalactels;

to acquaint himsellwith localdisputes having polent alforviolence orwiih casle or communal overtones, and inform the Slation House Officerollhe same with allavailable detailsi io carry outany other policing task in respect ollhevillage assigned bythe Disirjcl Supedntendentof Police or by Stalion House Otiicerihrough general orspecialorder.

to record any public grievances and complaints in relalion to policing; and 1o maintain a record of aloresaid dulies and responsibjlilies carried out by him during hisv,sit and submitthe same reguiarlytolhe officerin charge ol the Police Slation.

The Slation House Otficer shall visit every village L.lnder hisjurisdiction, as perthe rninimum lrequency prescribed by the Superintendent of Police through a general or special o rder, and shall interact with as many local residents as possible so as lo assess the level of public satislaction with AllsupeNisory ollicers including the Supenntendenls of Police shallregularly visit as rnany villages in their iu risdiction as possible. -fhe purpose of such visits shallbe lo reviewthe generalstate ofcnmo, the law and ordersituation and the activities, ifany, ol violent and miliiant individuals orgroups in the Duties and responsibilities of Beat Officer

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Where this provision sits

ActThe Sikkim Police Act,2008
Section63
JurisdictionState of Sikkim
StatusIn force as published by the source

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