(1) It shall be the duty of every Police officer,-
(a) to execute forthwith all orders and warrants of arrest lawfully issued to him by a competent authority;
(b) to collect and communicate intelligence respecting public order;
(c) to prevent offences and public nuisance;
(d) to detect offenders and have them convicted and to apprehend all persons whom he is legally authorised to apprehend and for whose apprehension sufficient ground exists.
20. Now see Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).
Powers of Police officers.
Village Police officers.
Police officers shall be considered to be always deputed on duty and may be employed in any part of the area to which this Act extends.
Duties of Police officers.
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(2) Every Police officer may, for carrying out the purposes mentioned in sub-section (1) without a warrant of arrest enter into and inspect any liquor shop or gambling house or such other place where men of loose and bad character assemble.
20. Every Police officer may lay any information before a Magistrate, and apply for summons, warrant of arrest, search-warrant or such other lawful order as may by law issue against any person committing an offence.
21. Any person enrolled under this Act and who, having ceased to be a Police officer, does not forthwith deliver up his service-certificate, dress and accoutrements and other necessaries which have been given to him for the execution of duty, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees or with both.
22. Any Police officer who,-
(1) is guilty of any violation of duty, or
(2) wilfully commits a breach of any rule or law or lawful order made by any competent authority or neglects in obeying it, or
(3) withdraws from the function of his office without permission or without having given two months‟ previous notice, or
(4) is on leave and does not, without reasonable cause, report for duty on the expiration of leave, or
(5) engages without permission in any work in addition to his duty, or Police officers may lay information before Magistrate.
Action against persons refusing to deliver up certificate etc., on ceasing to be Police officer.
Punishment on ground of neglect of duty etc.
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(6) is guilty of cowardice, or
(7) causes unwarrantable physical hurt to any person in his custody, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to three months‟ pay or with both.