The Karnataka Police Act, 1963

Preamble

THE KARNATAKA POLICE ACT, 1963. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Statement of Object and Reasons Sections : CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II SUPERINTENDENCE, CONTROL AND ORGANISATION OF THE POLICE FORCE 3. One Police Force for the whole State. 4. Superintendence of Police Force to vest in the Government. 5. Constitution of Police Force. 6. Director General and Inspector General of Police 7. Commissioner. 8. Appointment of Superintendents, Additional, Assistant and Deputy Superintendents. 9. Appointment of Superintendents for wireless system and motor transport system or for any special duty. 10. Principal, Police Training School or college. 11. Deputies and Assistants to the Commissioner. 12. Appointment of subordinate police. 13. Certificates of appointment. 14. Effect of suspension of Police Officer. 15. General powers of Commissioner and Superintendent. 16. Superintendent of Police to be the head of the Police in the District subject to the general control of the District Magistrate. 17. Power of District Magistrate to require reports from Superintendent. 18. Power of supervision by District Magistrates. 19. Special Police Officers. 20. Appointment of additional Police. CHAPTER IIA ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE SECURITY COMMISSION, POLICE ESTABLISHMENT BOARD, STATE POLICE COMPLAINT AUTHORITY AND DISTRICT POLICE COMPLAINT AUTHORITY 20A. The State Security Commission 20B. Police Establishment Board 20C. State Police Complaints Authority 20D. District Police Complaints Authority 20E. Powers of the State Police Complaints Authority and District Police Complaints Authority e 20F. Tenure of officers incharge of police stations, circle, sub-division, district and range 20G. Units in a Police station IndiaC& CHAPTER III REGULATION, CONTROL AND DISCIPLINE OF THE POLICE FORCE. 21. Framing of Rules for administration of the Police. 22. Inspector-General may call for returns. 23. Omitted. 24. Omitted. 25. Omitted. 26. Police Officers to be deemed to be on duty and to be liable to employment in any part of the State. 27. Under what conditions Police Officer may resign. 28. Police Officer not to engage in trade, etc. 29. Certificates, arms, etc., to be delivered up by person ceasing to be a Police Officer. 30. Occupation of and liability to vacate premises provided for Police officers. CHAPTER IV POLICE REGULATIONS 31. Power to make orders for regulation of traffic and for preservation of order in public place, etc. 32. Authorisation of erection of barriers on streets. 33. Power to make rules prohibiting disposal of the dead except at places set apart. 34. Power of Commissioner or the Superintendent and of other officers to give direction to the public. 35. Power to prohibit certain acts for prevention of disorder. 36. Power to prohibit, etc., continuance of music, sound or noise. 36A. Power to regulate undesirable activities. 37. Licensing use of loudspeakers, etc. 38. Issue of orders for prevention of riot, etc. ode 39. Issue of orders for maintenance of order at ceremonials, etc. C 40. Police to provide against disorder, etc., at places of amusement and public meetings. 41. Discontinuance of use of premises by disorderly persons. 42. Special measures to prevent outbreak of epidemic disease at fair, etc. 43. Destruction of stray dogs. 44. Destruction of suffering or unfit animals. 45. Powers under this Chapter to be exercised by Superintendent subject to the control of District Magistrate and by Commissioner and District Magistrates subject to the control of the State Government. CHAPTER V SPECIAL MEASURES FOR MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY OF STATE I. EMPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL POLICE, RECOVERY OF COST THEREOF AND OF RIOT COMPENSATION, ITS ASSESSMENT AND RECOVERY. 46. Employment of additional Police on application of a person. 47. Employment of additional Police at large works and when apprehension regarding behaviour of employees exists. 48. Recovery of cost of additional Police employed

Sections

Type to filter. 182 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3One Police Force for the whole State
4. 4Superintendence of Police Force vest in the Government
5. 5Constitution of Police Force
6. 7Commissioner
7. 8Appointment of Superintendent, Additional, Assistant and Deputy Superintendents
8. 9
9. 10Principal, Police Training School or College
10. 11Deputies and Assistants to the Commissioner
11. 12Appointment of subordinate police
12. 13Certificates of appointment
13. 14Effect of suspension of Police Officer
14. 15General powers of Commissioner and Superintendent
15. 16
16. 17Power of District Magistrate to require reports from Superintendent
17. 18Power of supervision by District Magistrates
18. 19Special Police Officers
19. 20Appointment of additional Police
20. 20AThe State Security Commission
21. 20BPolice Establishment Board
22. 20CState Police Complaints Authority
23. 20DDistrict Police Complaints Authority
24. 20EPowers of the State Police Complaints Authority and District Police Complaints Authority
25. 20F
26. 20GUnits in a Police station
27. 21Framing of rules for administration of the Police
28. 22Inspector-General may call for returns
29. 24
30. 25
31. 26
32. 27Under what conditions Police Officer may resign
33. 28Police Officer not to engage in trade, etc
34. 29Certificate, arms, etc., to be delivered up by person ceasing to be a Police Officer
35. 30Occupation of and liability to vacate premises provided for Police Officers
36. 31
37. 32Authorisation of erection of barriers on streets
38. 33Power to make rules prohibiting disposal of the dead except at places set apart
39. 34
40. 35Power to prohibit certain acts for prevention of disorder
41. 36Power to prohibit, etc., continuance of music, sound or noise
42. 37Licensing use of loudspeakers, etc
43. 38Issue of orders for prevention of riot, etc
44. 39Issue of orders for maintenance of order at ceremonials, etc
45. 40Police to provide against disorder, etc., at places of amusement and public meetings
46. 41Discontinuance of use of premises by disorderly persons
47. 42Special measures to prevent outbreak of epidemic disease at fair, etc
48. 43Destruction of stray dogs
49. 44Destruction of suffering or unfit animals
50. 45
51. 46Employment of additional Police on application of a person
52. 47
53. 48Recovery of cost of additional Police employed under sections 46 and 47
54. 49Employment of additional Police in cases of special danger to public peace
55. 50Compensation for injury caused by unlawful assembly how recoverable
56. 51District Magistrate to award or to apportion compensation among persons
57. 52District Magistrate to discharge functions under orders of Government
58. 53
59. 54Dispersal of gangs and bodies of persons
60. 55Removal of persons about to commit offences
61. 57Period of operation of orders under section 54, 55 or 56
62. 58Hearing to be given before an order is passed under section 54, 55 or 56
63. 59Appeal
64. 60Finality of orders
65. 61
66. 62
67. 63Powers of Government or of officers specially empowered to extern
68. 64Control of camps, parades, etc., and banning use of uniforms, etc
69. 65Duties of a Police Officer
70. 66Power to enter places of public resort
71. 67Power to search suspected persons in a street
72. 68Duties of Police Officers towards the public
73. 69Police to regulate traffic, etc., in streets
74. 70Persons bound to conform to reasonable directions of Police
75. 71Powers of Police Officer to restrain, remove, etc
76. 72Enforcement of orders issued under section 35, 36 or 38
77. 73Duty of Police to see orders issued under sections 42, 54, 55, 56 or 63 are carried out
78. 74When Police Officer may arrest without warrant
79. 75Police to take charge of unclaimed property
80. 76Police Officer may take charge of stray cattle
81. 77
82. 78Opening, etc., of certain forms of gaming
83. 79Keeping common gaming house, etc
84. 80Gaming in common gaming-house, etc
85. 81Entry, search, etc., by Police Officers in gaming-house
86. 82Presumptive proof of keeping or gaming in common gaming-house
87. 83
88. 84Proof of playing for money not required for conviction
89. 85Indemnification of persons concerned who are examined as witnesses
90. 86Payment of portion of fine to informer
91. 87Gaming in public streets
92. 88Power to arrest without warrant persons gaming in public places
93. 89Assembling in streets for gaming
94. 90Printing, publishing or distributing any news or information
95. 91Offences by companies
96. 92Punishment of certain street offences and nuisance
97. 93Punishment for cruelty to animals
98. 94Punishment for willful trespass
99. 95False alarm of fire or damage to fire alarm
100. 96Being found under suspicious circumstances between sunset and sunrise
101. 97Carrying weapon without authority
102. 98Possession of property of which no satisfactory account can be given
103. 99
104. 100Melting, etc., of such property
105. 101Taking pledge from a child
106. 102Penalty for permitting disorderly conduct at places of public amusements, etc
107. 103Penalty for contravention of orders under section 31
108. 104Liability of licensee of place of public entertainment for acts of servants
109. 105
110. 106Penalty for disobedience to order under section 30
111. 107Penalty for contravening rules, etc., under section 33 or 34
112. 108
113. 109Penalty for contravening orders under section 361[,36A]1 or 37
114. 110Penalty for contravening direction under section 40 or order under section 41
115. 111Penalty for contravention of a regulation made under section 42
116. 112Penalty for contravening directions under section 70
117. 113Penalty for contravention of directions under sections 54, 55, 56 or 63
118. 114Penalty for entering area from which person has been directed to remove himself
119. 115Penalty for failure to surrender in accordance with sub-section (3) of section 62
120. 116Penalty for contravention of orders under section 64
121. 117Neglect or refusal to serve as Special Police Officer
122. 118Penalty for making false statement, etc., and for misconduct of Police Officer
123. 119Penalty for failure to deliver up certificate of appointment or of office or other article
124. 120Vexatious entry, search, arrest, etc., by a Police Officer
125. 121Penalty for vexatious delay in forwarding a person arrested
126. 122Penalty for opposing or not complying with direction given under section 72
127. 123Penalty for causing disaffection, etc
128. 124Jurisdiction when offender is a Police Officer above the rank of a constable
129. 125Penalty for unauthorised use of police uniform
130. 126Prosecution for certain offences against the Act to be in the discretion of the police
131. 127Summary disposal of certain cases
132. 128Prosecution for offences under other enactments not affected
133. 129Constitution of Village Police
134. 130Administration, control and direction of village police in whom vested
135. 131Power to delegate
136. 132Village Police in village to be under charge of Police Patel
137. 133Duties of Police Patel
138. 134Authority over the village servants
139. 136Information received regarding commission of cognizable offences
140. 137Penalties for neglect of duty and punishment
141. 138Liability to criminal prosecution not affected
142. 139
143. 140Information regarding unnatural or sudden death or corpse found in the village
144. 141
145. 142Unclaimed Property
146. 143Provision in case of absence, sudden illness, etc., of Police Patel
147. 144Definitions
148. 145Constitution of the State Reserve Police Force
149. 146Superintendence, control and administration of Force
150. 147Enrolment
151. 148Transfers
152. 149Certificate of appointment
153. 150General powers of Commandant
154. 151General duties of members of the State Reserve Police Force
155. 152Reserve Police Officer to be deemed to be in charge of Police Station
156. 153Offence in respect of resignation contrary to provisions
157. 154Offence in respect of refusal to deliver certificate of appointment, etc
158. 155More heinous offences
159. 156Less heinous offences
160. 157
161. 158Place of imprisonment and liability to dismissal on imprisonment
162. 159Minor punishments
163. 160Protection for acts of members of Force
164. 161Reserve police officer to be a police officer
165. 162Disposal of fees, rewards, etc
166. 163Power of Government to make rules
167. 164Method of proving orders and notifications
168. 165Rules and order not invalidated by defect in form or irregularity in procedure
169. 166
170. 167Officers holding charge of, or succeeding to, vacancies competent to exercise powers
171. 168
172. 169Protection of Magistrate, Police Officer or public servant
173. 170
174. 171
175. 172Public notices how to be given
176. 173
177. 174Signature on notices, etc., may be stamped
178. 175Saving in respect of rescission of certain provisions
179. 176Saving of games of skill
180. 177
181. 178Repeal and saving
182. 179Power to remove difficulties