Kerala Legislature

“ The Government shall suitably and adequately compensate a police officer suffering from injury or disability as a result of violence in the course of performance of his official duties or attack due to animosity arose from the due performance of his duty. ”

“ The District Magistrate or the Government may after considering the situation prevailing in any local area for the purpose of maintaining peace or for the avoidance of danger to the public or for the prevention of any danger to life and property arising from any type of accident or disaster, request the professional, mental or physical services of any person or group of persons, institutions and such persons or groups or institutions shall be bound to render such services to the best of their ability. ”

“ The State Police Chief may, subject to any direction that may be issued by the Government in this regard, specify the standards of physical and mental efficiency to be maintained by a Police Officer, by giving due consideration for age, gender, nature of duties and the general standards prevalent in the society. ”

“ A Police Officer, who is not authorised by rank or jurisdiction under any special law to arrest or seize a person or object who had manifestly involved in a cognizable offence, may keep that person or object for a maximum period of six hours so as to render it possible for another legally competent Police Officer or authority to come and take lawful action. ”

“ No person other than a Police Officer discharging official purpose shall, except for artistic or scientific purpose, wear any police uniform or any dress which is likely to have a feeling that it is a police uniform. ”

“ Where any person who is acquainted with the facts and circumstances of any matter which is to be legally enquired into by a Police Officer in his official capacity may take steps to seek and understand that matter from such person, ensuring that such person is not unnecessarily disturbed. ”

“ A Police Officer may use appropriate restrictive measures to ensure that the person arrested by him does not escape from custody unlawfully and may use necessary force against such person who is trying to escape. ”

“ A police officer if convicted for an offence involving moral turpitude or serious misconduct the disciplinary authority concerned or the State Police Chief or the Government may, after considering the nature of, the offence, make him compulsorily retire or remove or dismiss that officer from service. ”

“ Where five or more persons, at a place where the public are present, resist, refuse or fails to comply with any direction given by a Police Officer, such Police Officer may, without prejudice to any other action he may take under any provision of this Act or any other law remove such persons to a nearby and advertised area where the public have entry and they shall be released at the earliest after seeking and recording their names and addresses. ”

“ The Government may, having regard to the population of an area or the circumstances prevailing in an area, by order, separate the investigating Police from the law and order Police in such area as may be specified in the order to ensure speedy, effective and professional investigation. ”

“ All service providers who render any service shall, on demand by a Police Officer in the course of discharge of official duties, furnish the details and records of any particular service or different services provided by such service providers, which are connected with any Police enquiry being conducted in accordance with law. ”

“ Any member of the public shall, subject to reasonable restrictions, have the right to meet the officer in charge of any Police Station and to give information on matters and this right shall not be denied without sufficient reasons.
(3) Every police station shall have the facility for women to submit complaints with privacy in the presence of women police.
(4) Any member of the public shall have the right to receive a receipt acknowledging the complaint given by him and to know the stage of the Police action or investigation in respect of the complaint. ”

“ Department level enquiry proceedings may be initiated against any police officer for the same matter even though he was exonerated by a criminal court after trial he shall not be subjected to penalties on the basis of the same facts in department level enquiry. ”

“ Appointment of a person as special police officer shall not be deemed to be an employment either temporary or permanent, in Government and he shall have no preferential claim in future for being selected in the Police Force on this ground. ”

“ The Government may declare any area as a "disturbed area" when such area is widely and intolerably beset with violence or disruptive activities or destruction of public property on account of communal or political causes or violence or terrorist or anti-national activities. ”

“ There shall be one unified Police Force for the State of Kerala named the Kerala Police and it may be divided into as many Sub-units, Units, Branches or Wings on the basis of geographical convenience or functional efficiency or any special purpose as may be decided by the Government from time to time. ”

“ The State Police Chief shall be appointed by the Government from among those officers of the State Cadre of the Indian Police Service who have already been promoted to the rank of Director General of Police, taking into account the ability to lead the Police Force of the State, the overall history of service, professional knowledge and experience. ”

“ Government may, in order to assist the State Police Chief or other Police functionaries or District Police Chiefs or to assist the police in general in their duties and functions, by general or special order, create and maintain any Wing or Special Unit, Specialized Branch or Special Squad, etc of such strength, internal units, powers, duties, jurisdiction and internal or external supervisory structure as may be fixed by the Government by order. ”

“ A person against whom a criminal case for an offence involving proclivity of violence or moral turpitude is pending before a court of law shall be entitled to appear for recruitment, to get selected and to undergo training, but shall be entitled for permanent appointment only after being acquitted. ”

“ Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a Company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed, was in charge of and was responsible for, the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence, and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. ”

“ No Police Officer shall keep in custody any unclaimed live-stock or article liable to speedy decay for more than one day and such officer shall not be held liable for any loss caused to anyone by reason of conducting auction of such articles forthwith. ”

“ Offences under sections 116, 117, 118 and 119 of this Act shall be cognizable and bailable and an offence under section 115 shall be cognizable and non-bailable.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1) , a police officer shall have power to arrest a person only if,—
(a) his arrest is necessary to prevent or not to continue any offence, or (b) it is manifestly evident that locating such person subsequently is not possible, or (c) such person is likely to hurt himself or any other person (d) there is any special and emergent circumstances warranting the arrest. ”

“ Act, 2007 (34 of 2007) , or (h) violates the provisions of section 73 or imparts physical training in contravention of the said provision , or (i) gives or sells those who are below eighteen years any intoxicating substance or to children any articles or substances which are harmful for their physical and mental health or procure the same near school premises for that purpose, shall, on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or with both. ”

“ Al concerned officers shall be bound to carry out the recommendations given by the authority in respect of matters of initiation of department level inquiry, registration of criminal case etc against a police officer. ”

“ Handcuffs shall not be used on an arrested person unless the Police Officer arresting the person has sufficient ground to believe that the arrested person shall escape from custody or injure himself or others if not handcuffed or the Police Officer has not recorded such grounds in writing. ”

“ The Community Contact Committee may formulate programmes for promoting security awareness, safety awareness, prevention of crimes and legal literacy, etc.
(10) Community Contact Committee shall not undertake themselves any lawful authority of Police force such as investigation of crimes or maintenance of law and order.
65 Service of Beat Police— (1) The area of jurisdictions of every police station shall be divided into various beats and sufficient beat patrols shall be provided to each beat area for beat patrols on permanent basis. ”

“ All such persons shall, normally, be approached at their residence or place of work when they are available there and no children, women or senior citizens shall be summoned to the police station for the purpose. ”