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(1) T he President or the Secretary of every D U lle~ and Primary Committee or the Naik of every' Village De- Functions of Primary fence Party shall- Co mmittee. and Village Defence Parlies. (a) forthwith comm unicate to the _O fficer-in- charge of the Police Station in which the village or zroup of villages is situated any information which he may possess or com e to know in respect of :- (i) the residence or place of stay or hiding, permanent or temporary, of any notorious receiver or -vendor of stolen property and of any person who he knows or reasona bly suspects to be a thug, robber, escaped convict or proclaimed offender in the village or group of villages; (ii) thc commission of, or intention to commit in or near such village or group of villages <l ny non-bailabl e or cognisable offence including murder, culpable homicide, rape, flacoity, robbery, theft, gambling, mischief by fire, grievous hur t, rioting, house-breaking, cou nterfeiting coins and kidnapping, or any anti-State act i • o 5 (iii) any matter likely to affect the maintenance of law and order, pea ce and tranquillity, or the prevention of cri me "01' the safety of life and property ; - (iv) Unnatural deaths; (b) to the best of his ability prevent, and may for that purpose interpose, the . commis- sion of any offence or violation of lawful orders in force; protect Government and other public properties whenever he is required to do so by the District Village Defence Officer and the Subdivisional Village Defence Officer, as the case may be. (2) Every M ember of a Village Defence Party shall- (i) do social work such as construction of roads, clearing of tanks and ponds and other simi. lar welfare activities as may be directed by the Primary Committee; (ii) carry out such patrol and watch in the area as may be directed by the Primary Committee. (3) Every member shall have the power to arrest any proclaimed offender or any person who in his view commits a non-bailable and cognisable offence. Any person so arrested shall without unnecessary delay be made over to a Police Officer, or in the absence of a Police O fficer he shall be taken or caused to be tak en in custody to the nearest Police Station . (4) The Primary Committees, th e Village Defence Parties, the Presidents and Secretaries of the Primary Committees, the Naiks of Village Defence Parties and of the members shall have such other powers, duties and functions as may be prescribed. Officers 01