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The Police-patel shall dispose of the village-establishment so as to afford the utmost possible security against robbery, breach of the peace and acts injurious to the public and to the village-community, and shall report to 22[the Executive Magistrate] to whose jurisdiction he is immediately subordinate all instances of misconduct or neglect committed by any members of the said establishment. 23[9. Any Police-patel or member of a village-establishment liable to be called on for the performance of Police- duties who shall be careless or negligent in the discharge thereof shall be liable to be fined under the order of 24[the Magistrate of the District] to any amount not exceeding the fourth part of the annual emoluments of his office. If he shall be accused of any violation of duty or breach of rule, or of other misconduct which shall seem to such Magistrate to require a heavier punishment, he may suspend him from office during inquiry into such accusation, and at the close of such inquiry, if the said Magistrate shall consider him guilty of misconduct meriting such punishment, he may suspend him from office for a further period not exceeding six months, or 25[dismiss him:] Provided that, in the case of a Police-patel appointed by the State Government or of a Police-patel who holds his office under the provisions in force for regulating the services of hereditary officers, the Magistrate shall, if he is of the opinion that the Police-patel should be dismissed, refer his case to the State Government which may pass such orders thereon as it may think fit. ].] Police-patels may be appointed for different divisions of town or place. Duties of Police- patel. Authority over village servants. Precautions against robbery, etc. Penalties for neglect of duty, etc. The Bombay Village Police Act, 1867 6 of 9 26[9A. Nothing in the last preceding section shall affect the liability of any Policepatel or other member of a village- establishment to a criminal prosecution for any offence with which he may be charged with. 27[The Magistrate of the District] may suspend any person subjected to any such prosecution pending the inquiry and trial].