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No police officer shall abdicate his duties or withdraw himself from his place of posting or deployment, without proper authorization. Explanation:- An officer who, being absent after expiry of authorized leave without reasonable cause shall be deemed within the meaning of this section to have withdrawn himself from the duties of his office. Employment in office of 53. No police officer shall engage in any other employment or office of profit profit. whatsoever, other than his duties under this Act. Penalty for causing 54. Whoever, intentionally causes or attempts to cause, or does any act which is disaffection. likely to cause disaffection towards the Government established by law, amongst the members of a police force, or induces or attempts to induce or does any act which is likely to induce, any member of police force to withhold his services or to commit a breach of discipline, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extent to one year, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both. Explanation:- Expression of disapprobation of measures of the Government with a view to obtain their alteration by lawful means, or of disapprobation of the administrative or other action of the Government, do not constitute an offence under this section unless they cause or are made for the purpose of causing or are likely to cause disaffection. Restrictions respecting 55. (1) No member of a police force shall, without the express sanction of the State right to form association, freedom of Government- speech. (a) be a member of, or be associated in any way with, any trade union, labour union, political association, or with any class of trade unions, labour unions or political associations; (b) be a member of, or be associated in any way with, any other society, institution, association, or organization that is not recognized as part of the with any class of trade unions, labour unions or political associations; (c) communicate with the press or publish or cause to be published any book, letter or other documents except where such communication or publication is in the bona fide discharge of his duties or is of a purely literary, artistic, scientific character or is of a prescribed nature. Police officers to be always on duty. Abdication of duties. Explanation:- If any question arises as to whether any society, institution, association or organization is of a purely social, recreational or religious nature under clause (b) of this sub-section, the decision of the State Government, thereon, shall be final. (2) No member of a police force shall participate in, or address, any meeting or take part in any demonstration organized by any body of persons for any political purpose or for such other purposes as may be prescribed. Penalty. 56. Any person who contravenes the provisions of sections 41 and 55 shall, without prejudice to any other action that may be taken against him, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both. Employment of police 57. Subject to any orders which the Central Government may make in this behalf, a officer beyond the State to which they belong. member of the police force of Haryana State may discharge the functions of a police- officer in any part of any other State and shall, while so discharging such functions, be deemed to be a member of the police force of that State and be vested with the powers, functions and privileges and be subject to the liabilities of a police officer belonging to that State's police force. Extension of disciplinary 58. Where any detachment of the police force of Haryana State is serving in any part laws of State to member of service when serving of any other State, whether independently or by being attached to the police force of outside State. that other State, then, every member of the said detachment, while discharging the functions of a police officer in that other State, shall continue to be subject to the same laws in respect of discipline as would have been applicable to him, if he had been discharging those functions within Haryana State. Chapter VIII Police Accountability State Police complaint 59. The State Government shall, within three months of the commencement of this Act, Authority. establish at the State Level, a Police Complaint Authority, which shall be either a retired Judge or a retired civil servant, not below the rank of Secretary to the State or a lawyer well versed with criminal law and with an experience of at least twenty years in the relevant field, for inquiries and investigations into the complaints against the police officers and officials of the State. Ineligibility. 60. A person shall be ineligible to be appointed as Authority, if he - (a) is not a citizen of India; (b) is above seventy years of age; (c) is employed as a public servant; (d) holds any elected office, including that of member of Parliament or State Legislature or any local body; (e) is a member of or is associated in any manner with, an organization declared as unlawful under any existing law; (f) is an office bearer or a member of any political party; (g) has been convicted for any criminal offence involving moral turpitude or for an offence punishable with imprisonment of one year or more; (h)is facing prosecution for any offence mentioned in clause (g) above and against whom charges have been framed by a court of law; or (i) is of unsound mind and has been so declared by a competent court. Term of office and 61. (1) The term of office of the Authority shall be of three years unless - conditions of Authority. (a) he resigns at any time before the expiry of his term; or (b) he is removed from the office on any of the grounds mentioned in section 62. Provided that he may be appointed for a second term also if deemed appropriate by the State Government. (2) The remuneration, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the Authority shall be as such as may be notified by the State Government from time to time and shall not be varied to his disadvantage after appointment.