Kerala Police Act, 1960
kerala · 1960
Chapter CHAPTER I
Chapter CHAPTER II
- S. 3Constitution of police force.--
- S. 3ASeparation of Investigation from Law and Order.--
- S. 4Director General of Police.--
- S. 4AMinimum Tenure of Police Officers.--
- S. 5Control and direction by District Magistrate.--
- S. 6Dismissal, suspension or reduction of officers of the subordinate police.--
- S. 7Subordinate Police Officers to receive certificates of office.--
- S. 8Additional police officers employed at cost of individuals.--
- S. 9Additional force in neighbourhood of the railway and other works.--
- S. 10Recovery of moneys payable under Sections 8 and 9.--
- S. 11Special Police Officers.--
- S. 12Powers of special police officer.--
- S. 13Punishment for refusal to serve.--
Chapter CHAPTER III
Chapter 6[CHAPTER IIIA
Chapter CHAPTER IV
- S. 18Powers to make rules for regulation of traffic and for preservation of order in public places etc.--
- S. 18ARegulation of certain physical training.--
- S. 18BPower to cancel permit etc.--
- S. 19Regulations of public assemblies and processions and music in streets.--
- S. 20Powers to deal with assemblies and processions violating conditions of licence.--
- S. 21Power to prohibit the carrying of swords, spears, etc.--
- S. 21APower to prohibit mass drill, mass training, etc.--
- S. 22Power to prohibit delivery of public harangues, etc.--
- S. 23Power to prohibit any procession or public assembly.--
- S. 24Power to reserve any street or public place.--
- S. 25Enforcement of orders issued under Sections 21 to 24.--
- S. 26Power to give directions to prevent disorder at places of public resort or public assembly.--
- S. 27Issue of orders by District Magistrate for prevention of riot, etc.
- S. 28Issue of orders for maintenance of order at religious ceremonials, etc.--
Chapter CHAPTER V
- S. 29Duties of Police Officers.--
- S. 30Powers of police on the occasion of fire.--
- S. 31Power to deal with property suspected to be stolen.--
- S. 32Powers to search for stolen property in certain cases without warrant.--
- S. 33Pawn-broker, etc., to report stolen property if tendered for pawn or sale.--
- S. 34Police officer above the rank of a constable may enter and inspect liquor shop, etc., without warrant.--
- S. 35Applicability of the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure.--
- S. 36A superior police officer may himself perform duties imposed on his inferior, etc.--
- S. 37Police officer may lay information, etc.--
- S. 38Persons bound to conform to reasonable directions of police.--
Chapter CHAPTER VI
- S. 39Certificate, arms, etc., to be delivered up by person ceasing to be a Police Officer.--
- S. 40Unlawful assumption of police functions, personation of police, etc.--
- S. 41Penalties for neglect of duties etc.--
- S. 42Vexatious entry, search, arrest, etc., by police officers.--
- S. 43Penalty for receiving unauthorised fees, etc.--
- S. 44Penalty for extortion.--
- S. 45Penalty for false alarm of fire.--
- S. 46Punishment for certain offences on streets and open places.--
- S. 47Penalty for wilful trespass.--
- S. 48Penalty for being found armed between sunset and sunrise intending to commit an offence, etc.--
- S. 49Penalty for buying or taking pledge from a child.--
- S. 50Penalty for lighting bonfire, discharging fire-arm, etc., in, over or near any public place.--
- S. 51Penalty for being drunk and for disorderly behaviour.--
- S. 51APenalty for riotous or indecent behaviour in street, etc.--
- S. 52Penalty for failure to conform to lawful and reasonable directions of police officers.--
- S. 53Penalty for inducing police officers to withhold service, etc.--
- S. 53APenalty for possession of property believed to have been stolen.--
- S. 53BPenalty for contravention of Section 18A.--
- S. 54Penalty for contravention of the provisions of Sections 19 and 20.--
- S. 55Penalty for breach of conditions of licences.--
- S. 56Contravention of rules and orders.--
- S. 57Contravention of prohibition made under Sections 21, 22, 23 or 24.--
- S. 57AContravention of prohibition made under Section 21A.--
- S. 58False statement to obtain employment.--
- S. 59Power to prosecute under other laws not affected.--
- S. 60Recovery of fines imposed by Magistrates.--
Chapter CHAPTER VII
- S. 61Public notices how to be given.--
- S. 62Method of proving order and issued under the Act.--
- S. 63Licences and written permission to specify conditions, etc., and to be signed.--
- S. 64Magistrate or Police Officer not liable for anything done in good faith.--
- S. 65Plea that act was done under warrant.--
- S. 66Cognizance of offences.--
- S. 67Police Officers to keep diary.--
- S. 68Government may prescribe form of returns.--
- S. 69Power of Government to make rules.--
- S. 70Repeal.--