The Kerala Police Act, 2011
kerala · 2011
Chapter CHAPTER I
Chapter CHAPTER II
Chapter CHAPTER III
Chapter CHAPTER III
Chapter CHAPTER IV
- S. 14Kerala Police
- S. 15Government to specify Police Structure
- S. 16Police District
- S. 17District Police Chief
- S. 18State Police Chief
- S. 19Co-ordination by District Magistrate
- S. 20Police Manual
- S. 21Special Wings, Units, Branches, Squads
- S. 22A Police Officer may himself perform the duties of his subordinate
- S. 23Separation of investigation from law and order
Chapter CHAPTER IV
Chapter CHAPTER V
- S. 27Duty of a Police Officer
- S. 28Response of a Police Officer
- S. 29Behaviour of Police Officers
- S. 30Police Officers to maintain good health
- S. 31Police to keep information confidential
- S. 32Police officers liable to explain
- S. 33Police and public may keep audio or video or electronic records
- S. 34How to make complaints to the police
- S. 35Police to behave decently towards witnesses
- S. 36Personal details for identification be furnished on demand
- S. 37Entry of police in private places
- S. 38Police to interfere for preventing offence
- S. 39Lawful directions of police to be complied with
- S. 40Removal by police
- S. 41Police action in offences requiring special authorisation
- S. 42Maintenance of law and order and prevention of danger
- S. 43Police uniform to be distinctive, exclusive and easily identifiable
- S. 44Police duty vehicles to be distinctive, exclusive and identifiable
- S. 45Special powers in disturbed areas
- S. 46Restraint on arrested persons
- S. 47Keep in custody of insane persons, drunkards and persons with illness
- S. 48Medical examination of the accused
- S. 49Medical treatment of the accused
- S. 50Action in respect of injury of those in police custody
- S. 51Service providers to maintain records
- S. 52Service providers to give information to police
- S. 53Verification of antecedents of service providers
- S. 54Service providers to report on stolen or lost or seeking articles
- S. 55Storage and disposal of articles seized by police
- S. 56Police action in respect of unclaimed articles
- S. 57Police to attempt to locate missing persons
- S. 58Police to keep registers in respect of missing properties
- S. 59Police to give certificates of non-involvement in offences
- S. 60Police to give security advice
- S. 61Police to regulate and control traffic
- S. 62Security be given to individuals and private institutions
- S. 63Police action in disputes which may lead to cognizable offence
- S. 64Community Policing
- S. 65Service of Beat Police
- S. 66Reward to general public
Chapter CHAPTER V
Chapter CHAPTER VI
- S. 72Traffic regulatory committees
- S. 73Regulation of physical training
- S. 74Power to cancel permit
- S. 75Power to prohibit mass drill
- S. 76Power to reserve any street or public place
- S. 77Regulating nuisance caused by noise
- S. 78Regulation to prevent violence
- S. 79Regulation of public assemblies
- S. 80District Magistrate to make regulations
Chapter CHAPTER VI
Chapter CHAPTER VII
Chapter CHAPTER VII
- S. 86Disqualifications for appointment as a police officer
- S. 87Oath to be taken by police officer
- S. 88Police Officers be given certificate of authority
- S. 89Police officers be always on duty
- S. 90Police Officers to serve in any Branch
- S. 91Police Officers not to withdraw from duty
- S. 92Police officers not to engage in other employment
- S. 93Police Officers under suspension not to exercise power
- S. 94Duty time of police officers
- S. 95Police Officers not to show cowardice
- S. 96Police officers to report corruption and torture
- S. 97Minimum tenure of police officers
- S. 98Special Police Officers
- S. 99Prohibition on acts of personal servitude
- S. 100An act to be performance of duty or not
- S. 101Departmental Enquiry Proceedings
- S. 102State Police Chief to codify the penalties
- S. 103Appeal and Revision
- S. 104Police Welfare Bureau
- S. 105Police Establishment Board
- S. 106Functions of the Board
- S. 107Redressal on complaints of subordinates
- S. 108Insurance coverage, allowances and medical facilities
- S. 109Police Associations
- S. 110Police Complaints Authority
- S. 111Complaints be given by elected representatives
- S. 112Procedure of the Complaints Authorities be expedited
Chapter CHAPTER VIII
- S. 113Protection of action taken in good faith
- S. 114Dereliction of duty by a police officer
- S. 115Bribe taking and extortion by police officer
- S. 116Vexatious arrest, search, seizure, violence, etc.
- S. 117Penalty for interfering in the functions of the police
- S. 118Penalty for causing grave violation of public order or danger
- S. 119Punishment for atrocities against women
- S. 120Penalty for causing nuisance and violation of public order
- S. 121Punishment for offences for which there is no separate provision
- S. 122Offences by Companies
- S. 123Prosecution under other laws not barred
- S. 124Procedural irregularity not material
- S. 125Cognizable offences and bailable offences
- S. 126Compounding of offences
- S. 127Criminal Justice Miscellaneous Expenses Fund
- S. 128Power of Government to give directions
- S. 129Power to make rules
- S. 130Power to remove difficulties
- S. 131Repeal and saving