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(l)Any ft,4agistrate or lhe Drstrici Superintendent ol Po]ice may, by p!bLic notice, iemporarily reserue forany publc purpose any slreet orolherpubllc place and prohibitthe publlctrom entering the area so reserved, except on such conditrons as may be specifed. (2)(a) The Distrlcl Superintendent of Police may a!thorize any Police oificer to erecl baftiers and other necessaryslructures on publ c roads and streels, to check vehicles or occupanls thereol ior violation ol any Iegal provisions by them. (b) ln making such order, the District Superintendent of Police shall prescribe the necessary steps for ensuring the saleiy of passers-by. (c) These temporarystruct!res shali be removed oncelhe purpose lor which they were installed is over. 162, Nol wilhstanding anything conlained nthls chapter nothing shal bedeemed lo have inierfered with the generaLcontrolofthe [4agistrates ofthe District on the matters assjgned to them under any law lor the time being in force. Otfences against ihe police 1m, Any person, who obstrucis the discharge of dulles and functions oi a police ofiicer, sha l, on conviction, be liable to slmple imprisonment not exceeding three months or f ne or both,