Uttar Pradesh Police Regulations

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CHAPTER I

SUPERIOR OFFICERS

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE

1.                  Powers and status of Inspector General-cum-Director

                     General of Police                                                                             34

           ADDITIONAL INSPECTOR-GENERAL/ZONAL INSPECTOR

           GENERAL

1-A.   Powers and responsibilities of Additional Inspector General of

Police…………………………………………………………..                     36

DEPUTY INSPECTOR-GENERAL

2.       Powers and responsibilities of Deputy Inspectors-General as

           the incharge of ranges                                                                                36

3.       Duties of Deputy Inspector General of Police in his range                      37

           DEPUTY INSPECTOR-GENERAL, GOVERNMENT

           RAILWAY POLICE

4.       Powers of Assistant to the Inspector-General, Government Railway

Police…………………………………………………………..                     38

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COMMISSIONER

5.       Powers of Commissioner                                                                          38

DISTRICT MAGISTRATE

6.       Powers of District Magistrate of the district……………….               39

7.       Information to District Magistrate of all serious crimes

           And of any sudden increase in volume of crime                                 39

7-A.   Powers of D.M. to ask the S.P. to institute an enquiry

           in case of any instance of inaction, corruption,

           harassment, abuse of authority and wrongful

           detention of police………………………………………….                     40

7-B. ………………………………………………………………..                     40

8.       Instructions to DM in the exercise of his power of

control…………………………           ………………………                          40

9.       Inspection of Police Stations by D.M………………….                          40

10.     To obtain sanction of the DM to the expunction of a

           Crime from the crime register                                                                   41

10-A. ……………………………………………………………….                     41

11.     The powers of a Superintendent in licensing and

           Regulating prosecutions……………………………………..                     41

SUPERINTENDENTS OF POLICE

12.     Status of Superintendent of Police                                                            42

13.     Responsibilities of Superintendent of Police                                                      43

14.     To follow the directions contained in M.G.O’s, when a

           district officer giving over a charge of a district                                         44

15.     Entries in English Order Book (presently known as

           Hindi Order Book)………………………………………..                                44

16.     Entries of all cognizable crimes reported at police

           Stations in Crime Register………………………………..                              44

ASSISTANT AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF POLICE

17.     Powers and duties of Assistant and Deputy

           Superintendents of Police…………………………………..                   45

17-A. [Omitted]……………………………………………………                     46

CHAPTER II

RESERVE INSPECTORS AND RESERVE SUB-INSPECTORS

18.     Responsibilities of Reserve Inspector (R.I.)…………………                46

19.     Responsibilities of Reserve Inspector regarding safe

           custody of arms, ammunition and stores……………………                    47

20.     Responsibilities of Reserve Inspector for the training

           of recruits……………………………………………………                     47

21.     Duties of R.I. for weekly kit inspection and annual                                         

firing………………………………………………………….                     47

22.     Inspection of all guards and sentries by R.I. at

           headquarters deputed from reserve lines…………………….           47

23.     Employment of R.I. to command escorts and guards

           on special occasions………………………………………….                     48

24.     Duties of Reserve Sub-Inspector (R.S.I.)……………………                  48

CHAPTER III

PUBLIC PROSECUTORS AND THEIR SUBORDINATES

25-39.[Omitted]………………………………………………………                     49

CHAPTER IV

CIRCLE INSPECTORS

40.     Principal duties of Circle Inspectors…………………………….           49

41.     Other duties of Circle Inspector…………………………………                50

42.     Responsibilities given to Circle Inspector by the

           Inspector General ……………………………………………….                     51

CHAPTER V

SUB-INSPECTORS AND UNDER OFFICERS OF THE CIVIL POLICE

Officer-in-charge of a Station

43.     Officer-in-charge of a police station………………………………   52

44.     Abilities of Officer-in-charge of a police station ………………… 52

45.     Confidential Note Book of Officer-in-charge…………………….        53

46.     Duties of Officer-in-charge of a police station                                         53

47.     Powers of S.O. to allow his subordinates to go off

duty………………………………………………………………..           53

48.     Miscellaneous Important duties of a Station-officer-in-

           Charge …………………………………………………………….           53

49.     Definition of Officer-in-charge……………………………………     54

50.     Charge Certificate of Station Officer                                                        54

Subordinate Sub-Inspectors

51.     Duties of the Second Officer……………………………………               55

52.     If no Second Officer is in police station, junior to the

           Second Officer to perform duties of Second Officer……………                    55

53. [Omitted]…………………………………………………………                     55

54. [Omitted]………………………………………………………..                     55

Head Constable Station writer

55.     Duties of Head Constable-Station writer…………………………  55

56.     Literate police officer will give assistance to head

           Constable-station writer………………………………………….           56

57.     Head constable as in-charge of the station………………………     56

Head Constable in-charge of Outpost

58.     Responsibility of Head Constable as-in-charge of

Outpost…………………………………………………………..                     57

59.     Duties of Outposts……………………………………………….           57

60. [Omitted]………………………………………………………..                     57

Constables

61.     Constables of civil police……………………………………….            57

62.     Duties of Sentry………………………………………………..                     58

63.     Division of Police station circle into beat and duties of

           beats constables……………………………………………….                     58

64.     District Police entitled to appear and to remain on

           Railway platforms……………………………………………..                      59

CHAPTER VI

ARMED POLICE

65.     Works of Armed Police………………………………………….           59

66.     Sub Inspectors of Armed police : works and duties……………            59

67.     Head Constables of Armed Police : works and duties                         60

68.     Orders of Magistrate in a Riot or affray………………………                60

69.     Deputation of Armed forces on various duties……………….                 60

70.     Use of force by the police against the crowd…………………             61

71.     Requisition of Armed police                                                                     65

72.     Constables of Armed police as bicycle orderlies to the

Governor……………………………………………………….                     65

73.     Reserve of armed police           ………………………………………            66

74.     Time limit for the service in armed reserve……………………                  26

75.     Limits of leave of the men in armed reserve…………………..                    66

76.     Deputation of armed police for special duty…………………..               67

77.     Restriction of duties for the member of reserve……………….               67

78.     Maintenance of armed training reserve………………………..            67

CHAPTER VII

MOUNTED POLICE

79.     Duties of mounted police………………………………………             68

80.     Formation of mounted police………………………………….                    68

81.     Duties of Sub-Inspectors and Head Constables in

           mounted police………………………………………………..                     68

82.     Roaster of duty at troop headquarters…………………………            69

83.     Inspection before forces deputed to other districts……………                   69

Training of Mounted Police

84.     Training of mounted police……………………………………                 69

85.     Other trainings of members of mounted police……………….                 70

86.     Three months’ advance course of selected constables……….           70

87.     Training of troop horses………………………………………             71

88.     Training for treatment of horses           ………………………………              71

CHAPTER IX

VILLAGE POLICE

89.     Chief duty of village chowkidar………………………………….  71

90.     Freeships of Chaukidar………………………………………….                     71

91.     Attendance of village Chaukidars……………………………….                71

92.     Crime record book of village chaukidars……………………….                  72

93.     Assistance for escort duty by village police……………………                    73

94.     Rules for the watch and ward of camps of officers on

Tour………………………………………………………………           73

95.     Supply of printed forms for written reports of

           cognizable offences to village Chaukidars…………………….           74

96.     Appointment of village Chowkidars……………………………                    74

96-A. Provisions of Para 50 are applicable to village Chaukidars…….             74

PART II

PARTICULAR DUTIES

CHAPTER X

REPORTS MADE AT POLICE STATIONS

97.     Process for information relating to the commission of

           a cognizable offence……………………………………………                     75

98.     Entries of crimes in registers and diaries should be

           clear …………………………………………………………….                     75

99.     Substance of F.I.R. in G.D…………………………………….                   76

100.   Process for Oral Information of Cognizable offence to

           Station officer…………………………………………………..                     76

101.   Special Report cases……………………………………………                     76

101A Copy of Special Reports to DM and SP ………………………               77

102.   Process for report of a non-cognizable offence………………..             77

103.   Responsibility of S.O. for the correct recording of all

           Reports of crime………………………………………………..                     77

CHAPTER XI

INVESTIGATIONS

104.   Decision for Investigation of a report of cognizable

Offence………………………………………………………….                     77

105.   Process, when a cognizable case will not be

Investigated…………………………………………………….                     79

106.   Completion of an Investigation………………………………..            79

107.   Duties of an Investigating Officer…………………………….                79

108.   Steps for Investigating Officer to investigate the case…………                80

109.   Entries of the case diaries…………………………………….               80

110.   Proceedings after arrests of a suspected person……………..                   81

111.   Search conducted by a police officer…………………………           81

112.   Inquiries from a person……………………………………….            82

113.   Inquiries from public or railway servants…………………….                82

114.   Plan of the scene of occurrence should be made by

I.O………………………………………………………………                     83

115.   Dying declaration of seriously injured person to be

           recorded immediately…………………………………………..                     83

116.   Identification parade of suspects………………………………..                    83

117.   Identification of articles of property recovered from

           suspects …………………………………………………………                     84

118.   Cognizable offence done by a person in a second state

           of mind get no relaxation by the police…………………………. 84

119.   Process for confession recorded by the Magistrate……………..            84

120.   Who can record the confession………………………………….. 84

121.   Remand for police custody………………………………………           85

122.   Completion of Investigation and submission of final

           report or charge sheet should be as soon as possible…………….       85

123.   Previous convictions should be recorded in charge

Sheet……………………………………………………………..           86

124.   Complaint of cognizable or non-cognizable offence

           before the Magistrate ……………………………………………    86

125.   Process of Investigation when an Indian is killed by

           British soldiers……………………………………………………..           87

126.   No analysis of the work of Investigating Officers………………..  87

127.   Production of records of post office before the police…………….    87

128.   Process when there is an outbreak of thefts from

           goods trains………………………………………………………..           88

CHAPTER XII

REQUESTS, POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT

OF WOUNDED PERSON

129.   Any sudden or unnatural death to be reported by

           village Chaukidar to the police station…………………………….      88

130. [Omitted]……………………………………………………………           89

131.   All sub-Inspectors and head constables empowered to

           make inquiries u/s 174 Cr. P.C…………………………………..  89

132.   Inquest report by police…………………………………………..           89

133. [Omitted]…………………………………………………………           89

134.   Known or suspected dead bodies related to cognizable

           offence to be sent for post-mortem examination………………..                89

135.   Recording of finger prints of unidentified corpses …………….                  89

135A. Process when an unclaimed or unidentified body is

           recovered by police………………………………………………           90

136.   Steps taken by I.O., when medical officer making

           examination of dead bodies…………………………………….               91

137.   Dead Bodies for examination should be sent to district

Headquarters……………………………………………………                     94

138.   Process, when dead body sent for examination by

G.R.P…………………………………………………………..                     94

139.   Procedure, when a body is sent for post-mortem

Examination……………………………………………………..                      94

140.   Objects of examination should be clearly explained in

           Inquest report……………………………………………………                     96

141.   Public Prosecutor to directly correspond with Civil

           Surgeon when sending any article for examination………………        96

142.   Exhibits connected with the commission of an offence

           should be sent to Public Prosecutor or to Magistrate

           for required testing in Forensic laboratory……………………….        96

143.   In case of dangerous injuries wounded persons to be

           Conveyed to headquarters ………………………………………..          97

143A. First-aid given by the Medical Officer in Medico-legal

Case………………………………………………………………..           98                                                                                                                                                  

144.   Injury or post-mortem report made by the medical

           officer ………………………………………………………………           98

145.   A shell for conveyance of corpses provided to police

Stations……………………………………………………………..           98

146.   No person may be sent for medical examination

           against this will……………………………………………………..           99

CHAPTER XIII

ARREST, BAIL AND CUSTODY

147.   Powers of arrest of a police officer…………………………………         99

147A. ………………………………………………………………………           99

148.   Powers of Police Officer to arrest any offender in

           whole of India………………………………………………………    103

149.   Process for arresting a Railway personnel……………………….103

150.   Powers of arrest should not be exercised in case of  a

           Known person…………………………………………………103

151.   Process when an accused is arrested by a private

           person ……………………………………………………………103

152.   Restrictions imposed on police for arrest of a person…………….103

153.   Process when any person is arrested in the course of an                     103

154.   The search of an arrested person………………………………..         104

155.   Arrested person should not be subjected to any

           unnecessary hardship…………………………………………….        105

156.   Conditions for granting bail to accused person by the

           station officer-in-charge…………………………………………                    105

157.   Proper care of undertrial prisoners confined in police

           lock-ups………………………………………………………..                   106

158.   Maximum number of persons accommodated in lock-

           up ……………………………………………………………..                   106

159.   Instructions regarding scale of daily diet for healthy

Prisoners………………………………………………………                   107

160.   Under trial prisoners should not be kept at Courts so

late…………………………………………………………….                   107

161.   Lunatics never to be confined in cells with other

           persons ………………………………………………………..                   107

162.   Minor girls should not be kept in the custody of

           police ………………………………………………………….                   107

163.   Seriously sick person to be kept in custody, where he

           is ……………………………………………………………….                  108

164.   Rules for guidance of the police in dealing with

           Juvenile Offenders……………………………………………..         108

CHAPTER XIV

CUSTODY AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY

165.   Rules for disposal of movable property………………………..                 108

166.   Property worth more than Rs.100 should be kept in

           The custody of Malkhana Moharrir ………………………….        112

167.   Duty of Malkhana Moharrir attached to Courts……………..               112

168.   Responsibility of Public Prosecutor to give certificate

           regarding the disposal of property carried out………………        112

168A. Rules to destroy illicit firearms and weapons after the

           decision of the court……………………………………………                  112       

169.   Duty of Public Prosecutor to inform the Court about

           Unclaimed property lying in Malkhana for more than 6

Months………………………………………………………….                   113

170.   Monthly inspection of Malkhana by Public Prosecutor………..                  113

171.   Police Officer attached to the Court of a Magistrate

           will observe the rules laid down for the guidance of

           the Public Prosecutor……………………………………………                   113

172.   Personally property of persons dying interstate must not

           be treated as unclaimed property in the Province of

Agra………………………………………………………………       113

173.   Process after deposition of any arms, ammunition in

           Police Station……………………………………………………..      114

CHAPTER XV

SPECIAL CRIMES

174.   The information of Robbery or Dacoity be sent to

           other neighboring police stations immediately…………………….     114

175.   Guidelines in a case of professional poisoning……………………      115

176.   Duties of S.O. after a report of disappearance of any

           boy under 14 years of age or girl under 16 years of

           age ………………………………………………………………….    116

177.   Duties in case of direct cattle positioning…………………………..    116

178.   The poison used to destroy cattle be sent for chemical

           examination to the F.S.L……………………………………………    117

Thefts of Bovine Cattle

179.   Reported strays of cattle shall be at once recorded as

           Thefts and investigated………………………………………………  118

180.   Investigations shall be made in every case of cattle

           theft ………………………………………………………………….  118

181.   Directions to S.O.’s for thefts of cattle………………………………  118

182.   Cooperation between police stations for the

           suppression of cattle theft……………………………………………  120

183.   Rules for the voluntary registration of sales of cattle……………..      121

184.   One literate police constable should be sent to attend                        

           Important cattle fairs………………………………………………     121

185.   Duty of S.O. to check the registers of owners of

           private cattle markets………………………………………………    121

CHAPTER XVI

CRIMINAL TRIBES, FOREIGNORS AND VAGRANTS

186.   Rules regarding the registration and surveillance of

           resident and wandering criminal tribes…………………………….     122

187.   Instructions for dealing with suspicious foreigners ……………….     122

188.   Orders relating to European vagrants           ……………………………     122

189.   Deputation of a police officer for a foreigner who gets

           order of removal from India ……………………………………..       122

CHAPTER XVII

PATROLS AND PICKETS

190.   Rules for the patrolling of roads………………………………….       122

191.   Duties of Patrols…………………………………………………..       123

192.   Information of thefts of copper telegraph wire……………………      123

193.   Cooperation of district and railway police for

           suppression and detection of thefts of copper

           telegraph wire………………………………………………………    124

194.   Six-beat system of Patrolling in towns …………………………….    124

195.   Pickets in town and rural areas ……………………………………..   125

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