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The Karnataka Police Act, 1963
Act ID: 1963
The Karnataka Police Act, 1963
"An Act to provide for a uniform Police Force for the State of Karnataka."
Table of Contents
186 Sections
Ch. IP
reliminary
S.1
Short title, extent and commencement
S.2
Definitions
S.23
Duties of police officers
S.24
Powers of police officers
S.25
Aid to magistrate or police officer
Ch. IIS
uperintendence, control and organisation of the police force
S.3
One Police Force for the whole State
S.4
Superintendence of Police Force to vest in the Government
S.5
Constitution of Police Force
S.6
Director General and Inspector General of Police
S.7
Commissioner
S.8
Appointment of Superintendent, Additional, Assistant and Deputy Superintendents
S.9
Appointment of Superintendents for wireless system and motor transport system or for any special duty
S.10
Principal, Police Training School or College
S.11
Deputies and Assistants to the Commissioner
S.12
Appointment of subordinate police
S.13
Certificates of appointment
S.14
Effect of suspension of Police Officer
S.15
General powers of Commissioner and Superintendent
S.16
Superintendent of Police to be the head of the Police in the district, subject to the general control of the District Magistrate
S.17
Power of District Magistrate to require reports from Superintendent
S.18
Power of supervision by District Magistrates
S.19
Special Police Officers
S.20
Appointment of additional Police
Ch. IIA
Establishment of State Security Commission, Police Establishment Board, State Police Complaint Authority and District Police Complaint Authority
S.20A
The State Security Commission
S.20B
Police Establishment Board
S.20C
State Police Complaints Authority
S.20D
District Police Complaints Authority
S.20E
Powers of the State Police Complaints Authority and District Police Complaints Authority
S.20F
Tenure of officers incharge of police stations, circle, sub-division, district and range –
S.20G
Units in a Police station
Ch. IIIR
egulation, control and discipline of the police force
S.21
Framing of rules for administration of the Police
S.22
Inspector-General may call for returns
S.26
Police Officers to be deemed to be on duty and to be liable to employment in any part of the State
S.27
Under what conditions Police Officer may resign
S.28
Police Officer not to engage in trade, etc
S.29
Certificate, arms, etc., to be delivered up by person ceasing to be a Police Officer
S.30
Occupation of and liability to vacate premises provided for Police Officers
Ch. IVP
olice Regulations
S.31
Power to make orders for regulation of traffic and for preservation of order in public places, etc
S.32
Authorisation of erection of barriers on streets
S.33
Power to make rules prohibiting disposal of the dead except at places set apart
S.34
Power of Commissioner or the Superintendent and of other officers to give direction to the public
S.35
Power to prohibit certain acts for prevention of disorder
S.36
Power to prohibit, etc., continuance of music, sound or noise
S.37
Licensing use of loudspeakers, etc
S.38
Issue of orders for prevention of riot, etc
S.39
Issue of orders for maintenance of order at ceremonials, etc
S.40
Police to provide against disorder, etc., at places of amusement and public meetings
S.41
Discontinuance of use of premises by disorderly persons
S.42
Special measures to prevent outbreak of epidemic disease at fair, etc
S.43
Destruction of stray dogs
S.44
Destruction of suffering or unfit animals
S.45
Powers under this Chapter to be exercised by Superintendent subject to the control of District Magistrate and by Commissioner and District Magistrate subject to the control of the State Government
Ch. VS
pecial measures for maintenance of public order and safety of State
S.46
Employment of additional Police on application of a person
S.47
Employment of additional Police at large works and when apprehension regarding behaviour of employees exists
S.48
Recovery of cost of additional Police employed under sections 46 and 47
S.49
Employment of additional Police in cases of special danger to public peace
S.50
Compensation for injury caused by unlawful assembly how recoverable
S.51
District Magistrate to award or to apportion compensation among persons
S.52
District Magistrate to discharge functions under orders of Government
S.53
Proportionate recovery of the cost of additional Police and compensation for loss caused by unlawful assembly
S.54
Dispersal of gangs and bodies of persons
S.55
Removal of persons about to commit offences
S.56
Removal of persons convicted of certain offences
S.57
Period of operation of orders under section 54, 55 or 56
S.58
Hearing to be given before an order is passed under section 54, 55 or 56
S.59
Appeal
S.60
Finality of orders
S.61
Procedure on failure of person to leave the area and his entry therein after removal
S.62
Temporary permission to enter or return to the area from which a person was directed to remove himself
S.63
Powers of Government or of officers specially empowered to extern
S.64
Control of camps, parades, etc., and banning use of uniforms, etc
Ch. VIE
xecutive powers and duties of the police
S.65
Duties of a Police Officer
S.66
Power to enter places of public resort
S.67
Power to search suspected persons in a street
S.68
Duties of Police Officers towards the public
S.69
Police to regulate traffic, etc., in streets
S.70
Persons bound to conform to reasonable directions of Police
S.71
Powers of Police Officer to restrain, remove, etc
S.72
Enforcement of orders issued under section 35, 36 or 38
S.73
Duty of Police to see orders issued under sections 42, 54, 55, 56 or 63 are carried out
S.74
When Police Officer may arrest without warrant
S.75
Police to take charge of unclaimed property
S.76
Police Officer may take charge of stray cattle
S.77
A superior Police Officer may himself perform duties imposed on his inferior, etc
Ch. VIIP
revention of gaming
S.78
Opening, etc., of certain forms of gaming
S.79
Keeping common gaming house, etc
S.80
Gaming in common gaming-house, etc
S.81
Entry, search, etc., by Police Officers in gaming-house
S.82
Presumptive proof of keeping or gaming in common gaming-house
S.83
On conviction under sections 78, 79 and 80 instruments of gaming may be destroyed
S.84
Proof of playing for money not required for conviction
S.85
Indemnification of persons concerned who are examined as witnesses
S.86
Payment of portion of fine to informer
S.87
Gaming in public streets
S.88
Power to arrest without warrant persons gaming in public places
S.89
Assembling in streets for gaming
S.90
Printing, publishing or distributing any news or information
S.91
Offences by companies
Ch. VIIIO
ffences and punishments
S.92
Punishment of certain street offences and nuisance
S.93
Punishment for cruelty to animals
S.94
Punishment for willful trespass
S.95
False alarm of fire or damage to fire alarm
S.96
Being found under suspicious circumstances between sunset and sunrise
S.97
Carrying weapon without authority
S.98
Possession of property of which no satisfactory account can be given
S.99
Omission by pawnbroker, etc., to report to the Police the possession or tender of property suspected to be stolen
S.100
Melting, etc., of such property
S.101
Taking pledge from a child
S.102
Penalty for permitting disorderly conduct at places of public amusements, etc
S.103
Penalty for contravention of orders under section 31
S.104
Liability of licensee of place of public entertainment for acts of servants
S.105
Penalty for not obtaining a licence or for not renewing the licence within the specified period in respect of public entertainment
S.106
Penalty for disobedience to order under section 30
S.107
Penalty for contravening rules, etc., under section 33 or 34
S.108
Penalty for contravention of rules or directions under section 35, 38 or 39,
S.109
Penalty for contravening orders under section 36,36A or 37
S.110
Penalty for contravening direction under section 40 or order under section 41
S.111
Penalty for contravention of a regulation made under section 42
S.112
Penalty for contravening directions under section 70
S.113
Penalty for contravention of directions under sections 54, 55, 56 or 63
S.114
Penalty for entering area from which person has been directed to remove himself
S.115
Penalty for failure to surrender in accordance with sub-section (3) of section 62
S.116
Penalty for contravention of orders under section 64
S.117
Neglect or refusal to serve as Special Police Officer
S.118
Penalty for making false statement, etc., and for misconduct of Police Officer
S.119
Penalty for failure to deliver up certificate of appointment or of office or other article
S.120
Vexatious entry, search, arrest, etc., by a Police Officer
S.121
Penalty for vexatious delay in forwarding a person arrested
S.122
Penalty for opposing or not complying with direction given under section 72
S.123
Penalty for causing disaffection, etc
S.124
Jurisdiction when offender is a Police Officer above the rank of a constable
S.125
Penalty for unauthorised use of police uniform
S.126
Prosecution for certain offences against the Act to be in the discretion of the police
S.127
Summary disposal of certain cases
S.128
Prosecution for offences under other enactments not affected
Ch. IXVilla
ge police
S.129
Constitution of Village Police
S.130
Administration, control and direction of village police in whom vested
S.131
Power to delegate
S.132
Village Police in village to be under charge of Police Patel
S.133
Duties of Police Patel
S.134
Authority over the village servants
S.135
Precautions against robbery, etc
S.136
Information received regarding commission of cognizable offences
S.137
Penalties for neglect of duty and punishment
S.138
Liability to criminal prosecution not affected
S.139
Information to Officer in charge of Police Station, when a criminal in the village has escaped or is not known
S.140
Information regarding unnatural or sudden death or corpse found in the village
S.141
Police Patel to arrest person whom he believes to have committed a cognizable offence, and forward him to the police station, etc
S.142
Unclaimed Property
S.143
Provision in case of absence, sudden illness, etc., of Police Patel
Ch. XS
tate reserve police force
S.144
Definitions
S.145
Constitution of the State Reserve Police Force
S.146
Superintendence, control and administration of Force
S.147
Enrolment
S.148
Transfers
S.149
Certificate of appointment
S.150
General powers of Commandant
S.151
General duties of members of the State Reserve Police Force
S.152
Reserve Police Officer to be deemed to be in charge of Police Station
S.153
Offence in respect of resignation contrary to provisions
S.154
Offence in respect of refusal to deliver certificate of appointment, etc
S.155
More heinous offences
S.156
Less heinous offences
S.157
Reserve Police Officer in command to give information of offences committed under the Act by Reserve Police Officer under his charge
S.158
Place of imprisonment and liability to dismissal on imprisonment
S.159
Minor punishments
S.160
Protection for acts of members of Force
S.161
Reserve police officer to be a police officer
Ch. XIMis
cellaneous
S.162
Disposal of fees, rewards, etc
S.163
Power of Government to make rules
S.164
Method of proving orders and notifications
S.165
Rules and order not invalidated by defect in form or irregularity in procedure
S.166
Presumptions in prosecutions for contravention of directions issued under sections 54, 55, 56, or 63
S.167
Officers holding charge of, or succeeding to, vacancies competent to exercise powers
S.168
Forfeiture of bond entered into by person permitted to enter or return to the area from which he was directed to remove himself
S.169
Protection of Magistrate, Police Officer or public servant
S.170
Suits or prosecutions in respect of acts done under colour of duty as aforesaid not to be entertained without sanction of Government
S.171
Licences and permissions to specify conditions, etc. and to be signed
S.172
Public notices how to be given
S.173
Consent, etc., of a competent authority may be proved by writing under his signature
S.174
Signature on notices, etc., may be stamped
S.175
Saving in respect of rescission of certain provisions
S.176
Saving of games of skill
S.177
Persons interested may apply to Government to annul, reverse or alter any order
S.178
Repeal and saving
S.179
Power to remove difficulties