Lawgist15Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts
1[15. Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts.((1) It shall be lawful for the 2[State Government], by proclamation to be notified in the Official Gazette, and in such other manner as the 2[State Government] shall direct, to declare that any area subject to its authority has been found to be in a disturbed or dangerous state, or that, from the conduct of the inhabitants of such area or of any class or section of them, it is expedient to increase the number of police.
(2) It shall thereupon be lawful for the Inspector-General of Police, or other officer authorised by the 2[State Government] in this behalf, with the sanction of the 2 [State Government], to employ any police-force in addition to the ordinary fixed complement to be quartered in the area specified in such proclamation as aforesaid.
(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (5) of this section, the cost of such additional policeforce shall be borne by the inhabitants of such area described in the proclamation.
(4) The Magistrate of the district, after such enquiry as he may deem necessary, shall apportion such cost among the inhabitants who are, as aforesaid, liable to bear the same and who shall not have been exempted under the next succeeding sub-section. Such apportionment shall be made according to the Magistrates judgement of the respective means within such area of such inhabitants.
(5) It shall be lawful for the 2[State Government] by order to exempt any persons or class or section of such inhabitants from liability to bear any portion of such cost.
(6) Every proclamation issued under sub-section (1) of this section shall state the period for which it is to remain in force, but it may be withdrawn at any time or continued from time to time for a further period or periods as the 2[State Government] may in each case think fit to direct.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, "inhabitants" shall include persons who themselves or by their agents or servants occupy or hold land or other immoveable property within such area, and landlords who themselves or by their agents or servants collect rents direct from raiyats or occupiers in such area, notwithstanding that they do not actually reside therein.]
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1. Subs. by Act 8 of 1895, s. 4, for the section 15.
2. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial Government" which had been subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "L.G.".
- 1 Interpretation clause
- 2 Constitution of the force
- 3 Superintendence in the State Government
- 4 Inspector-General of Police, etc
- 5 Powers of Inspector General Exercise of power
- 6 [Repealed.]
- 7 Appointment, dismissal, etc., of inferior officers
- 8 Certificates to police officers
- 9 Police-officers not to resign without leave or two months’ notice
- 10 Police-officers not to engage in other employment
- 11 [Repealed.]
- 12 Power of Inspector-General to make rules
- 13 Additional police-officer employed at cost of individuals
- 14 Appointment of additional force in the neighbourhood of railway and other works
- 15 Quartering of additional police in disturbed or dangerous districts
- 15A Awarding compensation to sufferers from misconduct of inhabitants or persons interested in land
- 16 Recovery of moneys payable under sections 13, 14, 15 and 15A, and disposal of same when recovered
- 17 Special police-officers
- 18 Powers of special police-officers
- 19 Refusal to serve as special police-officers
- 20 Authority to be exercised by police-officers
- 21 Village police-officers
- 22 Police-officers always on duty and may be employed in, any part of district
- 23 Duties of police-officers
- 24 Police-officers may lay information, etc
- 25 Police-officers to take charge of unclaimed property, and be subject to Magistrates orders as to disposal
- 26 Magistrate may detain property and issue proclamation
- 27 Confiscation of property if no claimant appears
- 28 Persons refusing to deliver up certificate, etc., on ceasing to be police-officers
- 29 Penalties for neglect of duty, etc
- 30 Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of the same
- 30A Powers with regard to assemblies and processions violating conditions of license
- 31 Police to keep order in public roads, etc
- 32 Penalty for disobeying orders issued under last three sections, etc
- 33 Saving of control of Magistrate of district
- 34 Punishment for certain offences on roads, etc
- 35 Jurisdiction
- 36 Power to prosecute under other law not affected
- 37 Recovery of penalties and fines imposed by Magistrates
- 41 [Repealed.]
- 42 Limitation of actions
- 43 Plea that act was done under warrant
- 44 Police-officers to keep diary
- 45 State Government may prescribe form of returns
- 46 Scope of Act
- 47 Authority of District Superintendent of Police over village police
