The District Magistrate, or a Sub-Divisional Magistrate who is competent to make the appointment of a Policepatil, may suspend the Police-patil, if serving within the limits of his jurisdiction, pending a departmental inquiry or the inquiry and trail in a criminal prosecution against such Patil.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>The District Magistrate, or a Sub-Divisional Magistrate who is competent to make the appointment of a Policepatil, may suspend the Police-patil, if serving within the limits of his jurisdiction, pending a departmental inquiry or the inquiry and trail in a criminal prosecution against such Patil.<br>