Police Act 2008 - Kerala Police

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18 promoted or are eligible to be promoted to the rank of Director General of Police, considering his overall record of service and experience for leading the police force of the State: Provided that the officer selected as the State Police Chief must not have a charge pending against him in any Court or Tribunal or Departmental agency on a charge filed on behalf of the State. 3. All persons discharging any police functions in the State of Kerala invoking authority under this Act shall be subordinate to the State Police Chief. 4. The State Police Chief shall be assisted by such number of officers of the rank of DGP/ADGP/JDGP/DDGP/SP/DySP as may be decided from time to time by the Government. 5. Other officers of the rank of Director General of Police may be posted in Kerala Police provided they are junior to the State Police Chief in inter se seniority. Provided that if the State Police Chief is not the senior-most among the Directors General of Police, those Directors General of Police senior to him shall be posted outside the department. 23. Co-ordination by District Magistrate: The District Magistrate may , for the purpose of dealing effectively with extensive disturbance of public order, natural disasters, man-made disasters, elections, epidemics, external aggression, land reforms, land disputes, beggary, child labour, trafficking in human beings, juvenile justice, prosecution, transport of persons and goods etc, co-ordinate the activities of the Police Force of the District with the activities of various other government departments, local self-governments and public or private institutions interacting with the police in any manner. 24. Honorary Special Executive Magistrates: 1. The State Government, on the recommendation of the Director General of Police after proper verification of antecedents and with the prior approval of the District Sessions Judge of the area, appoint, for three years at a time, persons of high reputation, sound health and good standing aged between 55 and 70 years and having more than two decades of policing, administrative or legal experience as
19 Honorary Special Executive Magistrates who will generally assist the police in their functions in any local area, without receiving any remuneration or wielding any police authority. 2. The services of any such Magistrate are liable to be terminated without notice by the Government. 3. No person who is an office bearer of any political or communal organisation shall be eligible to be such Magistrate. 25. Police Manual: 1. The State Police Chief may, from time to time, by specifically invoking the authority under this section, frame, subject to the authority of the Government to modify or annul them if found necessary, such standing orders and guidelines, not inconsistent with this Act, for the efficient discharge of all police duties and specially those relating to the general supervision, administration and distribution of the police force, their places of residence, the particular duties of the members or of each rank or of each category thereof; their inspection; their arms, equipments, and other necessaries to be furnished to them; the collecting and communicating intelligence and information; the manner of performance of duties; the prevention of abuse of authority or neglect of duties. 2. The compilation of such orders and guidelines issued by the State Police Chief, supplemented if any by any government order or direction in relation to the same, shall be known as the Police Manual. 3. Any provision in the Manual, if circumstances so warrant, may be amended by the State Police Chief. 26. Special Wings, Units, Branches, Squads: 1. In order to assist the State Police Chief or the Zonal, Range or District Police Chiefs or to generally assist the police in their functions and duties, Government may create and maintain, any Special Wing or Special Unit or Specialized Branch or Special Purpose Squad, of such strength, sub-units, powers, duties, jurisdiction or internal or external supervisory structure as the Government may by order direct.
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