Meghalaya Police Hand Book of Police Circulars w.e.f. 1971 upto ...

the Malkhana Register.16. As soon as exhibits are received in Malkhana, Magistrate‟s order concerningthe same should be obtained and recorded in the Malkhana Register.17. Disposal order of the seized exhibits should be initialed in the MalkhanaRegister.18. At the end of each year, MR number of all exhibits in the Malkhana should beentered in red ink on the 1 st page of the new Malkhana Register.19. P.I. should put up the Malkhana Register for a thorough inspection once amonth to the Superintendent of Police.20. After a case is disposed of, the Magistrate‟s order regarding disposal ofexhibits connected with the same should be obtained. Except where theproperty is livestock or is subject to speedy and natural decay, such ordershould be carried out after 1 month of the order or when an appeal is preferred,after the appeal has been disposed of.21. If the court orders delivery of some seized property to a person who claims tobe entitled to possession of the same, the property should be delivered to him,without delay, on his executing a bond to restore the same to the Court, in theevent of the order of disposal being modified or set aside on appeal.22. When the Magistrate orders disposal of any property, receipt of the sameshould be obtained from the person to whom the property is delivered.23. When valuables like cash, bullion, gold and silver ornaments are not actuallyrequired by the Court, the same should be deposited to the treasury afterobtaining the Magistrate‟s order.24. As soon as a Arms license is cancelled or licensee dies, an order shall beissued by the Magistrate to the licensee or to heir of deceased licenseedirecting him to deposit the same with the P.I. within 14 days of receipt oforder. A copy of order should be issued to the P.S. concerned. In case offailure to comply with the Court‟s order, prosecution under Arms Act shouldbe launched.25. After the firearms have thus been deposited with the P.S. , the O/C of the P.S.should, within 14 days from the date of deposit, forward the same with licenseto P.I. with challan in triplicate, who should then enter the same in the ArmsRegister of Malkhana.26. Full description of the arms and ammunition should be entered in the ArmsRegister of Malkhana like No., Name of the weapon , Marks, whether it is arifle or smooth bore, single or double barrel, muzzle or breach loader, numberof chambers in case of revolvers, number of cartridges that fit in the magazine,in case of automatic weapons, etc. This is necessary to ensure that theweapons are not substituted.27. The weapons should be physically verified whenever Malkhana is inspected.28. The Magistrate, I/C of licenses is to inspect the Court Malkhana twice a yearand shall compare the arms and ammunition in stock with the Arms Registerof Malkhana.29. P.I. will take the DM‟s order for disposal of confiscated or forfeited weapons.The officer who disposes of the same will satisfy himself that the No. anddescription of weapons tally with those in the Register and will then sign theRegister. In this connection, this office Circular No.2/94 Dt 13.4.94 ondisposal of weapons should be kept in view for compliance30. The Arms Register of Malkhana should be continued for 1 year after which allpending entries should be brought forward in red ink on the 1 st page on newRegister.31. Property found on the person of a prisoner should, unless the same isconnected with the case, be given over to any person on request in presence ofwitnesses and the accused person.Go top