Punjab Police Rules Volume 1 - Sangrur Police

122 Punjab Police Rules, 1934 Volume 1, CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 7
Mounted Police
Rule 7.1
7.1. Composition of mounted police - Mounted Police consist of such number of subinspectors,
head constables and constables as may be sanctioned from time to time.
In addition to their pay they receive horse or camel allowances, at rates given in rule
10.75
Rule 7.2
7.2. Mounted officers. - All gazetted and upper subordinate police officers, except assistant
sub-inspectors, are mounted officers, and are required to maintain standard of
efficiency in horsemanship which enables them to perform journeys on horseback and
other duties with the mounted police. The Inspector-General may lower this standard or
grant complete exemption from it by general or special order in the case of officers appointed
solely and permanently for duties which do not involve mounted duty.
All mounted officers are required to maintain saddlery, as prescribed in Chapter V, and
suitable horse, in accordance with the standards laid down in this chapter, at their headquarters
and fit for use on duty provided that the Inspector-General may exempt any
officer from keeping a horse for so long as he is employed in a post which does not involve
mounted duty and that upper subordinates employed in posts for which no horse allowance
is authorized (vide rule 10.74) shall be similarly exempted while so employed.
Exemption may also be granted by Inspector- General at his discretion to upper subordinates
while employed in a Central Investigation Agency cantonment, city or large civil
station, provided that Motor Cycle in lieu of a horse is kept.
Rule 7.3
7.3. Qualifications. - Recruits for the Mounted Police shall be obtained either by direct
enlistment of men likely to make good horse or camel sowars or by the voluntary transfer
of suitable men from the foot police. Ordinarily only such men shall be taken into the
mounted police as have already some knowledge or an aptitude for the management of
horses or camels. If such men are not already trained foot policemen, they shall be required
to undergo the same course as is laid down for recruits to the foot police as well
as receiving the training laid down in rule 7.5 below.
Rule 7.4
7.4. Utilization of mounted police. - (1) The chief uses of mounted police are (a) organized
operations against mobile gangs of criminals, (b) patrolling for the prevention of
dacoities, highway robbery and the like, (c) the control of crowds and dispersal of disorderly
mobs, (d) assistance to the foot police in traffic control, (e) process serving, message
carrying and escort duty, where conditions are suitable.
(2) Horse police shall ordinarily be employed only on duties coming under classes (a)
to (d) above and, for their better training in these duties, are organized in troops. Camel
police are unsuitable for duties coming under classes (c) to (d) above, but can often be
used to advantage on duties coming under class (e).
(3) Mounted police may be temporarily transferred anywhere in the province by order
of the Inspector-General, and from one district to another in the same range by order of
the Deputy Inspector-General, if the conditions of crime or public order warrant it, or for
annual training if proper facilities do not exist in the district to which they are permanently
posted. Mounted police shall not be employed on orderly duly but, when not required for
training or for duties of the nature specified in sub-rule (1), a mounted constable may be
used for the conveyance of urgent messages on particular occasions. Constables mounted
on horses shall, however, under no circumstances be required to carry heavy post-bags or
parcels.