Punjab Police Rules Volume 1 - Sangrur Police

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ments from estates are not made until both the identity of the claimant and the validity of
his or her claim have been verified by all reasonable means.
(2) All money and other property due or belonging to police officers, who have died or
deserted, shall, if not claimed within six months, be made over to the District Magistrate
for disposal as unclaimed property.
(3) Receipts for payments made under this rule should be taken in form 10.33(1) and
not in acquittance rolls.
Rule 10.56
10.56. Accounts of lunatic police officers. - (1) The accounts of lunatic police officers
shall be made up and the balance should be withheld for future payment. Any
property belonging to such lunatic shall be taken in charge by the Lines Officer for safe
custody. An inventory of such property shall be made over to the accountant to be kept
with the account of the estate.
(2) The Superintendent shall report to the principal court of original civil jurisdiction
in the district all estates and balance held in deposit on account of lunatic police officers.
(3) If any relative of a lunatic police officer applies for charge of such officer’s property,
the Superintendent shall either instruct such relative to apply to the court mentioned
in sub-rule (2) above, or, after satisfying himself that the applicant is a proper person both
by reason of relationship and character to have charge of such lunatic’s property, he may
make over such property after taking an indemnity bond conditioned in a sum equal to the
value of the property so made over : provided that such action is not contrary to any order
passed by a competent court under Act IV of 1912.
Rule 10.57
10.57. Verification of deposit balances. - (1) At the end of each financial year a certificate
is sent by the Accountant-General to the head of each police office for verification
of the balance of the police deposit account as required by Article 222, Civil Account
Code. It should be compared with the cash book and police deposit pass book and, if
found correct, should be signed and returned.
(2) A pass book in Form 65 of Civil Account Code, Volume II, should be kept for the
Police deposit account. Superintendents of Police shall send the pass book to the treasury
officers at least once a month to be balanced. The pass book shall remain in the personal
custody of the Superintendent and not with the Accountant.
Rule 10.58
10.58. Cattle Pounds. - (1) The upkeep pounds, which are in charge of the police, including
the provision of locks, ropes, etc., is the responsibility of the local body to whom
the revenue of the pound is credited, and all repairs or renewals required shall be reported
to such local body. When on account of urgency expenditure from the police permanent
advance is necessary recovery shall be made in the manner prescribed in rule 10.109(2).
(2) Local bodies remit money in cash or by cheque to Superintendents for disbursement.
They also supply forms of acquittance rolls, etc., in which payees’ receipts are
taken. Such acquittance rolls, etc., when completed shall be despatched for record to the
president of the local body concerned. Registers and forms, etc., for cattle pounds shall
be obtained from the local bodies concerned.
(3) All such transactions on behalf of local funds shall be brought to account in the general
cash book.
Rule 10.59
10.59. Chanda. - When expenditure from the Chanda Fund is necessary a bill shall be
made out by the Superintendent in Form 10.59 and sent to the Assistant Inspector-General
of Police, Punjab, who, after checking the bill will remit the amount by an R.T.R. The