Punjab Police Rules Volume 1 - Sangrur Police

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sirable for Government to take up the matter. The practice of sending references
from the Secretariat marked "for disposal or report" should cease. The
endorsement should make it clear whether the reference is for disposal or for report.
In exercise of the powers conferred on him by rules 2 and 7 of the Rules for the protection
of sources of information, the Inspector-General of Police, with approval of the
Governor of the Punjab, given in his discretion, is pleased to issue the following general
directions :-
(1) The actual names of agents and sources of information relating to the operations
of persons committing or conspiring, preparing or attempting to commit crimes
of violence, which in the opinion of the Governor are intended to overthrow the
Government as by law established, shall not as a rule be kept on record. When
it is necessary to keep them on record, they shall be kept on a file marked
"STRICTLY SECRET".
(2) STRICTLY SECRET files referred to in paragraph 1 shall, if prepared by district
police, be kept in the personal custody of the Superintendent of Police of
the district, and if prepared by the Criminal Investigation Department, shall be
kept in the personal custody of the Superintendent of Police, Special Branch or
Superintendent of Police, Crime, as the case may be. The Deputy Inspector-
General of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, shall however, be empowered
to nominate the custodians of these files notwithstanding anything
contained in this direction.
(3) If any member of the police force in possession of any such record or of information
of the identity of any source or agent as described in paragraph 1 of these
directions, deems it necessary in the interest of the administration to disclose
such record or information to any other member of the police force he shall, if
serving in a district, take the orders of the Superintendent of Police or other gazetted
officer nominated by the Deputy Inspector-General, Criminal Investigation
Department, in his behalf and if serving in the Criminal Investigation
Department, he shall take the orders of the Superintendent of Police, Special
Branch, or Superintendent of Police, Crime, as the case may be.
Note :- "Police force" in this direction refers to police serving under the Punjab Government only.
Disclosure of such information to any member of other police forces requires the orders of
the Governor, in accordance with rule 8 of the Rules for the Protection of sources of Information.
(4) Transmission of such information or record by post shall be avoided when possible.
When it is necessary to send it by post, it shall be sent in a double sealed cover registered
and insured, and addressed by name to the officer to whom it is to be disclosed.
APPENDIX 11.6
Rubber Stamps and punches to be kept in Police Offices. - The following rubber
stamps and similar appliances, obtainable on payment from the Stationery Office, Calcutta,
under the regulations contained in Chapter 12, Punjab Printing and Stationery
Manual, should be kept in district police offices :-
(a) English Office
(1) Office rubber stamp - to stamp English communications as received.
(2) "Confidential" stamp.
(3) Stamp bearing designation of head of office.
(b) Accounts Branch
To stamp receipts and vouchers -
(1) Revolving date stamp.
(2) "Cancelled" stamp.