Punjab Police Rules Volume 1 - Sangrur Police

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the division fully informed of all matters of importance concerning the efficiency of the
police and the state of crime.
Rule 1.15
1.15. The District Magistrate. - The District Magistrate is the head of the criminal administration
of the district, and the police force is the instrument provided by Government
to enable him to enforce his authority and fulfil his responsibility for the maintenance of
law and order. The police force in a district is, therefore, placed by law under the general
control and direction of the District Magistrate who is responsible that it carries out its duties
in such a manner that effective protection is afforded to the public against lawlessness
and disorder.
In the exercise of this control the District Magistrate is required to inspect police stations.
He shall exercise no executive authority in matters which concern solely the
internal administration and training of the force, or in questions of discipline as between
police officers and their departmental superiors, but his general control extends to all
other matters. In all that affects the relations between the police and public or the keeping
of the public peace, the District Magistrate must be consulted and his orders complied
with.
He may (a) require the Superintendent to furnish him with any documents relating to the
conduct of any subordinate enrolled police officer in any case in which the conduct or
character of such police officer is likely to affect his dealings with the public or the prevention
and detection of crime; (b) direct the Superintendent to enquire into any
allegation of misconduct or neglect of duty on the part of any subordinate enrolled police
officer in any case in which such misconduct or neglect of duty affects, or is likely to affect,
such officer’s dealings with the public, or the prevention and detection of crime, and
to submit the record to superior police authority; and (c) direct the Superintendent to furnish
information on any matter connected with crime, the criminal classes, the prevention
of disorder or the distribution of the police force, or on any other matter not connected
solely with the internal administration of the force.
In exercising his powers of control, the District Magistrate should avoid doing anything
to weaken the authority of the Superintendent. All communications between the District
Magistrate and the police shall, whenever possible, be conveyed through, and all instructions
and orders to them shall similarly be issued from, the Superintendent.
Note:- The above rule covers the position of District Magistrates in relation to the railway police.
The District Magistrate has no departmental authority over such police, but his responsibility
for the criminal administration of his district includes that portion of the railway police jurisdiction
which lies within it. He has, therefore, the same authority to call for information
and to inspect police stations which he has in respect of the district police, and the same interest
in the prevention, detection and prosecution of railway crime as in the case of district
crime.
Rule 1.16
1.16. Duties of Superintendent towards District Magistrate. - The primary duty of
the Superintendent of Police is to afford the District Magistrate the utmost possible assistance,
both himself and through the police force under his command in the preservation
of the peace and the prevention or detection of crime. He shall keep in close and constant
personal touch with the District Magistrate and shall keep him fully and promptly informed,
both by personal conference and by written reports, of all matters relating to
crime and public order. While it is his duty to initiate action by the police in such matters,
he must keep the District Magistrate informed and be guided by his orders.
The Superintendent of Police shall keep the District Magistrate informed of his movements
generally when away from headquarters, and shall conform to his wishes should
the District Magistrate, for reasons connected with the criminal administration of the district,
require the Superintendent of Police to proceed to any place in the District or to
remain at headquarters at any time.