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THE KARNATAKA POLICE ACT, 1963.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Statement of Object and Reasons
Sections :
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
CHAPTER II
SUPERINTENDENCE, CONTROL AND ORGANISATION OF THE POLICE FORCE
3. One Police Force for the whole State.
4. Superintendence of Police Force to vest in the Government.
5. Constitution of Police Force.
6. Inspector-General and Deputy Inspector-General.
7. Commissioner.
8. Appointment of Superintendents, Additional, Assistant and Deputy Superintendents.
9. Appointment of Superintendents for wireless system and motor transport system or for
any special duty.
10. Principal, Police Training School or college.
11. Deputies and Assistants to the Commissioner.
12. Appointment of subordinate police.
13. Certificates of appointment.
14. Effect of suspension of Police Officer.
15. General powers of Commissioner and Superintendent.
16. Superintendent of Police to be the head of the Police in the District subject to the
general control of the District Magistrate.
17. Power of District Magistrate to require reports from Superintendent.
18. Power of supervision by District Magistrates.
19. Special Police Officers.
20. Appointment of additional Police.
CHAPTER III
REGULATION, CONTROL AND DISCIPLINE OF THE POLICE FORCE.
21. Framing of Rules for administration of the Police.
22. Inspector-General may call for returns.
23. Omitted.
24. Omitted.
25. Omitted.
26. Police Officers to be deemed to be on duty and to be liable to employment in any part
of the State.
27. Under what conditions Police Officer may resign.
28. Police Officer not to engage in trade, etc.
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29. Certificates, arms, etc., to be delivered up by person ceasing to be a Police Officer.
30. Occupation of and liability to vacate premises provided for Police officers.
CHAPTER IV
POLICE REGULATIONS
31. Power to make orders for regulation of traffic and for preservation of order in public
place, etc.
32. Authorisation of erection of barriers on streets.
33. Power to make rules prohibiting disposal of the dead except at places set apart.
34. Power of Commissioner or the Superintendent and of other officers to give direction to
the public.
35. Power to prohibit certain acts for prevention of disorder.
36. Power to prohibit, etc., continuance of music, sound or noise.
37. Licensing use of loudspeakers, etc.
38. Issue of orders for prevention of riot, etc.
39. Issue of orders for maintenance of order at ceremonials, etc.
40. Police to provide against disorder, etc., at places of amusement and public meetings.
41. Discontinuance of use of premises by disorderly persons.
42. Special measures to prevent outbreak of epidemic disease at fair, etc.
43. Destruction of stray dogs.
44. Destruction of suffering or unfit animals.
45. Powers under this Chapter to be exercised by Superintendent subject to the control of
District Magistrate and by Commissioner and District Magistrates subject to the control
of the State Government.
CHAPTER V
SPECIAL MEASURES FOR MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY OF STATE
I. EMPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL POLICE, RECOVERY OF COST THEREOF AND OF
RIOT COMPENSATION, ITS ASSESSMENT AND RECOVERY.
46. Employment of additional Police on application of a person.
47. Employment of additional Police at large works and when apprehension regarding
behaviour of employees exists.
48. Recovery of cost of additional Police employed under sections 46 and 47.
49. Employment of additional Police in cases of special danger to public peace.
50. Compensation for injury caused by unlawful assembly how recoverable.
51. District Magistrate to award or to apportion compensation among persons.
52. District Magistrate to discharge functions under orders of Government.
53. Proportionate recovery of the cost of additional Police and compensation for loss
caused by unlawful assembly.
II. DISPERSAL OF GANGS AND REMOVAL OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN
OFFENCES.
54. Dispersal of gangs and bodies of persons.
55. Removal of persons about to commit offences.
56. Removal of persons convicted of certain offences.
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57. Period of operation of orders under sections 54, 55 or 56.
58. Hearing to be given before an order is passed under section 54, 55 or 56.
59. Appeal.
60. Finality of orders.
61. Procedure on failure of person to leave the area and his entry therein after removal.
62. Temporary permission to enter or return to the area from which a person was directed
to remove himself.
63. Powers of Government or of officers specially empowered to extern.
III. CONTROL OF CAMPS, PARADES, ETC., AND USE OF CERTAIN UNIFORMS.
64. Control of camps, parades, etc., and banning use of uniform, etc.
CHAPTER VI
EXECUTIVE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE POLICE
65. Duties of a Police Officer.
66. Power to enter places of public resort.
67. Power to search suspected persons in a street.
68. Duties of Police Officers towards the public.
69. Police to regulate traffic, etc., in streets.
70. Persons bound to conform to reasonable directions of Police.
71. Powers of Police Officer to restrain, remove, etc.
72. Enforcement of orders issued under sections 35, 36 or 38.
73. Duty of Police to see orders issued under sections 42, 54, 55, 56 or 63 are carried out.
74. When Police Officer may arrest without warrant.
75. Police to take charge of unclaimed property.
76. Police Officer may take charge of stray cattle.
77. A Superior Police Officer may himself perform duties imposed on his inferior, etc.
CHAPTER VII
PREVENTION OF GAMING
78. Opening, etc., of certain forms of gaming.
79. Keeping common gaming-house, etc.
80. Gaming in common gaming-house, etc.
81. Entry, search, etc., by police officers in gaming-house.
82. Presumptive proof of keeping or gaming in common gaming-house.
83. On conviction under sections 78, 79 and 80 instruments of gaming may be destroyed.
84. Proof of playing for money not required for conviction.
85. Indemnification of persons concerned who are examined as witnesses.
86. Payment of portion of fine to informer.
87. Gaming in public streets.
88. Power to arrest without warrant persons gaming in public places.
89. Assembling in streets for gaming.
90. Printing, publishing or distributing any news or information.
91. Offences by Companies.