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96Revisiting Police Laws145. Penalty for contravention of orders under Articles 131 and 132. - Whoever contravenes any order madeunder Article 131 and Article 132 shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term, which may extendto three years, or with fine up to one hundred thousand rupees, or with both.146. Penalty for obtaining employment as a police officer through fraudulent means.-Any person who makesa false statement or a statement which is misleading in material particulars or uses a false document for the purposeof obtaining employment as a police officer shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which mayextend to one year, or with fine up to fifty thousand rupees, or with both.147. Warning to first offender. - It shall be lawful for Head of District Police or any other officer authorized byhim not below the rank of Inspector, to request the relevant court to issue in lieu of prosecution, a warning in writingto the accused in relation to first commission of any offence mentioned in Articles 138 to 140:Provided that for any subsequent offence mentioned in this Article the offender on conviction willbe awarded at least half of the prescribed punishment.148 Defiling water in public wells, etc. - Whoever shall defile or cause to be defiled water in any public well, tank,reservoir, pond, pool, aqueduct or part of a river, stream, nullah or other source or means of water supply, so as torender the same unfit for the purpose for which it is set apart, shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment fora term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to thirty thousand rupees, or with both.149. False alarm of fire, etc. -Whoever knowingly gives or causes to be given a false alarm of fire to the firebrigade or to any officer or fireman thereof shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which mayextend to three months or with fine which may extend to fifteen thousand rupees, or with both.150. Penalty for contravention of orders made under Article 124. - Whoever contravenes, or abets thecontravention of any order made under Article 124 shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment which mayextend to three months, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.151. Penalty for unauthorized use of police uniform. - If any person not being a member of the police wearswithout authorisation, the uniform of police or any dress having the appearance or bearing any of the distinctivemarks of police uniform, he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend tothree years, or with fine up to one hundred thousand rupees, or with both.152. Penalty for frivolous or vexatious complaint. – Any person who files a complaint against the police,which on enquiry by the 118 [Federal] Police Complaints Authority is held frivolous or vexatious, shall be punished onconviction with imprisonment for six months, or with fine, which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, or with both.153. Certain offences to be cognizable. - Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code, offences falling underArticles 148 to 152 shall be cognizable.154. Power to try offences summarily. - The court trying offences under this chapter shall have power to try suchoffences summarily in accordance with the procedure laid down for summary trial in the Code.CHAPTER XVIIOFFENCES BY AND PUNISHMENTS FOR POLICE OFFICERS155. Penalty for certain types of misconduct by police officers. – (1) Any police officer who-(a) makes for obtaining release from service as police officer, a false statement or a statementwhich is misleading in material particulars or uses a false document for the purpose;(b) is guilty of cowardice, or being a police officer of junior rank, resigns his office or withdrawshimself from duties without permission;(c) is guilty of any wilful breach or neglect of any provision of law or of any rule or regulation orany order which he is bound to observe or obey;(d) is guilty of any violation of duty;(e) is found in a state of intoxication, while on duty;