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The Police Act, 1861 139the District Public Safety Commission as may be given by it in this behalf.]26. 24 [District Superintendent] may detain property and issue proclamation:- (1) The 25 [District Superintendent]of the district may detain the pro-perty and issue a proclamation, specifying the articles of which it consists, andrequiring any person who has any claim thereto to appear and establish his right to the same within 26 [six months]from the date of such proclamation.(2) The provisions of section 525 of the 27 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1882, shall be applicable toproperty referred to in this section.27. Confiscation of property if no claimant appears:- (1) If no person shall within the period allowed claim suchproperty, or the proceeds thereof, if sold, it may, if not al-ready sold under subsection (2) of the last precedingsection, be sold under the orders of the 28 [District Public Safety Commission].(2) The saleproceeds of property sold under the preceding subsection and the proceeds of property soldunder section 26 to which no claim has been established shall be at the disposal of the Provincial Government.28. Persons refusing to deliver up certificate, etc., on ceasing to be police-officers:-Every person, havingceased to be an enrolled police- officer under this Act, who shall not forthwith deliver up his certi-ficate, and theclothing, accoutrements, appointments and other necessaries which shall have been supplied to him for the executionof his duty, shall be liable, on conviction before a Magistrate, to a penalty not exceeding two rupees hundred 29 ,or to imprisonment with or without hard labour, for a period not exceeding six months, or to both.29. Penalties for neglect of duty, etc:- Every police officer who shall be guilty of any viola-tion of duty or willfulbreach or neglect of any rule o regulation or lawful order made by competent authority, or who shall with-draw fromthe duties of his office without permission, or without having given previous notice for the period of two months, orwho, being absent on leave, shall fail, without reasonable cause, to report himself for duty on the expiration of suchleave, or who shall engage without authority in any employment other than his policeduty, or who shall be guilty ofcowardice, or who shall offer any unwarrantable personal violence to any person in his custody, shall be liable, onconviction before a Magistrate, to a penalty not exceeding three months’ pay, or to imprisonment with or withouthard labour, for a period not exceeding three months, or to both.30. Regulation of public assemblies and processions and licensing of the same:-(1) The District Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent of Police may, as occasion requires, directthe conduct of all assemblies and processions on the public roads, or in the public streets or thoroughfares, andprescribe the routes by which, and the times at which, such processions may pass.(2) He may also, on being satisfied that it is intended by any persons or class of persons to convene orcollect an assembly in any such road, street or thoroughfare, or to form a procession which would, in 30 [his judgment],if uncontrolled, be likely to cause a breach of the peace, require by general or special notice that the personsconvening or collecting such assembly or direct-ing or promoting such procession shall apply for a license.(3) On such application being made, he may issue a license specifying the names of the licensees anddefining the conditions on which alone such assembly or such procession is to be permitted to take place andotherwise giving effect to this section:Provided that no fee shall be charged on the application for, or grant of, any such license.[Provided further that he shall refuse to grant a licence in a case in which the Magistrate of the district or ofthe sub-division of the district is satisfied and conveys such satisfaction to him in writing that the grant of the licenceis likely to cause a breach of the peace or to be prejudicial to the public interest or the maintenance of public order.][Added by Police (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance VIII of 1984, Applicable to Punjab only](4) Music in the streets:- He may also regulate the extent to which music may be used in the streetson the occasion of festivals and ceremonies.30-A. Powers with regard to assemblies and processions violating conditions of licence:- 31 [(1) Where an