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142Revisiting Police Lawsveyance in such a manner as to cause inconvenience or danger to the public;Fourth - Exposing goods for sale:- Any person who exposes any goods for sale;Fifth - Throwing dirt into street:- Any person who throws or lays down any dirt, filth, rubbish or anystones or building materials, or who constructs any cowshed, stable or the like, or who causes any offensive matterto run from any house, factory, dungheap or the like;Sixth - Being found drunk or riotous.- Any person who is found drunk or riotous or who is incapable oftaking care of himself;Seventh - Indecent exposure of person.- Any person who wilfully and indecently exposes his person, orany offensive deformity or disease, or commits nuisance by easing himself, or by bathing or washing in any tank orreservoir not being a place set apart for that purpose;Eighth - Neglect to protect dangerous places.- Any person who neglects to fence in or duly to protect anywell, tank or other dangerous place or structure;37[34-A. Penalty for contravention of any rule or order made under section 33-A:-Whoever contravenes anyrule or order made under section 33-A or abets the commission of any such offence shall be punished with finewhich may extend to two hundred rupees.]38[34-B. Summary disposal of cases:- (1) A court taking cognizance of an offence punishable under section 34 orsection 34-A may state upon the summons to be served on the accused person that he(a)(b)may appear by pleader and not in person; ormay, by a specified date prior to hearing of the charge, plead guilty to the charge by registeredletter and remit to the Court such sum not exceeding twenty-five rupees as the Court mayspecify.(2) The accused person shall, if he pleads guilty to the charge, forward his licence, if any, to the Courtwith a letter containing his plea in order that the conviction may be endorsed on the licence.(3) Where an accused person pleads guilty and remits the sum specified and has complied with theprovisions of sub-section (2), no further proceedings in respect of the offence shall be taken against him, nor shall hebe liable to be disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence by reason of his having pleaded guilty.]35. Jurisdiction:- Any charge against a police officer above the rank of a constable under this Act shall be enquiredinto and determined only by an officer exercising the powers of a 39 Magistrate.36. Power to prosecute under other law not affected:- Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to pre-ventany person from being prosecuted under any other Regula-tion or Act for any offence made punishable by this Act,or from being liable under any other Regulation or Act or any other or higher penalty or punishment than is providedfor such offence by this ActProvided that no person shall be punished twice for the same offence.37. Recovery of penalties and fines imposed by Magistrates:- The provisions of sections 64 to 70, both inclusive,of the Pakistan Penal Code, and of sections 386 to 389, both inclusive, of the 40 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1882,with respect to fines, shall apply to penalties and fines imposed under this Act on con-viction before a Magistrate;Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in section 65 of the firstmentioned Code, any personsentenced to fine under section 34 of this Act may be imprisoned in default of payment of such fine for any period notexceeding eight days.38. Procedure until return is made to warrant of distress. [Repealed by the Police Act (1861) Amendment Act,1895 (VIII of 1895), s. 14].39. Imprisonment if distress not sufficient. [Repealed, ibid].40. Levy of fines from European British subjects. [Repealed, ibid]41. Rewards to police and informers payable to General Police Fund. [Repealed by the A. O. 1937].