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44Revisiting Police Lawsreplaced by “preserve and promote public peace”. This shift towards a “police service” rather than a “police force”should also be reflected in every meaningful accountability measure currently absent from the DPPA. The preservationand promotion of public peace must be included to ensure a holistic view of policing.4. b RecommendationSection 4(b) should be amended to read as follows:“4(b) maintain law and order and security and preserve and promote public peace”Section 4(c) directs the police to “ensure that the rights and privileges, under the law, of a person taken intocustody, are protected”. This provision should be amended to ensure that the police are held responsible for everyperson in their custody.4. c RecommendationSection 4(c) should be amended to read as follows:“4(c) ensure that rights and privileges of all the citizens under the law including personal safety andwell being of a person taken into custody, are protected”Section 4(s) requires the police to support alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Alternative disputeresolution is not a function of the police and must be left to persons competent to handle the same. Since there isgreat potential for the police to abuse their substantial powers under the rubric of “alternative dispute resolution”, thispart of section 4(s) must be deleted.4. s RecommendationSection 4(s) should be amended to read as follows:“4(s) create and maintain a feeling of security in the community, prevent conflicts and promoteamity by obtaining the cooperation of the community”Responsibilities of Police towards ProsecutorsThe Punjab Criminal Prosecution Service Act, 2006 prescribes responsibilities of police towards prosecutorsin its section 12 which requires officer incharge of a police station or the investigation officer to (i) immediatelyreport to the District Public Prosecutor, the registration of each criminal case, (ii) send report under section 173 ofthe Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (CrPC), (iii) convey reasons for delay in investigations, (iv) comply with thedirections as regards the police report under section 173 of CrPC. 2A lot of problems in the prosecution of offences arise due to the extremely slow paced action after the filingof FIRs and investigation of cases by the police. The provisions of the Punjab Criminal Prosecution Service Act,2006 and CrPC are not being followed by the police. 3 It is important that the responsibilities laid down in the PunjabCriminal Prosecution Service Act, 2006 are acknowledged in the Police Act for the province in order to strengtheninvestigation and improve effectiveness relative to the time frame of investigations by the police.Section 4(3). RecommendationIt is recommended that a sub-section should be added after Section 4(2) as follows:(3) It shall be the duty of an officer incharge of a police station or the investigation officer to perform theirduties in terms of Punjab Criminal Prosecution Service Act, 2006 or any other law for the time being in force,including but limited to(i)immediately report to the District Public Prosecutor, the registration of each criminal case;(ii) send report to the District Public Prosecutor under section 173 of the Code;(iii) convey reasons to the District Public Prosecutor for delay in investigations;(iv) comply with the directions of the District Public Prosecutor as regarding the report under section