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46 3. POLICE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESthe purpose of feedingthe prisoner.15. If the department vehicleis not availablefor escorting the prisoner,then the Police officershall use the ‘Warrant’for himself and thetravel allowances allottedfrom the Jail for theprisoner.In no case, thePolice officer shall usethe vehicles arranged bythe prisoners or theirrelatives or friends.16. The prisoner escortduty officer shall ensurethat the prisoner hasn’tcommunicated/receivedanything from anybodyduring his ‘to and fro’journey between theJail and the Court. Heshall not provide any arrangementfor the communicationbetween theprisoner and his friendsor relatives.17. The prisoner shall beproduced before theCourt well in advance.18. Upon producing theprisoner before theHon’ble Court, the concernedorder shall beproduced before theBench Clerk and afterthe Court proceedings,get it back the same andshall submit before theJail Authorities alongwith the prisoner andget it acknowledged inthe passport.19. If the prisoners misbehaves,manhandles,causes injuries towardsthe escort officer or anythinguntoward happens,the escort officershall immediately reportthe Police Stationwith jurisdiction andshall seek the assistanceof the local police.20. If the prisoner is enlargedon bail by theHon’ble Court, then thesaid bail order shall beproduced before the JailAuthorities along withthe prisoner.21. If the Court ordered‘Police custody’ of theprisoner, then that ordershall also be producedbefore the Jail authorities.22. Upon returning the prisonerto the Jail afterproducing him beforethe Court, the prisonerescort duty officershall remain there untilthe taking over of theprisoner by the Jail Authoritiesafter conductingthe required bodysearch.3.25 G.TREASURYGUARDDUTYThe Police officers on sentryduty at District Treasury andSub Treasury shall keep inmind the following points asspecified in Rules: 423, 424,429 of PSO.1. The Police officers onguard duty at treasuriesare mainly responsiblefor the safety and securityof the strong room.Apart from this, theyare also responsible forthe sealed locks in thetreasury and the Armsand Ammunitions in theguard room.2. The Treasury Guardshall consist of oneCommander and threePolice officers.3. At the time of openingand closing the strongroom, the guard dutyPolice officer shall remainpresent there andshall sign the StrongRoom Register.4. They shall submit thecopy of General Diarymaintained in the TreasuryGuard to the PoliceStation on daily basis.5. They shall not allowanybody to enter thearea near the strongroom.6. The treasury duty Policeofficer shall alwaysbe in vigil and shall bearmed with weapons.7. The Guard commanderand the other guardduty officers will notleave the guard beforethe completion of theirduty.3.26 H.TAPPALDUTYTappal duty includes thehanding over of Tappals of thePolice Station to various officesin time.1. The Police officer detailedfor Tappal dutyshall get it endorsed onhis note book and shallobtain passport for thesame. The Tappal dutyshall also be entered inthe General Diary beforeleaving the PoliceStation.
3.26. H.TAPPAL DUTY 472. The Tappals given bythe Station Writer shallbe verified properly andthe corresponding entryin the despatch registershall be signed bythe Tappal duty officer.It shall also be enteredin the Local DeliveryBook.3. The name, designationand the dated signatureof the person/officerwho received the Tappalupon delivery shall beentered in the Local DeliveryBook. After thedelivery of the Tappalsin the respective offices,the said fact shall alsobe entered in the passportalong with the sealand signature of the officerwho had receivedthe Tappal.4. The material objects issuedfrom the PoliceStations or the Courtsfor producing before theForensic Science Labs,Chemical Analysis Laboratoriesetc. shall besubmitted to the concernedoffices in time afterobtaining passportfrom the Police Station.The receipt in this regardshall be submittedto the Police Station orCourts in return.5. While submitting theapplications to other departmentsfor the productionof documents,the duplicate copy of theapplication shall be gotacknowledged with theseal and signature of theconcerned officer.
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46 3. POLICE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
the purpose of feeding
the prisoner.
15. If the department vehicle
is not available
for escorting the prisoner,
then the Police officer
shall use the ‘Warrant’
for himself and the
travel allowances allotted
from the Jail for the
prisoner.In no case, the
Police officer shall use
the vehicles arranged by
the prisoners or their
relatives or friends.
16. The prisoner escort
duty officer shall ensure
that the prisoner hasn’t
communicated/received
anything from anybody
during his ‘to and fro’
journey between the
Jail and the Court. He
shall not provide any arrangement
for the communication
between the
prisoner and his friends
or relatives.
17. The prisoner shall be
produced before the
Court well in advance.
18. Upon producing the
prisoner before the
Hon’ble Court, the concerned
order shall be
produced before the
Bench Clerk and after
the Court proceedings,
get it back the same and
shall submit before the
Jail Authorities along
with the prisoner and
get it acknowledged in
the passport.
19. If the prisoners misbehaves,
manhandles,
causes injuries towards
the escort officer or anything
untoward happens,
the escort officer
shall immediately report
the Police Station
with jurisdiction and
shall seek the assistance
of the local police.
20. If the prisoner is enlarged
on bail by the
Hon’ble Court, then the
said bail order shall be
produced before the Jail
Authorities along with
the prisoner.
21. If the Court ordered
‘Police custody’ of the
prisoner, then that order
shall also be produced
before the Jail authorities.
22. Upon returning the prisoner
to the Jail after
producing him before
the Court, the prisoner
escort duty officer
shall remain there until
the taking over of the
prisoner by the Jail Authorities
after conducting
the required body
search.
3.25 G.TREASURY
GUARD
DUTY
The Police officers on sentry
duty at District Treasury and
Sub Treasury shall keep in
mind the following points as
specified in Rules: 423, 424,
429 of PSO.
1. The Police officers on
guard duty at treasuries
are mainly responsible
for the safety and security
of the strong room.
Apart from this, they
are also responsible for
the sealed locks in the
treasury and the Arms
and Ammunitions in the
guard room.
2. The Treasury Guard
shall consist of one
Commander and three
Police officers.
3. At the time of opening
and closing the strong
room, the guard duty
Police officer shall remain
present there and
shall sign the Strong
Room Register.
4. They shall submit the
copy of General Diary
maintained in the Treasury
Guard to the Police
Station on daily basis.
5. They shall not allow
anybody to enter the
area near the strong
room.
6. The treasury duty Police
officer shall always
be in vigil and shall be
armed with weapons.
7. The Guard commander
and the other guard
duty officers will not
leave the guard before
the completion of their
duty.
3.26 H.TAPPAL
DUTY
Tappal duty includes the
handing over of Tappals of the
Police Station to various offices
in time.
1. The Police officer detailed
for Tappal duty
shall get it endorsed on
his note book and shall
obtain passport for the
same. The Tappal duty
shall also be entered in
the General Diary before
leaving the Police
Station.