RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE RULES, 1987
1.1 These rules may be called Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987.
1.2 They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
1.3 These rules shall apply to all persons who are subject to the Act:
Provided that the provisions of rules 83 to 86 shall not apply to superior officers and other enrolled members of the Force appointed on deputation and officers appointed on contract who shall continue to be governed by their own rules and the terms of deputation or, as the case may be, by the conditions of their contract.
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1. Vide G.S.R. 951 (E), dated 3rd December, 1987.
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Act” means the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957 (23 of 1957);
(b) “accoutrements” means personal articles of equipment and trappings, as approved by the Director-General from time to time, which are issued to members of the Force for their use;
(c) “battalion” means a unit of the force constituted as a battalion by the Director- General;
(d) “Chief Security Commissioner” means an officer, not below the rank of Deputy Inspector General, who is the head of the Force in a zonal railway or a superior officer so appointed in the headquarters of the Director-General or in any other formation of the Force;
(e)
The command, supervision and administration of the Force is vested in the Director-General, who shall be assisted by such superior officers at his headquarters as may be appointed for the purpose.
The superior officers and enrolled members of the Force holding office as specified in column 2 of Schedule I shall also be known by designations as specified in column 3 of that Schedule.
The Central Government may, having regard to the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 15, appoint any other officer by notification in the Official Gazette to be the superior officer of the Force defining his rank, designation, powers and responsibilities.
6.1 The officers appointed under rule 3 shall discharge such duties and supervise the functioning of such other branches as provided in these rules as may be assigned to them by the Director-General from time to time.
6.2 All officers appointed under rule 3 may have under them a number of other superior officers and enrolled members of the Force as may be appointed from time to time, and shall exercise such powers over them as are prescribed under these rules and are exercisable by their counterparts of equivalent rank and designation in the zonal railways.
7.1 The Force shall have a specially trained unit called the Railway Protection Special Force, to be raised as a reserve Force on the battalion pattern.
7.2 The number of battalions as also their strength and composition shall be such as may be determined by the Director-General.
7.3 Each battalion shall function as a division and shall have at its head an officer not below the rank of Commandant who shall be known as Commanding Officer.
7.4 A Commanding Officer shall be assisted by such number of other superior officers and enrolled members of the Force as may be appointed from time to time.
7.5 Enrolled members of the Force who constitute the Railway Protection Special Force shall form a separate cadre for the purposes of fixation of seniority
8.1 A Central Crime Bureau consisting of such number of superior officers and enrolled members of the Force as may be determined by the Director-General shall be maintained at his headquarters.
8.2 The Central Crime Bureau shall consist of a Central Detective Wing, a Central Records Wing and shall perform such duties, maintain such records, compile and submit such reports and returns as may be directed by the Director-General.
9.1 For better prevention and detection of crime, a breeding-cum-training centre for ‘police dogs’ shall be maintained under the charge of such officer as may be appointed by the Director-General.
9.2 This centre shall undertake breeding of pups and their training as ‘police dogs’ and shall undertake such other duties as may be specified by the Director-General.
There shall be a Central Weapons Store under the immediate command and control of such superior officer as may be appointed by the Director-General for procurement and supply of arms, ammunition and ordnance stores.
11.1 There shall be such number of arms workshops, each under the charge of an officer not below the rank of an Inspector, as may be set up for carrying out repair, phosphating of the arms held by the Force and such other functions as may be specified by the Director- General.
11.2 Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), the administrative and technical control of the arms workshops shall also vest in such superior officer as may be appointed by the Director-General.
There shall be such number of arms inspection teams as may be constituted by the Director-General for carrying out periodical inspections of the arms held by the Force in all its units.
13.1 Railway Protection Force Academy:
There shall be a Railway Protection Force Academy under the charge of a Principal, not below the rank of Deputy Inspector General, for providing initial, in-service, special and other advanced professional and technical training courses to the members of the Force.
13.2 The said Academy shall have such number of qualified instructors in various disciplines as may be appointed by the Director-General from time to time.
13.3 The Director-General may declare the Principal of the Academy or any other superior officer to be the officer-in-charge (training) for the Force and that officer shall exercise general supervision on behalf of Director-General over all the training institutions of the force, formulate training curricula and syllabi, arrange publication
14.1 For the purposes of the Act, a unit of the Force shall be distributed over each zonal railway including railway establishments and other railway areas served by that zonal railway.
14.2 The head of the Security Department in each zonal railway shall be a Chief Security Commissioner and the entire unit of the Force posted on that railway (including railway establishments located on that railway) shall be under his command, supervision and administration.
14.3 A Chief Security Commissioner shall be assisted at his headquarters (hereinafter referred to as the Security Commissariat) by such number of superior officers and enrolled members of the Force as may be appointed from time to time to look after the work of administration including personnel matters, crime and special intelligence, fire, prosecution, stores, reserve companies, tr
15.1 The Force on each zonal railway shall be further distributed over divisions and railway establishments.
15.2 Each division or railway establishment shall be headed by a Divisional Security Commissioner, who shall be assisted by such number of other superior officers and enrolled members of the Force as may be appointed from time to time.
15.3 For operational purposes, a division may be divided into sub-divisions each under the charge of a superior officer.
15.4 A division or sub-division shall consist of one or more static posts and mobile companies organised in the manner specified in sub-rules (2) and (3) of rule 17.
15.5 Each post or a company shall be under the charge of an officer not below the rank of an Inspector who may be assisted by s
16.1 Force deployed on each zonal railway shall consist of the following three branches, namely:—
(a) Executive branch,
(b) Prosecution branch, and
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16.2 These branches shall consist of such number of superior officers and other enrolled members of the Force as may be determined by the Chief Security Commissioner with the approval of the Director-General.
16.3 The enrolled members in the respective branches of the Force, who are under the administrative control of the Chief Security Commissioner shall form a separate cadre in each such branch for the purposes of fixation of seniority.
16.4 No enrolled member of the Force shall be eligib
17.1 The Executive Branch shall consist of five wings, namely:—
(i) Static Wing,
(ii) Mobile Wing,
(iii) Crime Wing,
(iv) Special Wing, and
(v) Stores Wing.
17.2 The Static Wing shall be organised on a post pattern comprising of such number of enrolled members of the Force as may be needed for ensuring better protection and security of railway property and combating crimes against it.
17.3 The Mobile Wing, organised on such company pattern as may be decided by the Chief Security Commissioner concerned, shall primarily perform the duties other than those required to be perform
18.1 The prosecution branch on each zonal railway shall have a separate cadre of Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors who are appointed as Public Prosecutors and Assistant Public Prosecutors respectively.
18.2 Other members of the branch shall be drawn from Executive branch where they shall retain their respective seniority of their parent cadre while posted in this branch.
18.3 The Chief Security Commissioner may attach enrolled members of the Force working in the Prosecution branch with the divisions. Control over the staff shall be shared functionally between the division and the Security Commissariat as may be ordered by the Chief Security Commissioner.
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1. Rule 19 omitted by G.S.R. 245(E), dated 5th July, 2004 (w.e.f. 24-7-2004). Rule 19, before omission, stood as under:
“19. Fire Service Branch:
19.1 A Fire Service branch shall be maintained at the Security Commissariat and shall have a separate cadre for each zonal railway for its enrolled members. It shall have two wings, namely:—
(a) Operational—for attending to fire calls on the railways, and
(b) Fire prevention and maintenance.
19.2 The strength of Fire Service branch shall
20.1 A Security Control Room shall be set-up at the headquarters of the Director- General, Chief Security Commissioner and of the Divisional Security Commissioner.
20.2 It shall function round the clock and be manned by such members of the Force as may be appointed to it from time to time.
20.3 All information necessary for exercising constant vigil on the incidence and pattern of crime and the areas endemic to such crime or for any other purpose shall be promptly collected by the Security Control Room and swiftly disseminated to the authorities specified on this behalf by the respective functionaries listed in sub-rule (1) above.
20.4 In particular, any occurrence—
(a) which is a ‘Special Report’ or ‘Special Occurrence’ case as defined in r
The superintendence of the Force shall vest in the Central Government and it may issue such directions relating to administration of the Act and these rules, as it may think necessary.
22.1 Subject to the provision of rule 21, the command, supervision and administration of the Force at the union level shall vest in the Director-General who shall be responsible for the efficient functioning and management of the Force in accordance with the provisions of the Act and these rules.
22.2 Being the head of the Force, the Director-General shall take all possible steps for the co-ordinated and integrated growth of intra-structural facilities for the development and well being of the Force.
22.3 The Director-General shall scrutinize the various proposals in the budget estimates of the Force, as submitted by the General Managers of the railways to the Central Government, and make his own assessment and recommendations in respect of allotment of funds and issue such directions in this behalf to Chief Security Commissioner concer
23.1 Subject to any directions issued by the Central Government or the Director General, the administration of the Force in zonal railway shall be carried our by the Chief Security Commissioner who shall discharge his functions in relation to the other departments of the zonal railway under the general supervision of the General Manager of such railway:
Provided that the powers of general supervisions of the General Manager shall not extend to giving any directions to any member of the Force with regard to professional conduct of criminal cases or the exercise of any legal powers conferred on such member by any law for the time being in force.
23.2 The Chief Security Commissioner shall be the head of the Security Department in the zonal railway administration and shall have, irrespective of his rank and pay, the status, financial and a
24.1 An officer of the force appointed to command shall have the power of command over all officers, irrespective of their seniority, placed under his command.
24.2 In the contingency of an officer being unable to exercise the command, due to any reason, the command shall—
(a) devolve on the second-in-command, if one has been so appointed;
(b) if no second-in-command has been appointed, it shall devolve on the officer who may be appointed to command by the immediate superior of the officer unable to exercise command; and
(c) if no such officer has been so appointed, the command shall devolve on the senior- most officer of the Force present.
The superior officers of the Force shall exercise such administrative and disciplinary powers over the members of the Force placed under their command as are specified in Schedules II to IV and such other powers as are conferred on railway servants of equivalent rank by any rules relating to such servants and discharge such responsibilities as are specified in these rules or may be specified in any directions issued by the Central Government or the Director-General in this behalf.
26.1 The Director General shall—
(a) be responsible for providing batter protection and security to railway property;
(b) advise the Central Government, the State Governments and the zonal railway administration on all matters connected with railway security and handle all references concerning Police including railway police received from State Governments or other Ministries of the Central Government;
(c) guide the Chief Security Commissioners in the protection and security of railway property and in combating crime against it;
(d) compile a monthly review on the performance of the Force in regard to its statutory duties and functions; and
(e) do all such other acts
General:
27.1 The Director-General shall—
(a) exercise all executive and administrative powers in relation to the Force and its deployment;
(b) arrange recruitment of Assistant Commandants and Sub-Inspectors against such posts in the Force which are reserved for being filled up by direct recruitment;
(c) order posting, transfer including inter-zonal railway transfers and training of all superior officers and enrolled members of the Force;
(d) select superior officers and enrolled members of the Force for specialised or advanced courses;
(e) compile on an all India basis, a seniority list of all Inspectors and superior office
The Director-General may, from time to time, issue such directions, in the form of Directives, relating to the enforcement and furtherance of the provisions of the Act and these rules, as he may think necessary and the superior officers and enrolled members of the Force shall be governed by such “Directives” in the performance and discharge of their duties.
The Chief Security Commissioner at the headquarters of the Director-General or on the zonal railway, the Divisional Security Commissioners and the commanding officer of the battalion may, in conformity with the provisions of the Act, the rules, the Directives and instructions of his superior officers, issue general or special orders to other superior officers and enrolled members of the Force under their command.
30.1 All officers of the rank of Assistant Inspector General, Senior Commandant and Commandant of the Force, irrespective of their designation by virtue of their postings, who have rendered service for a period of not less than seven years as superior officers or combined service for a total period of not less than seven years as officers holding equivalent ranks in any Police service and as superior officers, shall exercise the powers of a—
(a) Metropolitan Magistrate in relation to a metropolitan area;
(b) Judicial Magistrate of the First Class in relation to any area outside a metropolitan area;
With respect to all or any of the matters specified in Part I of Schedule V;
(c) Chief Judicial Magistrate or, as the case may be,
31.1 For the purposes of sub-section (2) of section 4, a superior officer may exercise any such power or perform any such duty as is assigned by the Act, the rules or by a lawful order to any member subordinate to him.
31.2 In case, any duty is imposed on such subordinate, a superior officer may aid, supplement, supersede or prevent action of such subordinate by his own action or that of any person lawfully acting under his command or authority whenever the same shall appear necessary or expedient for giving a more complete or convenient effect to the law or for avoiding any infringement thereof.
32.1 Chief Security Commissioner (Administration):
32.1.1 The Chief Security Commissioner in charge of administration shall assist the Director-General in looking after all the matters connected with the administration of the Force and shall attend to such other duties as may be entrusted to him by the Director-General.
32.1.2 He may have under him one or more other superior officers to look after the following branches or such other branches as may be created by the Director-General:—
(i) Administration including recruitment, deputation, induction, training, placement, transfer, promotion, pay and allowances, budget, discipline, legal matters and data processing.
(ii) Planning and Development including manpower planning, career pla
33.1 The Commanding Officer of a battalion be responsible for—
(a) the internal administration of economy, efficiency, morale, discipline, training and welfare of the members of the force placed under his command;
(b) safety and security of arms and for ensuring and for ensuring its proper maintenance, repairs and cleaning thereof;
(c) correct and proper maintenance of clothing, uniform and other stores of the battalion; and
(d) making a physical check of all inventories at least once a year.
33.2 When at headquarters, he shall attend morning parade and hold orderly rooms at least once a week and meet his men, as stipulated in rule 109, once a month.
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34.1 The powers and responsibilities of other superior officers of the Railway Protection Special Force shall be such as may be specified in the Directives.
35.1 The Chief Security Commissioner shall be the head of the Security Organisation of the zonal railway assigned to him and shall exercise such powers as are prescribed for the Heads of Departments under the extant Railway Rules.
35.2 Subject to the provisions contained in the Act, Rules and the Directives, he shall exercise administrative, executive and operational control over all members of the Force placed under his command.
35.3 He shall deal with—
(i) all establishment and welfare matters pertaining to the Force and shall keep the Force at a high pitch of efficiency particularly through effective personnel and financial management and inspection of branches under his control;
(ii) all matters referred by the Police includin
36.1 The Additional or the Deputy Chief Security Commissioner, as may be posted as Deputy Head of the Security Organisation of the zonal railway, shall exercise all such financial, administrative and disciplinary powers as are delegated to him under these rules or through Directives or as provided for railway servants of corresponding rank under the extant Railway Rules.
36.2 He shall—
(a) represent the Chief Security Commissioner concerned at all official meetings in his absence or when especially deputed for the purpose;
(b) assist the Chief Security Commissioner concerned in discharge of his functions pertaining to protection and security of railway property and to combat crime against it, prosecution of criminals, maintenance of statistics, collection of crime intelligence-it
37.1 The Staff Officer or Personal Assistant shall assist the Chief Security Commissioner concerned in the discharge of the following functions:—
(a) Administration—including recruitments, deputation, training, placement, transfer, promotion, pay and allowances, budget, discipline, legal matters and data processing, reserve companies, band etc.;
(b) Planning and Development-including manpower planning, career planning, appraisal of performance, job requirement, personnel’s record and manuals, follow up action on inspection notes and publicity;
(c) Welfare and Service—including grievances, employee relations, housing, education, sports, medical, provident fund, pension and other retirement and post retirement benefits, welfare schemes, funds, canteen and messes.
The responsibilities of other superior officers posted in-charge of crime, special intelligence, prosecution and fire service etc. shall be such as may be specified through Directives or by the order of the Chief Security Commissioner concerned.
39.1 The Divisional Security Commissioner shall be directly responsible to the Chief Security Commissioner concerned for better protection, security the smooth movement of railway property as well as for efficient administration of the Force in his jurisdiction and shall deal with all establishment matters concerning the enrolled members of the Force placed under his control.
39.2 He shall exercise such powers in respect of establishment and other matters as are given in Schedules II to IV and under the extant Railway Rules.
39.3 The Divisional Security Commissioner shall devise ways and means for providing better protection and security to railway property in his division and matters connected therewith and shall carry out such directions as may be given to him on the subject by the Chief Security Commissioner concerned or on his behalf
The powers and responsibilities of other superior and subordinate officers posted to assist the Divisional Security Commissioner shall be such as may be specified in the Directives.
41.1 The primary functions of enrolled members of the Force shall be—
(a) to protect and safeguard railway property and to combat crime against it;
(b) to do any other act conducive to better protection and security of railway property;
(c) to remove any obstruction in the movement of railway property; and
(d) to perform other functions of an armed force of the Union and to exercise powers of a railway servant as conferred by or under the Indian Railways Act, 1890.
41.2 The other functions of enrolled members of the Force shall be—
(i) to identify the situations that have potential for the commission of crime against the
42.1 Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, no member of the Force shall be called upon to carry out any functions relating to law and order (except when detailed under Chapter XVI) or to attend to problems which are purely of an administrative nature requiring certain standard of discipline to be maintained by the railway servants or users of the railways:
Provided that the Force may be deployed to combat mob violence against the safety and security of railway property where there is delay in arrival of the Police or the Magistrate.
42.2 Without prejudice to rule 41.2 (x), the Force may make adequate arrangements during strike and lock-outs for ensuring protection and security of railway property and provide protection to the loyal workers and for maintenance of law and order with the assistance of local Police or otherwi
For the purposes of section 14, while handing over a person arrested under section 12 to the police officer or at the nearest Police station, a brief note giving the time, date and reasons of arrest shall also be furnished and a record of the same kept at the Post.
For purposes of section 13 of the Act, if any railway property reasonably suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained is found during any search of a person or his belongings that person shall be arrested and dealt with under the provisions of the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966 or sent to the Police along with the property thus recovered as the circumstances of the case may warrant.
45.1 Direct recruitment to the Force shall be made at the level of Constables, Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Commandants and all other posts shall be filled in by promotion or through a limited departmental competition from amongst the eligible enrolled members of the Force or by taking personnel on deputation in accordance with these rules.
45.2 The Chief Security Commissioner concerned shall work out each year the number of vacancies in each rank and shall take steps to fill them up in accordance with these rules.
45.3 The procedure for filling up these posts and other matters not specially provided for in these rules shall be such as may be specified in the Directives.
No person—
(a) who is not a citizen of India, or
(b) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or
(c) who having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,
shall be eligible for appointment as member of the Force.
Physical standard : The minimum physical standard for enlistment as an enrolled member of the Force (including ancillary staff specified in Schedule I) shall be as under :
(a) 1[Height—165 cms.]
(b) Chest: Unexpanded—80 cms.
Expanded—85 cms.
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3[Provided] that for persons who have not attained the age of 20 years, a relaxation of 2.5 cms. in height and 5 cms. in chest measurements may be allowed if the Divisional Medical Officer certifies that the person concerned is likely to attain the minimum prescribed standard on attaining the maximum age applicable in the case :
Provided further that the Director-General may prescrib
48.1 A candidate for the post of Sub-Inspector by direct recruitment,
(i) must be above 20 years but below 1[25 years] of age on the date of notification of recruitment; and
(ii) must possess a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognised University.
2[48.1A For the direct recruitment to the posts of Sub-Inspectors and Inspectors Grade-II in Prosecution Branch, the age limit and educational qualifications shall be as specified in Schedule IV.]
48.2 A candidate for the post of Constable, by direct recruitment,]
(i) must be above the age of 18 years but below the age of 3[25 years] on the date of notification of recruitment, and
49.1 Selection for direct recruitment to the posts of Sub-Inspectors shall be made by a departmental committee of four persons holding the post of Chief Security Commissioner or Additional Chief Security Commissioner of Railway Protection Force or Railway Protection Special Force who shall be nominated by the Director General and where such selection includes the selection for reserved posts for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes or the Backward Classes, one Officer holding any of the said posts and belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes or the Backward Classes, as the case may be, shall also be nominated by the Director General to be a member in such committee and the selection shall be completed expeditiously within two months’ time from the date of advertisement of the posts and applications may be called at venue of selection.
49.2 Selection for dir
The Central Government may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, provide for appointments being made otherwise than as prescribed in this Chapter to give effect to special claims or to meet any special case or situation.
51.1 No candidate who is not certified by the Divisional Medical Officer to be in good mental and bodily health of prescribed standard and free from any physical deformity or defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of his duties in the Railway Protection Force shall be called in for training or appointed to the Force.
51.2 Candidates who use spectacles or have knock-knee or flat-foot shall not be eligible for appointment to the Force except in the Prosecution branch.
52.1 As soon as a recruit is selected but before he is formally appointed to the Force, his character and antecedents shall be got verified in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Central Government from time to time.
52.2 Where after verification, a recruit is not found suitable for the Force, he shall not be appointed as a member of the Force.
Every person shall—
(a) at the time of his joining the initial training course, execute an agreement in the form specified in Schedule VI, and
(b) on appointment as a member of the Force, make solemn affirmation in the form specified in Schedule VII and also receive a certificate of appointment in the form specified in the Schedule of the Act.
54.1 The cadre of superior officers of the Force shall be manned by—
(a) direct recruits through the Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission,
(b) promotees from lower ranks of the Force,
(c) deputationists from Indian Police Service and other State Police Services,
(d) occasional admission of other qualified persons on the recommendation of the Union Public Service Commission, who would enter laterally as considered necessary from time to time.
54.2 The strength of the cadre and its composition shall be such as may be determined by the Central Government from time to time.
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55.1 Subject to these rules, recruitment of superior officers and promotion to the rank of Assistant Commandants and from one rank of superior officer to the other rank of superior officers shall be made in accordance with the Railway Protection Force (Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ Posts) Recruitment Rules, 1981, as amended from time to time.
55.2 Confirmation and regularisation in each rank shall be made on all India availability of the posts in that rank.
All appointments to the Force—
(a) in respect of Group ‘A’ shall be made by the Central Government, and
(b) in respect of enrolled members shall be made by the authorities as specified in Schedule II.
57.1 Every member on appointment to the Force either by direct recruitment or by promotion shall be on probation for a period of two years:
Provided that the controlling authority may extend the period of probation in accordance with the instructions or orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard:
Provided further that any decision for extension of a probationary period shall be taken immediately after the expiry of the probationary period and communicated in writing to the concerned member of the Force together with the reasons for so doing within a period of two months from the expiry of the probationary period.
57.2 On successful completion of the period of probation or any extension thereof, a member of the Force shall be retained in his appointment on regular
A person appointed as a member of the Force shall ordinarily serve for a period of three years. In the event of such person resigning from service, he shall refund the cost of training as determined by the appointing authority or three months’ pay whichever is less.
59.1 Every person on entering service as direct recruit in any rank shall undergo an initial training course for the efficient performance of his duties.
59.2 Officers coming on deputation to the Force for field postings shall undergo an orientation course as may be specified by the Director-General from time to time.
59.3 Deputationists of subordinate ranks may undergo the orientation course at the Railway Protection Force Academy or in any other Zonal Training Institute of the Force as may be specified by the Chief Security Commissioner concerned.
60.1 The Director-General shall specify the standard of training and syllabus for different ranks as well as for refresher, orientation, promotional, special and other in-service courses and fix the duration of training for such courses.
60.2 The ancillary staff specified in Schedule I may only be given a short training in discipline, wearing of uniform, rudiments of drill including saluting, etc.
The syllabus for basic training for all direct recruits shall be such as may be specified by the Director-General and shall inter alia include the following matter, in addition to practical training, namely:—
(a) Out-door—
(i) correct wearing of uniform, i.e. clothing and accoutrements;
(ii) ceremonial drill and guard mounting;
(iii) squad, platoon and company drill and extended order movements;
(iv) weapon training including field craft, tear-gas smoke, riot drill and handling of explosives;
(v) physical training; and
(vi) self-defence
The Chief Security Commissioner concerned may, at any time, depute any member of the Force to undergo a course of training or instructions having a bearing on the Railway Protection Force work conducted by the Central Government or the State Government or by any training establishment or the Railway Protection Force or army institution or Directorate of Co-ordination (Police Wireless) or railway training institution or any other institution:
Provided that in the case of superior officer, the Chief Security Commissioner concerned shall obtain prior permission of the Director-General.
63.1 Subject to sub-rule (2), the period of training including in-service courses shall be treated as duty for all purposes.
63.2 During the period of training, the recruits shall be paid stipend or pay and allowances as may be specified from time to time.
64.1 Enrolled members of the Force on being regularly selected for promotion to the rank of 1[***] Head Constable, Assistant Sub-Inspector and Sub-Inspector shall undergo a special course (hereinafter referred to as promotion course) at any training institution of the Force a duration which may be fixed by the Director-General:
Provided that the promotion course of promotee Sub-Inspectors (Fire) eligible for admission to the National Fire Service College, Nagpur shall be at the said college.
64.2 Passing of pre-promotional course shall be essential for regular promotion which will take effect from the date on which such enrolled member of the Force reports for duty against a clear vacancy after passing the said course.
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65.1 At the conclusion of each course at any training institution of the Force, the final examination shall be conducted by a Board of Examiners which shall be nominated by—
(a) the Director-General in case of training courses for Sub-Inspectors and above, and
(b) the Chief Security Commissioner concerned in case of training courses for other members of the Force.
65.2 Pass marks: In order to pass the examination, the candidates would be required to obtain a minimum of 50 per cent. marks in each subject and 60 per cent. marks in the aggregate.
65.3 Second attempt: Any candidate who fails—
(i) in one subject by a maximum of 10 marks, or
66.1 Members of the Force while in service may be required to undergo such refresher courses, for such durations and at such places as may be determined by the Director-General.
66.2 A roster in respect of members of the Force who are required to attend in-service training or special training shall be prepared and maintained at the Security Commissariat of the Chief Security Commissioner concerned for strict compliance and orders shall be issued to the concerned members of the force well in advance.
66.3 The release of members of the Force for training shall under no circumstances be deferred except in exceptional circumstances and when such postponement has been made, it shall not be deferred further beyond the immediate next course.
66.4 A member deputed for training shall, so long as pos
67.1 The staff and trainees at any training institution of the Force, shall, so long as they are at such institution or undergoing practical training at some other place, be under the disciplinary control of the Principal of that training institution.
67.2 A direct recruit selected for being appointed as enrolled member, till such time he is not formally appointed to the Force, is liable to be discharged at any stage if the Chief Security Commissioner for reasons to be recorded in writing, deems it fit so to do in the interest of the Force.
A cadre review of all branches of the Force shall be undertaken once in five years or earlier as decided by the Central Government.
69.1 Promotion of member of the Force upto rank of Commandant shall be made on the basis of merit having due regard to seniority.
69.2 Promotion to ranks higher than that of the Commandant shall be made on the basis of merit only.
70. Procedure for promotion of enrolled members of the Force:
70.1 The age limit, length of service and other matters relating to promotions and procedures for determining the seniority on appointment or on promotion shall be in accordance with these rules or where no provision has been made herein for these matters be in accordance with the Directives.
70.2 A panel shall be drawn up preferably each year by the Departmental Promotion Committee for each specified category of posts which are required to be filled on the basis of promotion.
70.3 The number of candidates called for selection under rule 71 shall, ordinarily, be three times the number required to be empanelled and their names shall be notified thirty days in advance of the date fixed for holding selection:
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(1) Allocation of marks for written examination and practical test shall be as follows, namely :--
Examination marks Qualifyingmarks
(a) Written Examination 40 60 36
(b) Practical test including IT, PT and Riot Drill 20
(2) Candidates qualifying in the above test shall be subjected to a viva voce test for which marks may be awarded having regard to factors specified in the Directives, and the maximum marks shall be as follows, namely :--
Maximum marks
(a) Personality, comprehension, oral expression, temperament and response, social consciousness 20
(b) Record of service 20
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72.1 Applications from eligible candidates for appearing in the limited departmental competition to the ranks of Head Constable and Assistant Sub-Inspector shall be invited thirty days in advance of the proposed date of holding the said competition.
72.2 The procedure for holding the said competition shall be the same as provided in rules 70 and 71 except sub-rule (3) of the said rules.
72.3 A panel shall be drawn from amongst the candidates securing sixty percent. marks or more in the order of merit.
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1. Rule 73 omitted by G.S.R. 229, dated 15th July, 1999 (w.e.f. 24-7-1999).
74.1 Promotion to short-term vacancies may be made on an officiating basis if the exigencies of service so require.
74.2 Such promotion may be made from amongst persons who are on the panel or if there is no candidate on the panel then on the basis of seniority subject to rejection of unfit.
75.1 Ancillary staff, as specified in Schedule I, shall form part of the enrolled members of the Force.
75.2 Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule 48.2(ii) and in rule 49, a candidate who, in the opinion of the appointing authority, is otherwise qualified and proficient in his trade or skill may be enlisted as a Constable for that trade or skill.
75.3 Notwithstanding anything contained in rules 7 and 16, for purpose of promotion and advancement in career, the ancillary staff shall form a separate cadre for each trade or skill on the zonal railway or, as the case may, on the Railway Protection Special Force and shall be promoted to the next higher rank of their category on the basis of seniority subject to rejection of unfit.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, with a view to ensuring highest professional standard and closest liaison with Police including railway police recruitment may be made by taking personnel on deputation from the Police on such terms and conditions as may be specified by the Central Government from time to time. The period of deputation of Police Officers shall not normally be less than four years or more than seven years:
Provided that the deputation of officers to the posts of the Inspectors shall be limited to fifteen percent. unless the concerned Chief Security Commissioner is of the opinion that Sub-Inspectors who fulfil the conditions of eligibility for promotion to the posts of Inspectors are not available or if such candidates are available they are not of proved merit and ability.
77.1 No member of the Force shall directly approach any other department for deputation.
77.2 With the prior approval of the Director-General or the concerned Chief Security Commissioner, as the case may be, members of the Force may be allowed to proceed on deputation in public interest to other departments of the railways or to other Government departments on such terms and conditions as may be offered by the borrowing department.
The pay of superior officers and enrolled members of the Force shall be as follows or as may be prescribed by the Central Government from time to time.
SUPERIOR OFFICERS
Rank Scale of Pay
Director General Rs. 7,600 (fixed)
Inspector General Rs. 5,900-200-6,700
Additional Inspector General As may be prescribed
Deputy Inspector General Rs. 5,100-150-5,400-150-6,150
Rs. 5,400/in 18th year or later
Senior Commandant Rs. 4,100-125-4,850-150-5300
Commandant Assistant Inspector General Rs. 3,000-100-3,500-125-4,500
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Legal Comments
"Scope of Rule 78" - Rule 78 fixes pay and allowances for Railway Protection Force members under the Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987; courts cannot direct payment scales beyond what the statutory rule prescribes. - [Union of India VS Bhola Samanta]
"Pay scales for Head Rakshak Drivers" - The scale of pay for Head Rakshak Drivers is fixed under the statutory framework, with specific grades articulated (Driver Grade I Rs 1320-2040; Driver Grade II Rs 1200-1800; Driver Grade III Rs 950-1500). - [Union of India VS Bhola Samanta]
"Rule 28 linkage to Rule 78" - Pay provisions for drivers and related personnel trace their evolution through Rule 28 (1959) and subsequent Rule 78 (1987); Rule 78 ultimately governs current pay scales. - [Union of India VS Bhola Samanta]
"Ancillary staff parity with main/combatant force" - Ancillary staff have sought parity with main/combative force pay scales under Rule 75 and 78; courts have addressed equality claims (with references to equal pay scales being a contested issue). - [The Chief Security Commissioner, Railway Protection Force, South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad VS South Central Railway Protection Force Association]
"Pari Passu parity judgments" - Courts have observed that ancillary staff may be entitled to equal pay scales with the main force in certain contexts, reflecting ongoing debates about pay parity within RPF structures. - [The Chief Security Commissioner, Railway Protection Force, South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad VS South Central Railway Protection Force Association]
"Central Government modification power (Rule 80 context)" - Rule 80 contemplates that where the Rules do not prescribe a matter, extant railway rules apply and may be modified by the Central Government from time to time in their application to the Force; this underpins potential future adjustments to pay/benefits. - [Mohari Devi VS Union of India]
"Pension and provident fund applicability" - Pension, provident fund, gratuity and related benefits for RPF personnel fall under Rule 80 and Rule 117 (with cross-reference to general railway pension frameworks); these provisions shape post-employment rights alongside Rule 78 pay structure. - [Mohari Devi VS Union of India]
"Armed forces status and constitutional considerations" - The Railway Protection Force is treated as an armed force of the Union; Article 33 framework and related constitutional considerations influence how pay/benefits are administered within the statutory scheme. - [Om Parkash : Dayanand : V. K. Chaturvedi VS Union of India]
"Pay scales not directive by Article 226" - The Supreme Court has held that a writ court cannot compel or direct grant of any specific pay scale or allowance under Article 226; pay scales remain the preserve of statutory rules and executive/pay commissions. - [Union of India VS Bhola Samanta]
"Pay scales as legislative/administrative domain" - The statutory fixation of pay under Rule 78 sits in the domain of central legislation and executive rule-making, not in the discretionary writ jurisdiction of courts. - [Union of India VS Bhola Samanta]
"Interplay with promotions and pay framework" - Promotions and cadre movements (e.g., Head Rakshak drivers, ancillary staff promotions) operate within the pay framework set by Rule 78; ad-hoc or interim promotions do not, by themselves, alter the pay scales fixed by Rule 78. - [Union of India VS Bhola Samanta], [The Chief Security Commissioner, Railway Protection Force, South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad VS South Central Railway Protection Force Association]
"Regional/Inter-zonal considerations and pay" - Inter-zonal transfers and seniority rules (Rule 99.2 et al.) determine seniority but do not by themselves alter the pay scales fixed by Rule 78; pension/allowances continue under statutory rules. - [UNION OF INDIA VS VISHNU KANT PAL], [HC No. 2929 RPF Vinod Kumar VS Union of India and others], [M. Velayutham VS Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Railways, New Delhi]
"Historical/policy context for driver pay" - The existence of a pre-1987 pay structure (from Rule 28/1959 framework) demonstrates the long-standing statutory basis for remuneration, now superseded or incorporated by Rule 78 as the controlling pay provision. - [Union of India VS Bhola Samanta]
"Ancillary vs main force pay adjudication in courts" - The ancillary-main force pay parity discourse has figured in multiple High Court decisions; the core takeaway remains that pay scales are governed by statutory rules, with courts not authoritatively rewriting them without legislative change. - [The Chief Security Commissioner, Railway Protection Force, South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad VS South Central Railway Protection Force Association]
"Relation to other pay-related rulings" - In parallel contexts (pension, disciplinary consequences, etc.), courts reiterate that statutory pay regimes (Rule 78, Rule 80, Rule 117) operate within a broader statutory framework rather than being subject to direct judicial fiat; these contexts frame how Rule 78 interacts with other entitlements. - [Mohari Devi VS Union of India], [Om Parkash : Dayanand : V. K. Chaturvedi VS Union of India]
To enable the Force to efficiently discharge its functions of—
(a) protection and safeguarding of railway property and to combat crime against it;
(b) ‘railway servants’ within the meaning of the Indian Railways Act, 1890; and
(c) an armed force of the Union;
The Central Government may also provide for payment of such other special allowances and perquisites as it considers appropriate.
80.1 In matters relating to—
(i) Provident fund,
(ii) Gratuity,
(iii) Pension,
(iv) Medical facilities,
(v) Passes and Privilege Ticket Orders,
(vi) Educational assistance,
(vii) Travelling and transfer allowances, and
(viii) Other financial matters,
Superior officers and enrolled members of the Force shall be governed by the provisions of these rules or where no specific provision has been made in these rules then by the extant Railway Rules in the same manner as o
81.1 Without prejudice to any other action that may be taken against any delinquent member, it shall be lawful for the superior officers under whom an enrolled member may be serving to order deduction of the following from his pay and allowances after giving such member an opportunity to show cause—
(a) any sum required by way of compensation as may be fixed for any loss, damage or destruction caused by him to—
(i) the railways or to any of its buildings or property; or
(ii) any fund of the Force;
(b) any sum required to make good the pay and allowances, of any person subject to this Act, which he has lawfully taken on any authority letter and unlawfully retained or unlawfully refused to pay the same;
82.1 Superior officers and enrolled members of the Force may be appointed either permanently or temporarily for specified periods or in an officiating capacity or on tenure basis or on deputation for a period as may be specified by the appointing authority.
83.1 Resignation of any enrolled member may be accepted by the officer empowered to appoint him.
83.2 An enrolled member who intends to resign from service shall give to the appointing authority a three months notice in writing to that effect and shall not be permitted to withdraw himself from duty before formal acceptance of the resignation:
Provided that the appointing authority may at its discretion permit an enrolled member of the Force to withdraw himself from duty on his crediting to the Government three months’ pay in lieu of notice.
83.3 No enrolled member whose resignation has been accepted by the appointing authority shall be permitted to withdraw from duty until he has fully discharged all debts due from him to the Government or to any Railway Protection Force Fund and has surrende
84.1 Whenever a Security Commissioner or an officer of a higher rank is of the opinion that a member of the Force (being an armed force of the Union), is unfit to be retained in service because of a steep fall in his competence, efficiency, effectiveness or otherwise and where action under Chapter XII is not feasible, he may recommend to the Chief Security Commissioner concerned that the member be retired from service:
Provided that where the Chief Security Commissioner has formed such opinion in relation to a superior officer of which he is not the appointing authority, he may submit the case to the Director-General for obtaining the orders of the appointing authority.
84.2 The said Chief Security Commissioner or, as the case may be, the said appointing authority may, on receipt of such recommendations and after giving the member of the
85.1 While in service, all members of the Force shall remain in good mental and bodily health in accordance with the medical category as may be prescribed in the Directives. The Director-General may also prescribe the periodicity for medical examination of each class and rank of the members of the Force while in service.
85.2 Whenever an appointing authority, on receipt of a report or otherwise, considers that a member of the Force has become unfit to perform his duties as a member of the Force because of his physical or mental conditions, it may order that the member be examined by a Medical Board.
85.3 Where the Medical Board considers the member to be unfit for service, the appointing authority shall communicate to the said member the findings of the Medical Board and call upon him to submit any representation as he may think proper w
Superior officers and enrolled members of the Force shall retire from the service on attaining the age of superannuation in accordance with the provisions of the extant Railway Rules.
The enrolled members of the Force shall ordinarily be employed throughout service on the zonal railway or the Railway Protection Special Force to which they are distributed on first appointment under these rules and shall have no claim as of right for transfer to another zonal railway or to the Railway Protection Special Force formations and vice versa.
88.1 Directly recruited Assistant Commandants shall be distributed among the zonal railways and Railway Protection Special Force in such manner as may be considered necessary by the appointing authority in public interest.
88.2 All other Assistant Commandants promoted from the ranks shall continue to retain their lien on the parent zonal railway or on the Railway Protection Special Force.
89. 1. Sub-Inspector:
On successful completion of initial training, direct recruits shall be distributed amongst the zonal railways and Railway Protection Special Force in such manner as may be considered necessary by the appointing authority in public interest.
89.2 Constables:
On successful completion of initial training, direct recruits shall be distributed for enrolment amongst the divisions, production units and Railway Protection Special Force battalions in such manner as may be considered necessary by Chief Security Commissioner concerned in public interest.
Transfer of members of the Force may be ordered from one place to any other place in India in the exigencies of service or for administrative reasons or to avoid local entanglements of such members or for any other consideration.
91.1 Superior officers of the Force:
The Director-General on the recommendations of the Chief Security Commissioner concerned or otherwise may transfer any superior officer from one zonal railway to another zonal railway or from Railway Protection Special Force to a zonal railway or vice versa in the interest of administration of the Force.
91.2 Enrolled members of the Force:
All inter-zonal railway transfers of the enrolled members of the Force shall be ordered by the Chief Security Commissioner concerned after obtaining the concurrence of the Director-General.
92.1 Transfer of superior officers within the zonal railway:
Transfer of superior officers within the zonal railway may be made by the concerned Chief Security Commissioner with the concurrence of the Director-General:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-rule shall restrict the power of the Director- General to order transfer of any superior officer suo motu within a zonal railway.
92.2 Transfer of enrolled members of the Force:
Transfers of enrolled members of the Force may be ordered by the Chief Security Commissioner concerned and other officers specified in Schedule II.
93.1 In the interest of continuity of command, discipline and accountability, the Director-General may prescribe a tenure of posting for various ranks in various places.
93.2 Ordinarily, no member of the Force shall be transferred from one station to another unless he has been at that station for the normal prescribed tenure nor he shall be allowed to remain at that station for more than one year thereafter without the specific approval of the Chief Security Commissioner concerned in respect of enrolled members of the Force and of the Director-General in respect of superior officers:
Provided that the members of the Force posted to bad climate areas or out of the way places may be transferred after they have served in such area or place for about two years.
93.3 No one shall ordinarily be so p
94.1 Inter se seniority among the incumbents of posts in a rank shall be determined on the basis of continuous regular appointment in that rank after completion of initial and practical training, if any, and the grant of pay higher than initial pay shall not confer any special right to seniority.
94.2 When in exigencies of service, the training period of enrolled members of the Force who are direct recruits is curtailed or extended, the date of joining the post (hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as working post) in case of such direct recruits shall be the date when they would normally have come to the working post after completion of prescribed period of training.
95.1 In a particular rank—
(i) a superior officer appointed in a substantive capacity shall be senior to an officer appointed in an officiating capacity;
(ii) seniority of superior officers appointed to any post in a substantive capacity shall be determined in accordance with the date of appointment to that post in a substantive capacity and where two or more officers are appointed to a post in a substantive capacity on the same date, their seniority shall be determined in accordance with their order of selection for appointment to that post;
(iii) seniority of officers appointed to any post in an officiating capacity shall be determined in accordance with the order of selection for appointment to that post;
(iv) offi
The seniority of candidates directly recruited shall be determined as under:
(i) candidates who are sent for initial training to a training school shall rank in seniority in the relevant grade, in the order of merit obtained at the examination held at the end of training period before being posted against working posts and those who pass examination in the second attempt shall rank junior to those who passed in the first attempt but shall rank senior to those who pass in the next or subsequent batches and where candidates secure equal marks, the seniority shall be determined by the date of birth, the elder candidate being senior;
(ii) in case of candidates who are not required to undergo any training, the seniority shall be determined on the basis of their order of selection;
The seniority of promotees shall be determined according to the position assigned to them in the select panel by the Departmental Promotion Committee. Those who fail to qualify in the initial or pre-promotion training course and qualify in the second attempt shall be placed below all those who had qualified in the first attempt in order of their names on the select panel.
98.1 Inter se seniority in posts of enrolled members of the Force filled up partly by direct recruitment and partly by promotion shall be so determined as not to disturb the inter se seniority of direct recruits and promotees. Criterion for determination of such seniority shall be the date of promotion in the case of promotees and the date of joining the working post as referred to in sub-rule (2) of rule 94 in the case of direct recruits. When the dates of entry into a grade of a promoted enrolled member of the Force and a direct recruit are the same, they shall be gives alternative positions starting with promotees e.g. I-Promotee, II-Direct recruits, III-Promotees, IV-Direct recruit and so on. This rule shall apply to recruitments both in initial and intermediate grades.
98.2 In combined seniority list of candidates qualifying in the second attempt, the promotees shall maintain
99.1 When transfer ordered in interest of administration:
Seniority of an enrolled member of the Force on transfer from one zone to another or to the Railway Protection Special Force and vice versa made in the interest of administration shall be regulated by the date of appointment to the grade or rank as the case may be, where the date of appointment of the transferred member of the Force is the same as that of another member of the Force already serving on that zonal railway or Railway Protection Special Force, the relative seniority shall be determined on the basis of the date of birth—the elder being the senior.
99.2 Transfer on own request or on mutual exchange:
Seniority of an enrolled member of the Force transferred on his own request or on mutual exchange from one zonal railway to ano
100.1 Reduction in a scale of pay, as distinct from reduction from a higher rank or grade, shall not affect the position of a member of the Force on the seniority list.
100.2 In the case of reduction to a lower rank or to a lower scale of pay.—
(i) if a member of the Force is punished with reduction to a lower scale of pay for a specified period, his seniority and pay shall be restored as soon as the period of punishment is over;
(ii) if the member of the Force is punished with reduction to a lower rank or grade for a specified period, he shall be re-promoted automatically to the rank or grade from which he was reduced. The seniority of such member of the Force shall be fixed at a position in the higher rank or grade at which it would have been but for his reduction;
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All other cases of seniority, not specifically covered in the above provisions, shall be decided—
(a) in the case of superior officer by the Central Government;
(b) in the case of enrolled members of the Force by the appointing authority,
in accordance with the Directives or on the advice of the Director-General.
A member of the Force may represent to the appointing authority about his seniority position within a period of one year from the date of publication of the seniority list.
Superior officers and enrolled members of the Force shall be governed by the leave rules applicable to railway servants of corresponding rank. Those who are on deputation to the Force shall be governed by the leave rules applicable to them as if they were not on deputation to the Force or by the terms of their appointment.
104.1 The powers of superior officers and subordinate officers of the Force in respect of grant of leave shall be as specified in Schedule II.
104.2 Leave of every description may be sanctioned, refused or revoked subject to exigencies of public service.
104.3 No member of the Force shall leave his station even on holidays without the specific permission of authority empowered to grant him casual leave.
104.4 A member of the Force before proceeding on leave shall record his leave address in office at which orders of recall or other communication will reach him with certainty.
104.5 Leave certificate:
A leave certificate in the prescribed form shall be issued to every enrolled member of the Force proc
105.1 Whenever mobilisation of the Force under rule 241 is likely or is in force or a member of the Force is detailed or is likely to be detailed for training of any type, leave of any kind including casual leave shall not ordinarily be sanctioned except on emergent and compassionate grounds by an officer not below the rank of the Divisional Security Commissioner.
105.2 Leave shall not be granted to a member of the Force whose conduct is under inquiry except when it is required for hospitalisation purposes or in extreme emergent cases.
105.3 Similarly, leave shall not be granted to a member of the Force who is under orders of transfer unless he is admitted in a hospital as an indoor patient:
Provided that if such member has been taken on a sick list by a railway doctor as an outdoor patient
106.1 General:
The performance appraisal system shall be as follows, namely:—
(i) a continuous performance appraisal which will be correctional and developmental in its impact, and
(ii) the annual performance appraisal which will be for organisational purposes including those connected with training, confirmation, placement and promotion.
106.2 The said appraisal system shall apply to all ranks.
106.3 For the purposes of continuous performance appraisal, every subordinate and superior officer shall maintain a running record (hereafter in this Chapter referred to as Critical Incidents Record) for each of his subordinates especially entrusted to him by the controlling authority for the p
107.1 Annual performance appraisal by any reporting superior officer for writing the confidential report mentioned in rule 108 may not be carried out without having conducted atleast one inspection of the work of the subordinate unless the subordinate is one with whom such superior officer is interacting frequently or has been maintaining for him the Critical Incidents Record mentioned in sub-rule (3) of Rule 106 or has actually scrutinised such record.
107.2 For the purposes of sub-rule (1), the proximity between the appraise and his reporting superior officer shall be maintained at all levels. Such an appraisal shall be made by superior officer only so as to ensure that the appraisal is professional, objective and presents the truest possible picture of the appraisee with regard to all facets of his work.
(1) Confidential reports in respect of Constable and under officers.--Confidential reports in respect of Constables and under officers shall be recorded in individual book form to be known as "Character and Service Roll", the format of which shall be prescribed by the Director General. The said report shall be recorded during Inspection or visit to the post where the member of the Force is or was posted and after taking stock of the work claimed to have been clone by concerned member of the Force, if he is present during such inspection or visit, and the views of his controlling officer or as may have been recorded in the Critical Incidents Record.
(2) Confidential reports of subordinate officers.--The formats for writing of confidential reports in respect of subordinate officers shall be prescribed by the Director General having regard to the specific nature of duties for each job
(1) For redressal of individual grievances concerning non payment of salary, T.A., D.A., issue of kit passes, grant of leave and advances, allotment of family quarters, transfers, posting, etc., of member of the Force, the superior officers shall avail themselves of every opportunity during their tours and inspections to hold meetings provided under sub-rule (2) and listen to such grievances and take appropriate remedial measures within their powers.
(2) The officer-in-charge of the Post or Company shall also hold such meetings atleast once a month. During the meetings, he shall disseminate to the enrolled members of the Force information on all important matters affecting them and enable them to ventilate their legitimate grievances, difficulties and their reaction to current affairs to him in the presence of all ranks. He shall refer to higher authorities all such cases where he
110.1 Any member of the Force who deems himself wronged by any superior officer or other officer of the force may represent within thirty days of the act complained against to the officer under whose command or orders he is serving:
Provided that each complaint shall be accompanied by a certificate as under from the aggrieved member of the Force:
“I undertake that any false statement or false accusation made by me in the complaint shall render me liable for disciplinary action under Chapters XI and XII of the Railway Protection Force, 1987”.
110.2 When the officer complained against is the officer to whom any representation should, under sub-rule (1) be preferred, the aggrieved member may represent to such officer’s next superior officer.
The superior officers of the Force shall personally assess the collective grievances of the members of the Force posted under them and submit their recommendations to the Chief Security Commissioner concerned or the Director-General as the case may be. These officers in turn, shall keep the General Manager of the Railway or the Central Government fully posted about the nature of major grievances and highlight the need for issuing suitable orders for their redressal.]
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1. Subs. by G.S.R. 312 (E), dated 13th May, 2004, for “111. Redressal of collective grievances:
111.1 The machinery for redressal of collective grievances shall be the departmental channel as well as through the Railway Protection Force Staff Council constituted
113.1 Members of the Force are forbidden to approach officials of other departments, members of the legislatures or private persons for support in pressing individual claims or obtaining redressal of their grievances. All members of the Force are similarly forbidden to approach members of legislatures with a view to having their individual grievances made the subject of interpellation in the legislatures.
113.1 Members of the Force are forbidden to approach officials of other departments, members of the legislatures or private persons for support in pressing individual claims or obtaining redressal of their grievances. All members of the Force are similarly forbidden to approach members of legislatures with a view to having their individual grievances made the subject of interpellation in the legislatures.
Any member of the Force seeking redressal of his individual grievances arising out of his employment or conditions of service shall first avail himself of all remedies available to him under these rules as to redressal of grievances before tanking the issue to a court of Justice. No permission from the department shall however, be necessary if a member wants to agitate the matter before a court of Justice.
The authority for purposes of granting sanction under sub-section (1) of section 15A shall be the Chief Security Commissioner for his zonal railway and the Director-General for the entire Force.
116.1 No person subject to the Act and these rules shall attend, address, or take part in any meeting or demonstration held for a political party or for any political purposes or join or subscribe in the aid of any political association or movement.
116.2 No person subject to the Act and these rules shall issue an address to electors or in any other manner publicly announce himself or allow himself to be publicly announced as a candidate or as a prospective candidate for election to Parliament, the Legislature of a State or a local authority, or any other public body or act as a member of a candidate’s election committee or in way actively promote or prosecute the interests of any such candidate.
In all other matters not prescribed in these rules all members of the Force, irrespective of their ranks shall be governed by the provisions contained in the extant Railway Rules as applicable to railway servants of corresponding grades:
Provided that the Central Government may by notification in the Official Gazette, modify the extant Railway Rules in their application to members of the Force on the above matters, where that Government is of the opinion that it is necessary so to do in the interest of the Force, being an armed force of the Union.
118.1 Members of the Force shall be classified as “essential” for the purpose of allotment of residential accommodation as they are required to live as near to the place of their duty as possible for the proper discharge of their duty.
118.2 Enrolled members of the Force with less than three years’ service or who are unmarried shall normally be allotted barrack accommodation which shall be rent free.
118.3 Enrolled members of the Force, who have either been accommodated in barracks or given family accommodation or who have been offered any such accommodation but wish to stay outside under their private arrangements, shall obtain written permission from their superior officers.
118.4 Enrolled members of the Force accommodated in barracks but keeping their families away from them in other tow
119.1 The location of barrack or residential accommodation for the enrolled members of the Force shall, preferably, be provided in separate cluster (s) away from those of other railway employees.
119.2 The barracks shall be of approved pattern with built-in space for recreation purposes besides having adequate open space for use as parade and play ground.
119.3 The enrolled members of the Force living in barracks shall be provided with steel cots, mattresses, kit boxes and lockers. Wherever twenty or more persons are accommodated in a barrack, cooking utensils for the mess and one cook and one kahar for every twenty members shall be provided.
119.4 The scale of ancillary staff at Company Headquarters and training institutions shall be such as may be specified by Directives.
120.1 If any residential accommodation is allotted to a member of the Force, he shall reside therein subject to such conditions and terms as may be specified by the Chief Security Commissioner concerned and shall be responsible for maintaining it in a good state.
120.2 It shall be a condition of his service that he shall vacate the accommodation on his ceasing to be a member of the Force or on his transfer from that place or whenever an officer not below the rank of Security Commissioner, for reasons to be recorded in writing, finds it necessary and expedient for him to do so.
120.3 If any enrolled member of the Force who is required under sub-rule (2) to vacate any premises fails to do so, such superior officer may after giving him an opportunity of being heard, direct any officer subordinate to him, with such assistance as may be nec
121.1 The Director-General may, by order, specify from time to time dress and pattern of various types of dresses for members of the Force.
121.2 The badges of rank of all members of the Force holding their appointments on a regular basis shall be as specified in Scheme VIII:
Provided that the appointing authority while promoting a member of the Force under rule 74 may, looking to the nature and duration of the appointment, allow him to wear the uniform and badges of the rank of that higher appointment.
121.3 All officers are forbidden to introduce of sanction for experimental or other purposes any unauthorised deviation from the specified pattern of dress, clothing, equipment and badges.
122.1 All members of the force shall be in possession of uniform and shall invariably wear it as hereinafter provided except when specially deployed on plain clothes work.
122.2 Mufti shall be worn when off duty.
122.3 No superior officer or enrolled member of the Force shall appear at any time dressed partly in uniform and partly in plain clothes while on duty.
123.1 All superior officers and enrolled members of the Force shall wear uniform when attending parades, orderly rooms, courts of justice, official funerals or while inspecting guards or when an inspecting officer is present in office and on all other occasions when required to do so. Official uniform or any of its items shall not be worn when off duty:
Provided that there may not be any objections its use in departmental cultural shows.
123.2 No member of the Force shall turn up for duty unless properly dressed nor he shall smoker nor, chew ‘paan’ in the open when on duty in uniform.
123.3 All superior officers and enrolled members of the Force shall wear with all types of uniform engraved name tabs above the right breast pocket in a manner that the lower edge of the tab shall be just above
124.1 Non-sikh personnel:
The hair of the head shall be kept short. The chin and underlip shall be shaved daily unless permission to grow the same is taken in writing for a specified period. Whiskers and moustaches, if worn, shall be of moderate length.
124.2 Sikh personnel.—
Sikh personnel shall dress up their hair and beard properly. “Thathas” shall not be used over beard when in uniform.
124.3 In the case of women serving in the Force, hair shall be neatly kept and made up, if used, shall be inconspicuous. Highly coloured nail varnish shall not be used.
125.1 All enrolled members of the Force, including trainees, shall be furnished free of charge a set of uniform (i.e. clothing and other necessary articles) of such description and in such quantity and composition as may be specified by the Director-General from time to time.
125.2 The enrolled members of the Force, employed in the Crime Wing and the Special Wing, including plain clothes staff in divisions, shall be granted an out-fit allowance at the rates sanctioned by the Central Government from time to time.
125.3 In the case of enrolled members of the Force posted in the wings mentioned in sub-rule (2), the uniform shall not be withdrawn and they shall be entitled to the aforesaid out-fit allowance in addition, for the duration of the period they work in such wings.
125.4 Superior officer
126.1 The life of each item of uniform shall be as specified by the Director-General through the Directives.
126.2 Periodical inspections of kit issued to each enrolled member of the Force shall be held by the Divisional Security Commissioner or the Assistant Security Commissioners and articles which are no longer fit for use may be condemned and sent to stores for replacement.
126.3 If life of any article has not expired, proportionate cost (listed) shall be deducted from the enrolled member concerned, provided that no deduction may be made, if the article has been rendered unserviceable owing to fair wear and tear or has been lost through no fault of the member concerned, and the amount realised shall be credited to Government.
127.1 The members of the Force to whom arms and accoutrements are issued or given or who are required to keep them under their charge shall be personally responsible for their safe custody and up-keep while in their charge and possession.
127.2 The Director-General may issue orders relating to the procedure for safe custody, maintenance, storage, inspection of arms, etc.
127.3 Enrolled members of the Force shall not be permitted to take arms while going on leave. Accoutrements shall be deposited while proceeding on leave, other than casual leave, for more than thirty days.
All enrolled members of the Force when transferred shall take with them their uniform except the articles distinguishing particular divisions or branches or the battalions of the Railway Protection Special Force as the case may be. The latter shall be deposited in the stores of the division or battalion concerned and re-issued to other members for the unspent period of serviceability.
129.1 All articles of clothing and equipment issued to enrolled member of the Force shall be withdrawn from him when—
(a) he is placed under suspension;
(b) he is served with order of discharge;
(c) he is removed or dismissed from service; and
(d) his resignation is accepted.
129.2 Articles of uniform withdrawn from an enrolled member of the Force placed under suspension shall be kept in safe custody by the Company Commander or Post Commander concerned for a period of four months. If within this period of four months the member is reinstated in service, his uniform shall be restored to him.
129.3 If the enrolled member continues u
130.1 When an enrolled member of the Force ceases to belong to the Force, his kit shall be examined and serviceable articles brought on the resumed stock and subsequently re-issued. When any such resumed article is re-issued, its authorised life period shall include the period for which such article has remained issued earlier :
Provided that the kit of a person, who was suffering from contagious disease such as T.B. etc. shall destroyed by burning in the presence of a superior officer after obtaining the orders of the Divisional Security Commissioner or the Commanding officer in each case:
Provided further that items of uniform shall not withdrawn in the case of death of enrolled member while in service.
An enrolled member of the Force on his retirement or on superannuation shall be allowed to remain the uniform items to be worn only on ceremonial occasions or at the time of formally calling upon superior officers of Armed Forces and Central or State Police Organisations. The facility of wearing the uniform on the above mentioned occasions may be withdrawn at any time in the public interest under the orders of the Chief Security Commissioner concerned.
132.1 Save as otherwise provided in these rules, the Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1968 as amended from time to time shall, so far as may be, apply to superior officers subject to the modifications that—
(a) in sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the said rules, clause (b) shall be omitted;
(b) references to “General Manager”, wherever they occur in the said rules, shall be substituted by references to “Director-General, Railway Protection Force.”
132.2 The enrolled members of the Force shall, in such matters, be governed by the rules in this Chapter and Chapter XII:
Provided that a recruit trainee, unless he has been formally enrolled as a member of the Force, shall not be governed by these rules.
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The enrolled members of the Force who may be placed under suspension and the authorities by whom they may be so placed, shall be as specified in Schedule III:
Provided that in exceptional circumstances, an Assistant Security Commissioner may place a Sub-Inspector under suspension and an Inspector may place any member of and below the rank of under officer under suspension:
Provided further that where any action is taken under the foregoing proviso, the authority suspending an enrolled member of the Force shall forthwith report to the authority competent to place such enrolled member under suspension, the circumstances under which the order was made and obtain his approval and where approval is not granted, the suspension order shall become void and in-operative ab initio.
Explanation.—For th
Any superior officer or an enrolled member of the Force may be placed under suspension:
(a) where a disciplinary proceeding against him is contemplated or is pending; or
(b) where a preliminary inquiry into allegation made has revealed a prima facie case justifying criminal or departmental proceedings which are likely to lead to his conviction or dismissal, removal or compulsory retirement from service; or
(c) where a case against him in respect of any criminal offence is under investigation, inquiry or trial; or
(d) where his continuance in office will prejudice investigation, any inquiry or trial; or
(e) where his continuance in office is likely to seriously subvert d
Public interest shall be the guiding factor in deciding whether or not a member of the Force, including when he is on leave, should be placed under suspension:
Provided that before taking a decision on suspension, the competent authority may consider whether the purpose would be served if the member is transferred from his post or sanctioned leave :
Provided further that charge on which a member has been placed under suspension shall be furnished to him within a period of thirty days from the date of suspension after which the incumbent shall be deemed to have been reinstated if no such charge is made available to him :
Provided further that the above provision of thirty days shall not apply to cases where a member has been placed under suspension on grounds that he has engaged himself in acti
A member of the Force shall be deemed to have been placed under suspension by an order of the competent authority :—
(a) with effect from the date of his detention, if he is detained in custody, whether on a criminal charge or otherwise, for a period exceeding forty-eight hours; or
(b) with effect from the date of his conviction, if, in the event of a conviction for an offence he is sentenced to a term of imprisonment exceeding forty-eight hours and is not dismissed or removed or compulsorily retired from service under rule 162 consequent to such conviction.
Explanation.—The period of forty-eight hours referred to in clause (b), shall be computed from the commencement of the imprisonment after the conviction.
136.2 Notwithstanding an
Where a penalty of dismissal, removal or compulsory retirement from service imposed upon a member of the Force under suspension, is set aside in appeal or revision and the case is remitted for further inquiry or action or with any other directions, the order of his suspension shall be deemed to have continued in force on and from the date of the original order of dismissal, removal or compulsory retirement and shall remain in force until further orders.
Where a penalty of dismissal, removal or compulsory retirement from service imposed upon a member of the Force is set aside or declared or rendered void in consequence of or by a decision of a court and disciplinary authority on consideration of the circumstances of the case, decides to hold a further inquiry against him on the allegations on which the punishment of dismissal, removal or compulsory punishment was originally imposed, the member of the Force shall be deemed to have been placed under suspension by the competent authority from the date of original order of dismissal, removal or compulsory retirement and shall continue to remain under suspension until further orders :
Provided that no such further inquiry shall be ordered unless it is intended to meet a situation which the court has passed an order purely on technical grounds without going into the merit of the case.
Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 135 where member of the Force is suspended (whether in connection with any disciplinary proceedings or otherwise) and any other disciplinary proceedings, commenced against him during the continuation of that suspension, the authority competent to place him under suspension may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, direct that the member of the Force shall continue to be under suspension until the termination all or any of such proceedings.
139.2 An order of suspension made or deemed to have been made may, at any time, be modified or revoked by the authority which made the order or is deemed to have made the order or by any authority to which that authority is subordinate.
The order and the period of suspension shall be recorded in the character roll and service book of the member of the Force concerned.
A member of the Force, under suspension or deemed to have been placed under suspension, shall draw subsistance allowance and other allowances in accordance with extant Railway Rules.
When a member is reinstated after suspension, the period of suspension shall be regularised in accordance with the extant Railway Rules.
143.1 A member of the Force shall not, by reason of his suspension, cease to be a member of the Force during the period of his suspension. The powers vested in him as such member shall be in abeyance but he shall be subject to the same responsibilities and discipline and penalties to which he would have been subject if he were on duty.
143.2 Every member of the Force shall during the period of his suspension stay at his headquarters or at such place which may be specified by the disciplinary authority and shall present himself daily for attendance to the authority nominated by the disciplinary authority:
Provided that the disciplinary authority may, for special reasons, grant permission in writing to the member to leave the station for a specified period and on revocation of such suspension the period of such absence shall be regul
144.1 The right of voluntary retirement for a member of the Force under suspension, shall be subject to the prior approval of the appointing authority.
144.2 A member of the Force, under suspension, may not be retired on attainment of the age of superannuation. The appointing authority shall decide such cases in accordance with the provisions of the extant Railway Rules.
The Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966 as amended from time to time shall, so far as may be, apply to all members of the Force as they apply to Railway servants.
146.1 All members of the Force, irrespective of their ranks, shall submit themselves to the requirement of the following code of behaviour, both on and off duty. It shall be incumbent upon all members of the Force to respect the code of behaviour and of an attitude of complete discipline and maintain to it. Any breach of these provisions on the part of any member of the Force shall constitute misconduct and shall be punishable under the Railway Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1968 as applied to superior officers or, as the case may be, under section 9 or section 17.
146.2 Neglect of duty:
No member of the Force without good and sufficient cause shall—
(i) neglect or omit to attend to or fail to carry out with due promptitude and diligence anything which is his duty as a member
Commission of any of the following act or acts by an enrolled member of the Force—
(i) violation of any duty;
(ii) wilful breach or neglect of any provisions of this Act or any rule or of Directives or of any other lawful orders which he is bound to observe or obey;
(iii) disobeying lawful command of superior officers;
(iv) withdrawing from duty of his office without permission;
(v) quitting his guard, picket, party or patrol without being duly relieved or without leave;
(vi) absenting himself without proper intimation to his controlling authority or without sufficient cause overstaying leave granted to him or fai
148.1 Any of the following punishments may, for good and sufficient reasons and as hereinafter provided, be imposed on an enrolled member of the Force.
148.2 Major punishments:
(a) Dismissal from service (which shall ordinarily be a disqualification for future employment under the Government.)
(b) Removal from service (which shall not be a disqualification for future employment under the Government.)
(c) Compulsory retirement from service.
(d) Reduction in rank or grade.
148.3 Minor punishments:
(a) Reduction to a lower stage in the existing scale of pay.
149.1 Enrolled members of the Force, being railway servant shall also be subject to the following minor punishments—
(a) withholding of the privileges of passes or Privilege Ticket Orders or both for a specified period;
(b) reduction or withholding of the maximum pension admissible under the Pension Rules for a specified period.
Any punishment specified in rules 148 and 149 which has been imposed on an enrolled member of the Force shall not affect his liability to prosecution and punishment under this Act or under any other law for the time being in force.
151.1 The disciplinary authority in respect of any enrolled member of the Force for the purpose of imposing any particular punishment or the passing of any disciplinary order shall be the authority specified in this behalf in Schedule III in whose administrative control the member is serving and shall include any authority superior to such authority.
151.2 The disciplinary authority, in the case of an enrolled member of the Force officiating in a higher rank, shall be determined with reference to the officiating post held by him at the time of taking action.
152.1 The appointing authority or any authority otherwise empowered by general or special order, may—
(a) institute disciplinary proceedings against any enrolled member; or
(b) direct a disciplinary authority to institute disciplinary proceedings against any enrolled member of the Force on whom the disciplinary authority is competent to impose, under these rules, any of the punishments specified in rules 148 and 149.
152.2 A disciplinary authority competent under these rules to impose any of the minor punishments may institute disciplinary proceedings for the imposition of any of the major punishments notwithstanding that such disciplinary authority is not competent, under these rules, to impose any of the latter punishments.
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153.1 Without prejudice to the provisions of the Public Servants Inquiries Act, 1850, no order of dismissal, removal, compulsory retirement or reduction in rank shall be passed on any enrolled member of the Force (save as mentioned in rule 161) without holding an inquiry, as far as may be in the manner provided hereinafter, in which he has been informed in writing of the grounds on which it is proposed to take action, and has been afforded a reasonable opportunity of defending himself.
153.2.1 Whenever the disciplinary authority is of the opinion that there are grounds for inquiring into the truth of any imputation of misconduct or misbehaviour against an enrolled member of the Force, it may itself inquire into or appoint an Inquiry Officer higher in rank to the enrolled member charged but not below the rank of Inspector, or institute a Court of Inquiry to inquire into the truth t
154.1 If the disciplinary authority, having regard to its own findings where it is itself the Inquiry Officer or having regard to its decision on all or any of the findings of the Inquiry Officer, is of the opinion that the punishment warranted is such as is within its competence, that authority may act on the evidence on record. However, in a case where it is of the opinion that further examination of any of the witnesses is necessary in the interest of justice, it may recall the witness, examine him and allow the party charged to cross-examine him. After that, it may impose on the party charged such punishment as is within its competence according to these rules.
154.2 While communicating the order imposing the punishment, a copy of the findings of the Inquiry Officer shall also be given to the party charged.
154.3 Where such discipl
In determining the punishment, the character, previous bad record and punishment of party charged shall not be taken into consideration unless in a case where they are made subject-matter of a specific charge in the proceeding itself. Offences connoting moral turpitude shall be carefully distinguished from smaller lapses of conduct. It is essential that the punishment shall be inflicted keeping in view the nature of duties expected from the member of the Force and the misconduct by him.
Before coming to any lower punishment, the disciplinary authority with a view to ensuring the maintenance of integrity in the Force shall consider the award of punishment of dismissal or removal from service to any member of the Force in the following cases, namely :—
(a) Dismissal:
(i) conviction by a criminal court;
(ii) serious misconduct or indulging in committing or attempting or abetting an offence against railway property;
(iii) discreditable conduct affecting the image and reputation of the Force;
(iv) neglect of duty resulting in or likely to result in loss to the railway or danger to the lives of persons using the railways;
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157.1 No enrolled member of the Force shall be reduced to a rank lower than that to which he was first appointed to the service nor shall he be reduced permanently in the sense that he shall never be eligible for repromotion however meritorious his subsequent service may be.
157.2 When reduced to a lower rank, grade or a lower stage in the scale of pay is ordered, the order shall also specify.—
(i) the date from which it will take effect and the period (in terms of years and months) for which the punishment shall be operative;
(ii) the stage in the scale of pay (in terms of rupees) to which the enrolled member of the Force is reduced; and
(iii) the extent (in terms of years and months), if any, to which the punishment refer
158.1 The disciplinary authority may impose any of the minor punishments provided in sub-rule (3) of rule 148 and in rule 149 after—
(a) informing the enrolled member of the Force charged in writing of the proposal to take action against him and of imputations of misconduct or misbehaviour on the basis of which action is proposed to be taken and giving him a reasonable opportunity of making such representation within a period of 10 days from the date of the communication as he may wish to make against the proposal;
(b) taking the representation, if any, submitted by the party charged under clause (a) into consideration and recording a finding on each imputation of misconduct or misbehaviour.
158.2 Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (a) of sub-rule (1), if it
Every Departmental Proceeding File shall contain documents in the following order with an index sheet:—
(i) Order sheet,
(ii) Preliminary papers,
(iii) Charge,
(iv) Statement of Prosecution witnesses,
(v) Prosecution exhibits,
(vi) Defence statement of “guilty” or “not guilty”,
(vii) Statement of defence witnesses,
(viii) Written statement of defence, if any,
(ix) Findings of the Inquiry Officer,
(x) Order of th
160.1 Petty breaches of discipline and petty cases of misconduct by the enrolled members of the Force shall, as far as possible, be inquired into and disposed of in Orderly Room by an officer authorised to award petty punishment under Schedule III to any such enrolled member of the Force who is for the time being subject to his authority. Inquiries in the Orderly Room shall be held, as far as possible, at least once a week on a fixed day.
160.2 If the offence calls for more severe punishment than the officer dealing with it is authorised to inflict, he shall :
(i) if at headquarters, have the delinquent member brought before the Assistant Security Commissioner or the Divisional Security Commissioner concerned as the case may be;
(ii) if away from the headquarters, forward th
otwithstanding anything contained anywhere in these rules—
(i) where any punishment is imposed on an enrolled member of the Force on the ground of conduct which has led to his conviction on a criminal charge; or
(ii) where the authority competent to impose the punishment is satisfied for reasons to be recorded by it in writing that it is not reasonably practicable to hold an inquiry in the manner provided in these rules;
(iii) where the President is satisfied that in the interest of security of State and the maintenance of integrity in the Force, it is not expedient to hold any inquiry in the manner provided in these rules;
the authority competent to impose the punishment may consider the circumstances of the case and make
162.1 The Divisional Security Commissioner or the Commanding Officer shall go through the record of every case brought against an enrolled member of the Force in the court, and shall take departmental cognizance of every Criminal case in which an enrolled member of the Force is convicted or acquitted or discharged (except when the case is false) and record on appropriate order.
162.2 Effect of imprisonment.—Every enrolled member of the Force punished with imprisonment or released on probation after conviction for an offence implying moral turpitude, such as theft, perjury, rape, or with imprisonment exceeding one month for any other offence or for any matter specified in section 17 shall be proceeded against for dismissal, and shall ordinarily be dismissed from service.
162.3 Effect of fine.—When an enrolled member of the Force is sente
Where two or more enrolled members of the Force including those on deputation to the Force are involved in any case, the disciplinary authority may make an order directing that the disciplinary action against two or all of them may be taken in a common proceeding.
164.1 Where the services of an enrolled member of the Force are lent to any other Ministry or Department of the Central Government or to a State Government or an authority subordinate thereto (hereinafter in this rule referred to as “the borrowing authority”) of the borrowing authority shall have the powers of the authority competent to place such member under suspension and of the disciplinary authority for the purpose of conducting disciplinary proceedings against him:
Provided that the borrowing authority shall forthwith inform the authority which lent the services of the enrolled member (hereinafter in this rule referred to as “lending authority”) of the circumstances leading to the orders of his suspension or the commencement of the disciplinary proceedings, as the case may be.
164.2 In the light of the findings in the disciplinary
165.1 Where the services of any person is borrowed for appointment as an enrolled member of the Force on deputation, the authority which appointed him as an enrolled member of the Force (hereinafter in this rule referred to as “borrowing authority”) shall have the powers of the authority which lent the services of such person (hereinafter in this rule referred to as the “lending authority”) for the purpose of placing him under suspension or for conducting disciplinary proceedings against him:
Provided that where an order suspending such person is made or disciplinary proceedings commenced against such person, the borrowing authority shall forthwith form the lending authority of the circumstances leading to the order of suspension or as the case may be, the commencement of the disciplinary proceedings against him.
165.2 In the light of t
Any punishment imposed on an enrolled member of the Force shall be entered in the service roll of such enrolled member.
Penal punishment on the enrolled members of the Force shall be imposed either by the ordinary criminal courts in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 or by the Security Court under the Act, in accordance with the provisions hereinafter contained.
168.1 The Assistant Inspector General, the Senior Commandant or the Commandant referred to in rule 30 (hereinafter referred to as the Presiding Officer) shall constitute a Security Court.
168.2 The proceedings may be attended by two other members of the Force as observers who shall not be required to take oath or make affirmation. One of such members may be from the Prosecution branch.
168.3 The Presiding Officer and the said observers shall be in their prescribed uniform during the trial.
169.1 The Security Court may try any enrolled member subject to the Act and these rules.
169.2 Any trial by a Security Court under these rules shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Security Court shall be deemed to be a Court within the meaning of sections 345 and 346 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
169.3 The findings and sentence of the Security Court shall not be required to be confirmed and may be carried out forthwith.
169.4 A petition against an order of the Security Court may be made to the Chief Security Commissioner, who may dispose of the same, as provided in rule 210.
170.1 On receipt of information or otherwise that an enrolled member of the Force has committed an offence under the Act or the rules made thereunder, the Security Commissioner or the Commanding Officer of a unit shall assemble a Court of Inquiry referred to in rule 265 or commission any other member of the Force for conducting the investigation.
170.2 On receipt of the report, the Security Commissioner or the Commanding Officer may dismiss a charge brought against an enrolled member of the Force if, in his opinion, the evidence does not show that an offence under the Act has been committed, any may do so if, in his discretion, he is satisfied that the charge ought not to be proceeded with.
170.3 Where such an officer is of the opinion that the charge ought to be taken cognizance of, he shall, without unnecessary delay, decide whether th
In all cases, where it is decided to try the accused enrolled member of the Force by the Security Court, the Security Commissioner or the Commanding Officer shall move the Chief Security Commissioner concerned who may, on being satisfied, convene the Security Court:
Provided that where a Security Commissioner or Commanding Officer is of the opinion that it is necessary to take immediate action and such prior approval can not be obtained without detriment to discipline, he may convene the Security Court pending approval of the Chief Security Commissioner.
Subject to the provisions or the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 17, where an offence is committed by the accused enrolled member of the Force—
(a) in the course of performance of his duty as such member; or
(b) in relation to property belonging to the Government or the Force or a person subject to the Act; or
(c) against a person subject to the Act, he shall be tried by a Security Court.
For the purposes of the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 17, the authority who may require inquiry into, or trial of, an offence by an ordinary criminal court shall be the Security Commissioner or the Commandant, as the case may be, within the limits of whose jurisdiction the offence has been committed.
No trial under these provisions shall commence—
(a) after the expiration of a period of 12 months from the date of such offence, or
(b) if a person has ceased to be an enrolled member.
175.1 Where a Security Commissioner or Commanding Officer is of opinion that any enrolled member of the Force has committed an offence and should be tried by the Security Court, it shall be lawful for him, with the prior approval of the Chief Security Commissioner, to order the enrolled member of the Force to be taken into Force custody and kept either in close arrest or open arrest as he may deem fit from time to time depending on the gravity of the charge and the attending circumstances:
Provided that no enrolled member of the Force shall be detained in Force custody for a period of more than eight days without a Security Court for his trial having been convened or without a punishment having been awarded to him under section 9:
Provided further that where further detention is considered essential, such officer shall seek written appro
176.1 A charge-sheet shall contain the whole issue or issues to be tried by a Security Court at one time.
176.2 A charge means an accusation contained in a charge-sheet that an enrolled member of the Force has been guilty of an offence.
176.3 A charge-sheet may contain one charge or several charges.
177.1 Each charge shall state one offence only and in no case shall an offence be described in the alternative in the same charge.
177.2 Each charge shall be divided into two parts—
(a) statement of offence, and
(b) statement of particulars of the act, neglect or omission constituting the offence.
177.3 The particulars shall state such circumstances respecting the alleged offence as will enable the accused to know what act, neglect or omission is intended to be proved against him as constituting the offence.
177.4 The particulars in one charge may be included wholly or partly by a reference to the particulars in another charge, and in that case so much of the latter particulars as are so
The charge-sheet shall be signed by the Security Commissioner or the Commanding Officer under whose administrative control the enrolled member of the Force may be serving for the time being and shall contain the place and date of holding such trial.
In the construction of a charge-sheet or charge, there shall be presumed in favour of supporting the charge, every proposition which may reasonably be presumed to be impliedly included though not expressed therein.
180.1 The accused before he is arraigned shall be informed by any member of the Force of every charge for which he is to be tried and also that, on his giving the names in writing of witnesses whom he desires to call in his defence twenty four-hours before the trial, reasonable steps will be taken for procuring their attendance and those steps shall be taken accordingly.
180.2 The interval between his being so informed and his arraignment shall not be less than ninety-six hours or where the accused person is on active service it shall not be less than seventy-two hours.
180.3 The member of the Force at the time of so informing the accused shall give him a copy of the charge-sheet and shall, if necessary, read and explain to him the charges brought against him. If the accused desires to have it in a language which he understands, a tran
181.1 Any number of accused persons may be charged jointly and tried together for an offence averred to have been committed by them collectively.
181.2 Any number of accused persons, although not charged jointly, may be tried together for an offence averred to have been committed by one or more of them and to have abetted by the other or others.
181.3 Where the accused are so charged under sub-rule (1) or are to be tried together under sub-rule (2) any one case or more of them at the same time be charged with and tried for any other offence averred to have been committed individually or collectively, provided that, all the said offences are based on the same facts, or from or are part of a series of offences of the same or similar character.
181.4 In the cases mentioned above, notice of the
An accused who has been remanded for trial, shall be afforded reasonable opportunity for preparing his defence and shall be allowed proper communication with his ‘friend’ who can be another enrolled member of the Force or a legal practitioner. A person so assisting him may advise him on all points and suggest the question to be put to witness but shall not examine or cross-examine witnesses or address the Security Court :
Provided that in a case instituted on the charge-sheet of the Police where a Public Prosecutor appears for presenting the case, the ‘friend’ of the accused shall also be allowed similar facility to examine and cross-examine the witnesses or address the Security Court.
The provisions of section 69 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall apply for procuring the attendance of witnesses.
The Presiding Officer holding the trial, shall record, or cause to be recorded all the proceedings of the Security Court in English or in Hindi language, get the signature of the witnesses on their statements and may give a copy of the proceedings to the delinquent enrolled member (hereinafter referred to as the accused), free of charge, on demand.
185.1 The provisions contained in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (excepting sections 25 and 26) shall apply to the Security Court unless they are repugnant to the express provisions of these rules.
185.2 All evidence taken in the course of trial shall be on oath or affirmation and taken in the presence of the accused.
185.3 All evidence shall be taken down in a narrative form, as nearly as possible in works used, but in any case where the Presiding Officer considers it material, the question and answer shall be taken down verbatim.
185.4 All evidence so taken down shall be signed by the Presiding Officer and the witnesses and shall form part of the judicial record.
185.5 If the witness gives evidence in a language other than Hindi or English, it
186.1 When any evidence is given in a language which the Presiding Officer or the accused does not understand, the evidence shall be translated for the Presiding Officer or the accused in a language which the Presiding Officer or the accused understands.
186.2 The Presiding Officer shall for this purpose either appoint an interpreter or shall himself act as interpreter after taking the oath or affirmation specified in rule 188.1.
186.3 When documents are produced for the purpose of formal proof, it shall be in the discretion of the Presiding Officer to cause as much to be interpreted as appears necessary to him.
When the Presiding Officer, the interpreter, if any, and the members of the Force, if any, who may attend as observers are assembled the accused shall be brought before the Security Court and oath or affirmation specified in rule 188 shall be taken by the persons mentioned therein.
188.1 The Presiding Officer shall take oath or make affirmation in any one of the forms given in Schedule IX or in such other form to the same purport which would, according to the religion or otherwise, be binding on the conscience of the Presiding Officer.
188.2 The Presiding Officer or any other person empowered by him in his behalf, shall administer to the interpreter (if any) an oath or affirmation in any of the forms given in Schedule IX or in such other form to the same purport as the Presiding Officer considers to be according to the religion or otherwise binding on the conscience of the person who is to act as interpreter.
189.1 The Presiding Officer shall take oath or make affirmation at one time to try any number of accused persons then present before it, whether those persons are to be tried collectively or separately.
189.2 In the case of several accused to be tried separately, the Presiding Officer when taking oath or making affirmation, shall proceed with one case postponing the other cases and taking them afterwards in succession.
189.3 Where several accused persons are tried separately upon a charges arising out of the same transaction, the Presiding Officer may, if he considers it to be desirable in the interest of justice, postpone consideration of any sentence to be awarded to any one or more such accused persons untill the trials of all such accused persons have been completed.
190.1 After the Presiding Officer and interpretation if any, have taken oath or made affirmation as mentioned in rule 188, the accused shall be arraigned on the charges against him.
190.2 The charges on which the accused is arraigned shall be read and, if necessary, translated to him and explained and he shall be required to plead separately to each charge.
If a plea to the general jurisdiction of the Security Court or a plea in bar of trial is offered by the accused, the Security Court shall dispose of such plea before proceeding further.
192.1 At any time during the trial or when objected to by the accused, if it appears to the Security Court that there is mistake in the description of the accused in the charge-sheet, it shall amend the charge-sheet so as to correct that mistake.
192.2 If during the course of trial, it appears to the Security Court at any time before it has begun to examine the witness, that in the interest of justice any addition, or omission from or alteration in, the charge is required, it may amend such charge and may, after due notice to the accused and with the sanction of the Chief Security Commissioner who convened the court for trial, proceed with the trial on such amended charge.
193.1 The proceedings of the trial shall be held as expeditiously as possible and in particular when the examination of witnesses has once begun the same shall be continued from day to day until all the witnesses in attendance have been examined unless it appears to the Security Court that an adjournment is necessary for the end of justice or that such continuance is impracticable.
193.2 If the Security Court after taking cognizance of an offence or commencement of trial, finds necessary or advisable to postpone the commencement of or adjourn any inquiry or trial, it may, from time to time, for reasons to be recorded, postpone or adjourn the same on such terms as it may thinks fit, for such time as it considers reasonable, and may by a warrant remand the accused if in custody:
Provided that when witnesses are in attendance, no adjournmen
194.1 Where the accused is brought before the Security Court, the particulars of charge-sheet already served upon him under rule 180 shall be stated to him and he shall be asked whether he pleads guilty or has any defence to make.
194.2 If the accused admits the accusation and pleads guilty, the Security Court shall record the plea of the accused, as nearly as possible in words used by him, and may in its discretion convict the accused and pass a sentence on him accordingly:
Provided that before convicting the accused, the Security Court shall read the record or abstract of evidence and annex it to the proceedings, or if there is no such record or abstract, the Security Court shall take and record sufficient evidence to enable it to determine the sentence, and also to enable the authority, to whom the accused may petition, to know all th
The accused may, if he thinks fit at any time during the trial, withdraw his plea of “not guilty” and plead “guilty” and in such case, the Security Court shall record a plea and finding of “guilty” and shall so far as is necessary, proceed in the manner provided in rule 194.
196.1 After the plea of “not guilty” to any charge is recorded, the evidence for the prosecution shall be taken.
196.2 For the said purpose, the Security Court shall fix a date for the examination of witnesses and shall also issue summons to witnesses directing them to attend or produce any document or any other thing on the fixed date.
196.3 On the date so fixed, the Security Court shall proceed to take all such evidence as may be produced in support of the prosecution. In recording the evidence, the Security Court shall strictly adhere to the admissibility and relevancy of evidence as provided in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 as applied for the purposes of these rule by rule 185.1.
196.4 Every witness shall be subject to examination-in-chief in the first instance on behalf of the prosecution
The Security Court may, if it thinks it necessary in the interest of justice, recall any witness in reply to the defence.
When the charges at a trial by Security Court are contained in different charge-sheets, the accused shall be tried on each charge-sheet separately upto and including the stage of finding.
199.1 The Presiding Officer holding the trial may clear the Security Court to consider the evidence or for any other purpose connected with the trial.
199.2 Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (1), all other proceedings of the Security Court including inspection of any place shall be in open court and in the presence of the accused.
The Security Court shall after the evidence for prosecution and defence has been heard, give its opinion as to whether the accused is guilty or not guilty of the charge or charges.
201.1 The finding on every charge upon which the accused is arraigned shall be recorded and except as otherwise provided in these rules such finding shall be of “guilty” or of “not guilty”.
201.2 When the Security Court is of the opinion as regards any charge that the facts proved do not disclose the offence charged or any offence of which he might under the Act legally be found guilty on the charge as laid, the Security Court shall find the accused “not guilty” of that charge.
201.3 The Security Court shall not find the accused guilty on more than one of two or more charges laid in the alternative, even if conviction upon one charge necessarily connotes guilt upon the alternative charge or charges.
When the finding on each of the charges in a charge-sheet is “not guilty” the Security Court shall date and sign the proceedings and the findings shall be announced in open Court and the accused shall be released if in Force custody in respect of those charges.
The Security Court shall award one sentence in respect of all the offences committed in one transaction and on which accused is found guilty:
Provided that the Security Court shall take into consideration while awarding the sentence, the general character, age, service, rank, and any recognized acts of gallantry, or distinguished conduct of the accused and previous convictions of the accused other by a Security Court or a Criminal Court, any previous punishment awarded to him after a departmental proceeding, the length he has been in arrest or in confinement on any previous sentence, and any decoration, or reward, of which he may be in possession or to which he may be entitled:
Provided further that the Security Court, where it also the appointing authority of the accused, may also pass suitable orders under section 9 read with sub-rule
The Presiding Officer shall affix his signature and the date to the finding and such signature shall be deemed to authenticate the whole of the proceedings.
The sentence of a Security Court shall be promulgated in the manner prevalent in the Force at the earliest opportunity after it has been pronounced and shall subject to the provisions of the Act be carried out without delay after promulgation.
206.1 The proceedings of every Security Court including the report of the Court of Inquiry referred to in rule 265 shall, without delay, be forwarded to the Chief Security Commissioner within whose command the trial was held for his information.
206.2 The proceedings shall thereafter be passed on to the Prosecution branch of his Commissariat for custody.
207.1 Subject to the provision of rule 162.2, every person sentenced under this Act to imprisonment may be dismissed from the Force and shall further be liable to forfeiture of any medals and decorations received by him.
207.2 Every such person shall, if he is so dismissed, imprisoned in the civil prison, but if he is not so dismissed from the Force, he may be confined in the quarter-guard or such other places as the Chief Security Commissioner may consider suitable.
208.1 Warrants for—
(a) committing a person to civil prison to undergo imprisonments;
(b) continued detention of a prisoner or getting him back into Force custody on a commutation of sentence by the Petitionary Authority;
(c) discharge of a prisoner when he is pardoned or his trial is set aside or the unexpired portion of the sentence is remitted,
shall be in Form A, Form B or as the case may be, Form C, specified in Schedule X.
208.2 Such warrants shall be signed by the Presiding Officer or by the Chief Security Commissioner concerned.
Sentence of dismissal shall take effect from the date of promulgation of such sentence or from any subsequent date as may be specified at the time of promulgation by the appointing authority.
210.1 Every accused convicted by the Security Court shall be allowed to put in one petition against the sentence to the Chief Security Commissioner.
210.2 Such a petition shall be made within thirty days (excluding the time taken in procuring the copy) from the date of promulgation of the sentence:
Provided that the Chief Security Commissioner may entertain a petition after the expiry of the said period of thirty days if he is satisfied that the petitioner was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the petition in time.
210.3 The Chief Security Commissioner, while disposing off such petition shall consider the correctness, legality or propriety of the proceedings and of the sentence awarded by the Security Court and pass suitable orders including fresh trial by another Security Court.
An enrolled member of the Force may appeal against an order of suspension to the authority to which the authority which made or is deemed to have made the order is immediately subordinate.
212.1 An enrolled member may appeal against an order imposing upon him any of the punishments specified in rules 148 and 149 to the authority immediately superior to the authority imposing the punishment:
Provided that there shall be no appeal against the Judgment of the Security Court or against an order of discharge of a recruit trainee who has not been formally enrolled as a member of the Force:
Provided further that appeals against the orders of a Chief Security Commissioner or the Deputy Inspector General, Railway Protection Special Force, shall lie to the Director- General and against the orders of the Director-General to the Central Government.
212.2 There shall be no second appeal. But when the appellate authority imposes a punishment higher than the one appealed against, an appeal sh
213.1 Every enrolled member of the Force submitting an appeal shall do so separately and in his own name. An appeal forwarded through or counter-signed by a legal practitioner or a defence counsel on a “friend” shall not be entertained and the same shall be returned to the appellant with the direction to submit it directly and under his signature.
213.2 The appeal shall be addressed to the authority to whom the appeal lies, shall contain all material statements and arguments on which the appellant relies, shall not contain any disrespectful or improper language, or irrelevant allegations and shall be complete in itself.
Every appeal, whether the appellant is still in the Force or not, shall be submitted to the authority which made the order appealed against:
Provided that if such authority is not the head of the office under whom the appellant may be serving, or if he is not in service, the head of the office under whom he was last serving, or is not subordinate to the head of such office, the appeal shall be submitted to the head of such office who shall forward it forthwith to the said authority.
215.1 The authority which made the order appealed against may withhold the appeal if—
(a) it is an appeal against an order from which no appeal lies; or
(b) it does not comply with any of the provisions of rule 213; or
(c) it is not submitted within the period specified in sub-section (2) of section 9 and no cause is shown for the delay; or
(d) it is a second appeal where original appeal has already been decided by the competent authority:
Provided that an appeal withheld on the ground that it does not comply with the provisions of rule 213 shall be returned to the appellant and, if re-submitted within thirty days of such communication, after compliance with the said provis
(1) The authority which made the order appealed against shall, without any avoidable delay, transmit to the appellate authority every appeal which is not withheld under Rule 215 together with the following particulars and records ;
(a) brief history of the case ;
(b) para wise comments on the appeal;
(c) disciplinary case file in original, with all its connected papers;
(d) service book;
(e) confidential rolls folder, if maintained.
(2) The authority to which the appeal lies may direct transmission to it of any appeal withheld under Rule 215 and thereupon such appeal shall be transferred to that authority together with the comments of the authority withholding the appeal and the relevant records.
217.1 While considering the appeal, the appellate authority may, on request, grant personal hearing to the aggrieved enrolled member of the Force in case it considers it in the interest of administration and justice.
217.2 In the case of an appeal against an order of suspension, the appellate authority shall consider whether, in the light of the provisions of rules 134 and 135 and having regard to the circumstances of the case, the order of suspension is justified or not and confirm or revoke the order accordingly.
217.3 In the case of an appeal against an order imposing any of the punishments specified in rules 148 and 149 or enhancing any penalty imposed under the said rules the appellate authority shall consider :—
(a) whether the procedure prescribed in these rules has been complied
The authority which made the order appealed against shall give effect to the orders passed by the appellate authority.
219.1 An enrolled member of the Force whose appeal has been rejected by a competent authority may prefer an application for revision to the next superior authority. The powers of revision may be exercised only when,—
(a) in consequence of some material irregularity, there has been injustice or miscarriage of justice; or
(b) fresh evidence is disclosed which could not be produced or was not available at the time of passing of the impugned order.
219.2 The procedure prescribed for consideration of appeals under rule 217 shall, so far as may be, apply to application for revision.
219.3 The superior authority while passing orders on the application for revision may at its discretion enhance punishments :
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220.1 Every appeal or application for revision submitted by an enrolled member of the Force shall, as far as possible, be disposed off within a period of three months from the date of its receipt by the authority competent to decide it.
220.2 When more than one enrolled member in the same case are awarded punishment against which an appeal lies, all appeals should be forwarded together. If any one of such members does not wish to appeal, the fact shall be noted.
221.1 Every Post Commander shall enter or cause to be entered, reports of all special occurrences on railways and all crimes against railway property in such records and registers and in such manner as are specified in these rules, or as may be specified by the Directives.
221.2 The Post Commander shall:
(a) convey a gist of each such report in writing to higher authorities in such form as may be specified by Directives;
(b) in case of crime against railway property make or cause to be made without any delay all possible efforts to defect the case, recover stolen railway property, arrest the offenders and put them up for trial before a court; and
(c) enter in the records as specified in these rules or Directives the day-to-d
222.1 All cases of crime affecting railway property shall be entered at the Post where the crime is first detected either in the “Localised Crime Register” or in the “Unlocalised crime Register” as the case may be, “localised” crimes are those crimes where the actual place of theft or pilferages or mis-appropriation, etc. of railway property namely, booked consignment and railway material, is known or is prima facie apparent from the inspection of the scene to have taken place within the jurisdiction of the Post concerned while the “unlocalised” crimes are those crimes where the actual place of crime cannot be immediately known or cannot be thus ascertained.
222.2 In both the registers, the crime shall be entered in chronological order and numbered seriatim.
222.3 In case the “unlocalised” crime after inquiry appears to have taken plac
223.1 All seizures or recoveries of railway property shall be entered in Malkhana Register and an entry to this effect made in the concerned Crime Register after its classification as—
(a) pertaining to cases in which theft or shortage memo has been issued or received; and
(b) where no such memo has been issued or received.
In respect of the first category, whenever any property is recovered or criminals are taken into custody, relevant entries shall be made in the “Localised Crime Register” against the particular crime already registered. Such a seizure shall not be reflected separately in the RP (UP) Act Register though such seizures shall invariably be taken into account for compilation of statistics in respect of action under the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act,
224.1 Shortages from resealed wagons:
(a) All such shortages which are discovered either at unloading or repacking or transhipment or at destination station from resealed wagons shall be entered in the “Unlocalised Crime Register” of the Post unless the same appears to have taken place within the jurisdiction of the Post when it should be entered in the “Localised Crime Register”.
(b) After preliminary inquiry, the case may be transferred as per procedure given in rule 226 to the Post in whose jurisdiction the crime is suspected to have taken place or the last resealing station in case the wagon was resealed at more than one station enroute.
224.2 Shortage form seal intact wagons:
(a) Full package shortages. All cases of full pa
225.1 In all cases of resealing of wagons, the Post Commander shall conduct or institute immediate inquiries to ascertain whether criminal interference be taken place with the wagon or not.
225.2 If so and in case the criminal interference appears to have taken place within his jurisdiction, he shall immediately take measures or cause the means to be taken to recover the stolen property.
225.3 In case, the criminal interference appears to have taken place outside his jurisdiction, he shall send the communication to his concerned counterpart by the quickest possible means who shall take action as above. In either case, an intimation shall also be sent to the destination station. The above procedure shall also apply to cases where the wagon already possesses one or more reseals.
226.1 Whenever a case is registered in an “Unlocalised Crime Register”, the Post Commander concerned shall make or shall cause to be made inquiries upto the place where the criminal interference prima facie appears to have taken place and transfer the case to the Post having jurisdiction:
Provided that depending on the nature and value of the property lost, the Director- General may extend or limit the extent of the place to which such inquiries be made before transferring the case.
226.2 From one Post to another Post in the same divisions:
If on inquiry, the Post Commander of a Post where the case has been registered, comes to the conclusion that criminal interference took place in another Post of the same division, the Post Commander shall immediately inform the officer-in-charge of that Pos
227.1 A Post Commander, to whom the case has been transferred, shall at once register the case.
227.2 In case after inquiry, a Post Commander finds that the claim did not occur in his jurisdiction, he shall report full facts to his Divisional Security Commissioner whose decision pertaining to such disputed cases of his division shall be final. The decision of the Chief Security Commissioner in any inter-divisional disputed case of his zonal railway and of the Director-General in an inter-zonal disputed case shall be final.
227.3 During January, April, July and October of each year, each Divisional Security Commissioner, Zonal Chief Security Commissioner and the Chief Security Commissioner (Railway Security) shall convene a meeting of the respective officers dealing with crime statistics to reconcile the figures of transferred cases, in
Inquiry or investigation into important cases of crime involving railway property or those having inter-Post, inter-divisional or inter-zonal ramifications may be entrusted to the personnel of the Central Crime Bureau, Crime Wings of the Security Commissariat or the division respectively by the Director-General, Chief Security Commissioner or the Divisional Security Commissioner, as the case may be.
In cases of thefts registered at the Post involving loss of booked consignments or railway material exceeding the value to be fixed by the Director-General from time to time, the Divisional Security Commissioner shall submit special report addressed to the Director-General with copy to the Chief Security Commissioner and to concerned officers as may be specified through the Directives.
Whenever an occurrence takes place on railways under any of the following categories, the Divisional Security Commissioner concerned shall submit a special occurrence report addressed to the Director-General with copy to the Chief Security Commissioner and to other officers as may be specified through the Directives:—
(a) dacoity;
(b) robbery;
(c) murder;
(d) fire incidents involving loss of railway property of a value to be fixed by the Director-General or explosion involving loss of life or damage to railway property;
(e) tampering with track, sabotage and serious accidents;
(f) serious cases of hooliganism an
231.1 Prosecution of cases:
On completion of inquiry in cases where a criminal has been arrested in connection with any offence against the protection and security of railway property and matters connected therewith and where it is proposed to launch prosecution under the powers vested in the Force or it is proposed to close the case as there is no sufficient evidence or reasonable ground of suspicion to justify the forwarding of the accused to a Magistrate, the case shall be entrusted to the Prosecution branch for scrutiny and conducting the same in a court of Law.
231.2 The Public Prosecutor or the Assistant Public Prosecutor as may be detailed for the purpose shall represent the railways on all matters connected with that case.
231.3 Custody and disposal of seized or recovered property:
232.1 A monthly Crime Review giving a factual picture of the working of the Force in regard to its statutory duties and functions shall be prepared by the Divisional Security Commissioner and submitted to the concerned Chief Security Commissioner so as to reach him by 7th of the month following the month to which it relates.
232.2 The Chief Security Commissioner shall prepare a similar review for his zonal railway and shall submit it to the Director-General so as to reach him by the 15th of the month following the month to which it relates.
232.3 The Monthly Crime Reviews shall be prepared in accordance with the instructions issued by the Director-General from time to time.
Monetary rewards may be granted out of the sanctioned grants to the enrolled members including direct recruits of the Force, non-gazetted government servants including members of State Police and the railway servants and members of the public in accordance with the provisions hereinafter contained.
234.1 Monetary rewards may be granted to the enrolled members of the Force for—
(a) doing outstanding work requiring special courage, skill or initiative, such as—
(i) the arrest of a criminal; or
(ii) securing information leading to the detection of a crime or matters connected therewith; or
(iii) making exceptionally good inquiries; or
(iv) an encounter with a criminal in connection with protection and security of the railway property;
(b) doing work requiring prompt, honest and intelligent observance of and obedience to orders so as to be of material assistance in the protection and security of
235.1 The powers of various superior officers to grant monetary rewards under rule 234 shall be as specified in Schedule II.
235.2 A monetary reward under rule 234 shall be granted by an officer competent to grant the same if he is of opinion, for reasons to be recorded in writing, that the person fulfils the requirements in this behalf.
235.3 The order granting such monetary reward shall indicate the reasons therefor and the provision of the sub-rule under which it is granted.
235.4 The procedure for payment of rewards to the recipients shall be such as may be specified by the Directives.
A superior officer of the Force may permit an enrolled member of the Force to accept monetary reward offered by the General Manager or by any other authority in case he is of the opinion that it falls within the purview of rule 234.
237.1 All members of the Force, irrespective of their ranks shall also be eligible to all such awards, decorations and medals to which members of other armed forces of the Union and personnel of the State Police are entitled.
237.2 The conditions of eligibility and the order of precedence of wearing of such medals and decorations shall be such as may be determined by the President from time to time.
237.3 The members of the Force shall also be eligible to receive other medals and decorations as railway servants.
238.1 The Director-General may issue commendation letters to such members of the Force who may have done exceedingly well in the performance of their duties in operations as well as during peace time. Such commendation letters may be issued for—
(a) any conspicuous achievement during operation;
(b) doing any commendable work in natural calamities;
(c) any outstanding achievement in sports at international level;
(d) effecting any innovation which may bring significant improvement in the working of the Force;
(e) maintaining clean and good record of service for 25 years;
(f) accident free driving and good record fo
Entry of rewards and awards in service records:
The Central Government or the Director-General or the Chief Security Commissioner or any other officer acting on their behalf may order any member of the Force to proceed to any place in India for duty in aid to civil power or for any other purpose.
241.1 Whenever such an eventuality arises, the Chief Security Commissioner may order mobilisation with his zonal railway. On such order, Mobilisation Detachments shall be formed by withdrawing, preferable young and healthy members, from desired ranks of the Force from the posts and other units. As far as may be possible, each section of 10 men shall be provided with a Naib Subedar. Platoons shall be permanently numbered and shall correspond to the groups of Posts or Companies from which they are drawn and shall take positions according to that numbering whenever the Force is mobilised.
241.2 Senior officer to command:
Subject to rule 24, whenever a Mobilisation Detachment is raised or deputed, the senior-most officer of the Force present in that detachment shall take command and shall be responsible for the proper supervision, disciplin
242.1 On arrival at destination station, the Detachment Commander shall report to the accredited officer of the State Government under whose general report and directions he is required to work.
242.2 The Detachment Commander shall maintain a close contact with the local authorities and carry out to the best of his ability their requests in regard to mutual co-operation and the maintenance of law and order.
242.3 Under no circumstances shall the Force interfere with the internal administration of the State and shall limit its operation within the role assigned by the State authorities. Ordinarily, the Force shall not undertake any of the normal routine duties of the State Police without the approval of the Chief Security Commissioner, who in doubtful cases, may refer the matter to the Director-General for orders.
243.1 Deputation of Magistrate :
When the Detachment Commander is of opinion that the use of force or opposition to the Mobilisation detachment is probable or when a detachment is deputed for a protective duty during a strike or insurgency or any other uprising, he may move that a Magistrate be deputed with it.
243.2 Action in the absence of Magistrate :
Whenever the public security and peace shall be manifestly endangered by an unlawful assembly or any human obstruction in the movement of railway property shall have to be removed and no Executive Magistrate can be communicated with without jeopardising the situation further, any superior officer of the Force may disperse such an unlawful assembly or remove the obstruction by force and may arrest and confine any person constituting that unl
No inquiry by a State Government shall be ordered, without consultation with the Central Government, into any action taken by an officer of the Force in pursuance of duty in aid to civil power.
All expenditure incurred in providing aid to civil power shall be borne and recoverable from the State Government concerned unless such expenditure is waived fully or partly by the Central Government. Such claims shall be preferred by the Chief Security Commissioner in consultation with Financial Adviser-cum-Chief Accounts Officer concerned in whose jurisdiction Mobilisation Detachment was deployed.
246.1 Whenever the Force uses fire arms in exercise of right of defence of person or property, a court of Inquiry referred to in rule 265 shall invariably be ordered by the Chief Security Commissioner.
246.2 Soon after the Force has opened fire, the senior-most member present on the occasion shall—
(a) immediately send an intimation to the nearest Police Station and arrange to cordon off the area so that the scene is preserved intact. He shall, however, render first aid to the injured and arrange to send them to the nearest hospital, if necessary;
(b) cause the empty cartridge cases to be picked up and checked with the number of rounds served out;
(c) draw up a concise but accurate report of the occurrence giving out minute d
Every member of the Force against whom any criminal prosecution or a civil suit is instituted shall at once inform the Chief Security Commissioner, of as the case may be, his controlling officer.
248.1 Whenever a complaint against the misconduct of any member of the Force is received from the members of the public or where such complaint is received through a court wherein civil or criminal proceedings against a member of the Force have been instituted or otherwise, and controlling officer of such member of the Force is of the opinion that allegations are verifiable or otherwise an inquiry is called for, he may proceed to inquire himself into the complaint against a member of the Force specified in column (1) of the table below or depute any other officer as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said table:
TABLE
Members of the Force against whom Inquiry Officer.
249.1 Proceedings initiated by Government: The Central Government shall not give any assistance to a member of the Force for his defence in any proceedings, civil or criminal, instituted against him by the State in respect of matters arising out of or connected with his official duties or his official position. However, reasonable costs of defence shall be paid to him in the event of his acquittal and where it is shown that his conduct throughout was free from blame and that the member acted or purported to have acted in good faith in discharge of his official duties. If, though acquitted of the offence charged, his conduct does not appear to be free from blame, he shall receive only such portion, if any, of the costs incurred by him, as the Chief Security Commissioner may deem fit.
249.2 To enable the member of the Force to meet the expenses of his defence, the Chief Security Com
250.1 A member of the Force shall always be defended in a civil suit or a criminal complaint instituted by a private person when it appears to the Chief Security Commissioner concerned that he had acted or purported to have acted in good faith in discharge of his official duties. The member thus being defended shall be deemed to be defending himself as on duty.
250.2 In all other cases arising out of employment whese the Chief Security Commissioner declines to defend, the member concerned may take such measures, as he considers necessary, at his own expenses, but the reasonable costs of defence shall be paid to him in the event of his acquittal and where it is shown that his conduct throughout had been free from all blame. If, though acquitted of the offence charged, his conduct does not appear to be free from blame, reimbursement of cost shall be allowed in the manner prescribed u
Whenever the cost of defence of the member of the Force is sanctioned to be borne by the railway administration, it shall be left to the member concerned whether to engage Government Pleader, a Public Prosecutor or a private legal practitioner of his choice:
Provided that if a private legal practitioner is engaged, the scale of fees to be reimbursed to the member by the Railway administration shall be limited to the amount fixed by the Chief Security Commissioner in consultation with the Law Officer of the zonal railway.
If the member of the Force succeeds in the legal proceedings, and is awarded costs or damages or compensation by the court, the member shall refund the amount to the extent of expenditure incurred by the railway administration.
253.1 If a member of the Force is allowed to vindicate his conduct in a Court of law when specific allegations are made in the press or otherwise against him as an individual member of the Force, the Railway administration shall defray reasonable costs of his defence subject to the provision of rule 249 provided that the member concerned is fully and honourably discharged of the allegation made against him.
253.2 The Chief Security Commissioner may sanction advance as provided under sub-rule (2) of rule 249.
253.3 A member shall not be entitled to receive any reimbursement of the cost or expenditure if he resorts to such litigation of his own and without the sanction of the Chief Security Commissioner.
Where the Railway administration has undertaken the defence of a member of the Force, but the decision of the first court is against him, the question whether an appeal should be filed at the cost of Railway administration or whether the damages awarded to the plaintiff or the fine imposed on the member should be paid by the railway administration, shall be decided by the Chief Security Commissioner either on the application of the member concerned who should move his immediate superior officer in the matter or on the recommendation of his superior officer.
In any suit or proceeding against any member of the Railway Protection Force, being an armed force of the Union, he shall in addition to the provisions of section 20, be eligible for protection under—
(a) sections 45, 132 and 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973;
(b) the Judicial Officers’ Protection Act, 1850 in so far as the members discharging magisterial powers and functions under section 17 are concerned.
Whenever a member of the Force has opened fire in pursuance of his statutory duties of providing better protection and security to railway property and for matters connected therewith or in exercise of the right of defence of person or property resulting in death or injury to the other party, the result of the Magisterial or Judicial inquiry instituted In this behalf shall be awaited. A member of the Force shall ordinarily be prosecuted and or disciplinary proceedings instituted against him only when he is adversely commented upon in that inquiry or when the Court of Inquiry instituted under Rule 265 finds his conduct suspicious.
The Railway Protection Force shall act as a bridge between the railway administration and the State’s civil administration and Police (including railway police) for providing better protection and security to railway property and for matters connected therewith.
258.1 General.—Whenever any person arrested under section 12 is handed over, or any property recovered under section 13 is given, to the Police, or any other report relating to an offence is lodged with them, an acknowledgement shall be taken by the concerned member of the Force along with a true copy of the report recorded in the First Information Book. The Post Commander shall subsequently monitor the progress.
258.2 Whenever approached by the Police (including railway police) to keep unobtrusive watch at places within railway premises to detect crime against railway property or to cause the arrest of culprits or recovery of property involved in an offence, the Post Commander or Company Commander may depute the available men to assist such Police after recording a report in the Daily Diary.
259.1 Every Post Commander shall hold regular monthly meeting with the officer-in-charge of the Railway Police Station in his jurisdiction to—
(a) review the crime situation;
(b) exchange information useful and necessary for better control, prevention and detection of crime affecting railway property; and
(c) maintain law and order in railway trains and railway premises.
259.2 The Post Commander shall also attend the monthly crime meeting of the Superintendent of Police of the district in which his post is situated and exchange information about—
(i) criminals operating on the railways;
(ii) activities of receivers of stole
260.1 In the performance of their statutory duties, all members of the Force shall maintain close contact and co-ordination with officers of other departments of the Railways.
260.2 The Chief Security Commissioner, in consultation with the heads of other departments, shall issue orders for such joint action by officers and men of other departments and members of the Force as may be conducive to the better protection and security of railway property.
260.3 All such differences as may arise between the members of the Force and other Railway servants shall be promptly and judiciously dealt with by an officer superior in rank to the member of the Force concerned, and, if deemed necessary by such superior officer, a joint inquiry may be held to resolve the matter.
260.4 All complaints of recriminat
Detailed procedure for holding such periodical meetings and conferences at different levels, recording of minutes and their distribution for reviewing results obtained through joint efforts of the Force and other departments as well as for devising such methods as are considered necessary and proper to bring forth further improvements shall be specified through the Directives.
262.1 The Central Government or the Director-General may, looking to the onerous and arduous nature of duties of the members of the Force, create any special fund or launch any special welfare measure or insurance scheme or any other scheme or a co-operative society and provide for funding of such measures on a continuing basis or on any other basis.
262.2 Such special measures may include—
(a) providing for adequate living accommodation for the personnel and their families;
(b) provision of recreational facilities in the shape of indoor and outdoor games and equipping recreation rooms with radio and television;
(c) provision of libraries both static and mobiles;
(d) provision
263.1 It shall be lawful for the members of the Force to set-up co-operative housing societies in any area or district and to secure financial assistance from public financial institutions.
263.2 The Central Government or the Director-General may provide the services of expert personnel to such societies to meet their objectives.
264.1 The Central Government may run messes and canteens for the benefit of the members of the Force where articles shall be sold at no profit basis.
264. 2 Wherever such messes and canteens are provided with suitable buildings on hire or otherwise shall be preferred and financial and other paraphernalia provided for the purpose.
264.3 The Director-General may prescribe the registers to be maintained and the manner in which the supervision is to be effected on such messes and canteens.
265.1 When to be held.—A Court of Inquiry may be held to investigate into any offence alleged to have been committed by any enrolled member of the Force or into any disciplinary matter or any other matter of importance relating to the Force.
265.2 A Court of Inquiry shall invariably be held in cases of—
(a) unnatural death of person subject to the Act or of other persons within the Force Lines. At the same time, an immediate report shall be sent through the messenger to the officer-in-charge of the Police Station within whose jurisdiction such unnatural death has taken place;
(b) each and every case of opening of fire by members of the Force, whether operational or accidental;
(c) injuries sustained by persons subject to the A
266.1 The inspection of the Post and other subordinate units by various officers of the hierarchy shall be so rationalised as to reduce to the minimum the load of scriptory work in these formations.
266.2 Detailed periodical inspections shall be made by one officer only who shall be a rank superior to the incumbent holding charge of that unit. Officers in higher levels shall primarily confine their attention to such aspects with a view to:
(a) having an overall view of the functioning of the inspected unit and to check that the orders and instructions issued from time to time are being duly observed;
(b) studying whether the existing basic security arrangements against thefts or pilferages of railway property, leakage of railway revenue, fire hazards etc. are adequate and acqu
267.1 A Standing Committee comprising among others of Post Commanders or Company Commanders shall be formed in every Security Commissariat for examining once in three years whether—
(a) some of the returns can be altered or lumped together or even discontinued; and
(b) for standardising and updating the proforma for collection of data,
with a view of reducing the load of repetitive and purposeless scriptory work in the field formations.
267.2 A small statistical cell under the direct charge of Additional or the Deputy Security Commissioner shall be constituted at the Security Commissariat to compile information from the material already available there, for answering questions raised in Parliament or State Legislatures. Reference to
The records and registers to be maintained in the office of superior officers, Posts, Companies out-posts detachments and other units and the proformae therefor shall be such as may be specified by the Director-General from time to time.
269.1 Guard of Honour shall be detailed to—
(i) attend the arrival and departure by railway train of the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and the Governor of a State; and
(ii) for the Independence and Republic Day celebrations or other ceremonial functions of national importance.
269.2 Guard of Honour shall not be detailed for the reception of any other dignitary without the express orders of the Director-General:
Provided that no Guard of Honour shall be supplied after ‘Retreat’ or before ‘Reveille’:
Provided further that all other instructions or orders issued by Central Government in the Ministry of Home Affairs to other armed forces of the Union regarding detailing of cere
270.1 Static guards consisting of 1 head constable and 3 constables or as may be necessary, shall be detailed for guarding the unit magazine, stores, Lines etc., as per requirements. The area of duty for a particular guard, the duties of the Guard Commander and sentry shall be clearly exhibited in the Guard Room.
270.2 Special guards shall be provided for the officers of the rank of and above the Chief Security Commissioner or Deputy Inspector General of Railway Protection Special Force and at places where the officers are camping (residence).
270.3 The colour of the Force shall be hoisted at the residence of the Chief Security Commissioner and other higher officers of the Force. In case of others, their standard shall be hoisted. In operational areas, the Security Commissioner do away with hoisting of the colour if conditions so requi
271.1 An enrolled member of the Force attached with any officer for purposes of sub-rule (3) shall be called Security aide.
271.2 Entitlement:
Entitlement of assistance of Security aide shall be determined by the Director General not by the rank of the officer but by the actual need for such assistance with reference to the nature of duties and responsibilities of the officer.
271.3 Entitlement of assistance to each officer shall be worked out by keeping the following duties of the Security aide in view—
(i) to attend to petitioners, complainants and other visitors who come to see the officer;
(ii) to attend to telephone calls, particularly during the officer’s absence, and furnish hel
272.1 1[No member of the Force shall be taken on sick-list by any Railway Medical Officer unless such member comes with a written reference known as SickMemo from his controlling officer and also gives declaration in triplicate as per the proforma at Annexure A.
The Controlling officer shall issue Sick Memo to the member of the Force on demand, whether such member is on duty or on leave at the Headquarters. While issuing such memo, the controlling officer shall mention on it, if the member is required/detailed for Special duty, under transfer orders, facing DAR action and avoiding to attend departmental enquiry or is habitual of reporting sick, etc. In case such member is taken on sick-list by Railway Medical Officer, the member shall intimate within 48 hours his controlling officer about his being taken on sick-list and submit the Railway Medical Certificate to him.
If in the discharge of his duty or as a consequent of anything done by him in the discharge of his duty or on account of the special risks of his office, a member of the Force is permanently or temporarily disabled or his condition is aggravated, he shall be governed by the Central Civil Service (Extraordinary Pension) Rules as amended from time to time.
A person ceasing to be a member of the Force shall surrender to his immediate superior, his certificate of appointment and thereafter he shall be issued a Discharge Certificate as specified in Schedule XII.
A member of the Force, who has ceased to be a member of the Force as a result of resignation or removal from service and whose previous service had been assessed as good and who is medically fit may be re-enlisted, with the sanction of the Chief Security Commissioner within a period of two years of his ceasing to be a member of the Force. Such re-enlistment shall be treated as fresh appointment.
276.1 In view of the strictly confidential and technical nature of work which the ministerial staff shall be required to handle, the Force may have a ministerial cadre of its own, though in the initial stages persons may be taken on deputation also. The ranks of the cadre shall be—
(a) Superintendents.
(b) Assistants.
(c) Stenographers.
(d) Senior Clerks.
(e) Clerk-cum-Typists.
276.2 The method of recruitment and other conditions of service relating to the said posts shall be in accordance with the rules and procedure laid down in the Railway Establishment Code.
276.3 The ministe
Nothing contained in these rules shall be deemed to affect the right of the Central Government to absorb in the Force, for reasons to be recorded in writing and in exceptional circumstances, any officer on deputation to the Force, where in the opinion of the Central Government such officer has given a creditable account of himself in the post or posts held by him for a minimum period of three years, if such deputationist officer has a minimum of three years service left for his attaining the normal age of retirement prescribed for the post held by him.
278.1 A band shall be maintained on each zonal railway and in each Railway Protection Special Force battalion and shall consist of such number of members of the Force as may be determined by the Chief Security Commissioner.
278.2 The bandsmen shall be drawn from the regular cadre of the Force and shall play the band in addition to their normal duties till separate provision is made for the purpose.
278.3 The aims and objects for raising the band shall be—
(i) to facilitate the training of the members of the Force;
(ii) to function as the official band in all ceremonial occasions like Independence Day, Republic Day and other such important functions; and
(iii) to provide entertai
Subject to the restrictions specified in section 15A, the Divisional Security Commissioners and officers of higher rank are permitted to give to the press statistical and other relevant details concerning crime against railway property and obstruction to its movement as well as details concerning all other important and sensational cases under investigation or inquiry with the Force and shall endorse a copy of such communique to the Public Relations Department of the Railway:
Provided that nothing contained herein shall authorise any officer to divulge the details of,—
(i) any operation to be undertaken by the Force;
(ii) the intelligence on the basis of which such operation is being or was planned;
(iii) privacy of any ind
280.1 The Railway Protection Force Rules, 1959 and the Railway Protection Force Regulations, 1966 are hereby repealed.
280.2 Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the provisions of the said rules or regulations shall insofar as such thing or action is not inconsistent with the provisions of these rules, be deemed to have been done or taken under the provisions of these rules as if these rules were in force when such thing was done or such action was taken and shall continue to be in force accordingly until superseded by anything done or any action taken under these rules.
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