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Tripura Police Act
No.6 of 2007
07-04-2007
Published in the EXTRAORDINARY ISSUE OF TRIPURA GAZETTE Agartala, Monday, April 9, 2007 A.D. Chaitra 19, 1929 S.E Government of Tripura Law Department No.F8 (5)-Law/Leg/2007. Dated, Agartala, the 9th April, 2007 The following Act of the Tripura Legislative Assembly received the assent of the Governor on 07-04-2007 and is hereby published for general information. P.B Nath Additional Secretary, Law, Government of Tripura.
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1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and general superintendence of the State Government -
(1) The State Government shall appoint the Director General of police from amongst three senior most officers of the State Police Service. Provided that the State Government in exceptional case, if considered necessary, may appoint to the post, a police officer, on deputation, from outside the State Police Service, subject to his fulfillment of the criteria laid down in sub-section(2).
(2) Selection of the Director General of police shall be done by the State Government considering, inter alia, the following criteria:
(3) The Director General of Police unless superannuating earlier shall normally have a tenure of two years;
Provided that the State Govern
(1) The state Government may by notification divide the entire geographical area of the state into one or more police Zones. Each Zone shall be headed by an officer of the rank of Inspector General who shall supervise the police admonition of the zone and report directly to the Director General of police.
(2) The State government may by notification create as many Police Range as deemed necessary. Each Range, shall be headed by and officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General who shall supervise the police administration of the Range and report directly to the Inspector General in charge of the Zone in the Jurisdiction of which the Range falls.
The State Government may, by notification, declare any area within the State to be a Police District. The administration of the police through such district shall vest in the Superintendent of police who may be assisted by as many Additional, Assistant or Deputy Superintendents, as deemed necessary.
(1) For all purpose of dealing with a particular category of crime or providing better service to the community at large including victims of crime, the State Government may, in consultation with the Director General and by notification, create one or more Special Cells in each Police District, to be headed by an officer of the rank of Assistant / Deputy Superintendent of Police
(2) The State Government may, by notification, divide each Police District into as many Sub-Divisions as deemed necessary, to be headed by an officer of the rank of Assistant/Deputy Superintendent of Police.
(1) The State Government may, by notification, create as many Police Stations with as many outposts as necessary, in a Police District as deemed necessary, duly keeping in view the population; the area, the crime situation, the work load in terms of law and order and the distance to be traversed by the inhabitants to reach the Police Station.
(2) A police station shall be headed by a Station House Officer who may also be known as officer-in-charge not below the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police.
(3) Each Police Station shall prominently display all the relevant information required to be made public, as may be required.
An officer posted as a Station House Officer in a Police Station or Officer-in-charge of a Sub-Division or as a Superintendent of Police of a District shall normally have a term of two years and a maximum of three years in the post:
Provided that the minimum tenure of two years may sooner end consequent upon:
(1) promotion to a higher post; or
(2) conviction, or charges having been framed, by a court of law in a criminal offence; or
(3) punishment of dismissal, removal, discharge or compulsory retirement from service or of reduction to a lower rank awarded under the relevant Discipline & Appeal Rules; or
(4) suspension from service in accordance with the provisions of the said Rules ; or
(5) incapacitation by physical or mental illness or otherwise becoming unable to discharge his functions and duties; or
(6) retirement (including voluntary retirement) or resignation; or
(7) inefficiency or negligence prime facie established a
(1) For the purpose of efficiency in the general administration of a district, it shall be lawful for the District Magistrate of that district, in addition to the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and other relevant laws, to coordinate the functioning of the police with other agencies of the district administration in respect of matters relating to the following:
(1) The State police organisation shall have a State Intelligence Department for collection, collation, analysis and dissemination of intelligence, and a Criminal Investigation Department for investigating inter-state, inter-district crimes and other specified offences, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VII of this Act.
(2) The State Government shall appoint a police officer of or above the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police to head each of or both the aforesaid department.
(4) The Criminal Investigation Department may, have specialized wings to deal with different types of crime requiring focused attention or special expertise for investigation. Each or more than one of these wings shall be headed by an officer not below the rank of a Superintendent of Police.
(5) The State Intelligence Department may have specialized wings, to deal with and coordinate specialized tasks such as measures for counter terrorism, counter militancy and VIP Securi
(1) The State Government shall create and maintain such ancillary technical agencies and services, under the overall control of the Director General of Police, as considered necessary or expedient for promoting efficiency of the Police Service.
(2) The State Government shall take measures to encourage and promote the use of science and technology in all aspects of policing.
The State Government may set up such bodies and take up such other steps as considered necessary or expedient for the purpose of undertaking research into matters relating to the efficiency of the police service.
Every member of the police service enrolled under this Act shall, on appointment and completion of training, make and subscribe before the respective Superintendent of Police or such officer appointed in that behalf by the Director General of Police an oath or affirmation, in such form or may be prescribed.
(1) Every police officer of or below the rank of Inspector shall on appointment receive a certificate in the form annexed to the Act. The certificate shall be issued under the seal of the Director General or such officer as the Director General shall appoint, by virtue of which the person holding such certificate shall be vested with the powers, functions and privileges of a Police Officer.
(2) Such certificate shall cease to have effect whenever the person named in it cease for any reason, to be a police officer, and on his ceasing to be such an officer, shall be forthwith surrendered by him to any officer empowered to receive the same.
(3) A Police Officer shall not, by reason of being suspended from office, cease to be a police officer. During the term of such suspension the powers, functions and privileges vested on him as a police officer shall be in abeyance, but he shall continue to be subject to the same responsibilities ,discipline and penalties and to the sa
(1) When the police force ordinarily employed in any area is not sufficient to deal with a situation threatening peace and security the Superintendent of Police or any officer, specially empowered in this behalf by State Government, in charge of that area may, at any time by a written order issued under the hand and seal of such officer, appoint, for a period as specified in the appointment order, any able-bodied and willing person between the age of 18 and 40 years, whom he considers fit to be a Special Police Officer to assist the Police Service.
(2) Every Special Officer so appointed shall-
(1) Additional police comprising officers of such ranks or grades may be appointed or deputed for the purpose prescribed by the State Government for such time and on such pay as the authority prescribed in that behalf may determine.
(2) Every Additional Police Officer upon such appointment, shall:
The State Government shall, within six months of the coming into force of this Act, constitute a State Police Board to perform the functions assigned to it under the provisions of this Chapter.
(1) The State Police Board shall have as its members:
(2) No serving government employee shall be appointed as an independent Member.
(3) Any vacancy in the State Police Board shall be filled up as soon as practicable, but not later than three months after the seat has fallen vacant.
No person shall be appointed as an Independent Member of the State Police Board if he-
A person shall be appointed as an Independent Member for a period of three year.
Provided that a person shall not be eligible to be appointed as an independent member for more than two terms.
An Independent Member may be removed from the State Police Board by majority of members of the Board by resolution in writing on any of the following grounds:
(1) The State Police Board shall perform the following functions:
(1) Non-official members would be entitled to such remuneration or allowances as may be notified by the State Government from time to time.
(2) The expenses on account of remuneration, allowances and travel of independent members in connection with official business of the State Police Board, shall be borne by the State Government.
(1) The State Government shall constitute a Police Establishment Committee (hereinafter referred to as the 'Establishment Committee') with the Director General of Police as its Chairperson and four other senior-most officers within the police organization of the State as members.
(2) The Establishment Committee shall examine complaints from police officers about being subjected to illegal orders and make appropriate recommendation to the competent authority for necessary action.
Provided that if the matter under report involves any officer of or above the ranks of the members of the Establishment Committee, it shall forward such report to the State Police Board for further action.
(3) The Establishment Committee shall recommend names of suitable officers to the State Government for posting to all the positions in the ranks of Assistant/Deputy Superintendents and above in the police organization of the State, excluding the Director General of Police, and the Sta
The role and functions of the police shall broadly be:
Every police officer shall,
(1) The State Government may, by notification in the official gazette, declare any specified service to be an essential service to the community, for specified period, which may be extended from time to time, by a notification, as necessary.
(2) Upon a declaration being made under Sub-section (1) and so long it remains in force, it shall be the duty of every police officer to obey any order given by any officer superior to him in connection with the service specified in the declaration.
A Senior police officer may perform any duty assigned by law or by a lawful order to any officer subordinate to him, and may aid, supplement, supersede or prevent any action of the subordinate by his own action or that of any person lawfully acting under his command or authority, wherever the same shall appear necessary or expedient for giving more complete or convenient effect to the law or for avoiding any infringement thereof.
Police Stations covering rural areas shall be so organized as to be self-sufficient in matters of accommodation, amenities, communication facilities, transport and police housing. Each Police Station will also have access to facilities of forensic science and scientific aids to investigation.
The Station House Officer shall visit every village under his jurisdiction, as per the minimum frequency prescribed by the Superintendent of Police through a general or special order, and shall interact with as many local residents as possible so as to assess the level of public satisfaction with the police.
All supervisory officers including the Superintendent of Police shall visit every month as many villages in their jurisdiction as possible. The purpose of such visits shall be to review the general state of crime, the law and order situation and the activities, if any, of violent and militant individuals or groups in the area and to interact with as many local residents as possible so as to assess the level of public satisfaction with the police.
Each village in the district shall have at least one Village Guard, enlisted by the District Superintendent of Police from amongst able –bodied persons of either gender, between the age of 21 and 50 years and with unimpeachable character and antecedents, who are permanent residents of that village, possessing the ability to read and write in the local language, who have not been convicted by a court of law or have not had charges framed against them by a court of law in a criminal case or dismissed, removed, discharged or compulsorily retired from any employment on grounds of corruption, moral turpitude or misconduct, and who are not active members of any political party or a militant outfit.
A person enlisted as a Village Guard will normally have a tenure of three years, which may be renewed, upon satisfactory performance. No renewal shall, however, be granted to a person after he crosses the age of sixty years.
A Village Guard shall be removed from the assignment at any time during the currency of his enlistment, if he incurs any conditions of ineligibility stipulated in Section 35.
The Village Guard shall be a public servant as defined in the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
The superintendent of Police shall ensure that every person, on his induction as a Village Guard, is administered such training course and for such period as may be determined by the Director General of Police. Periodical refresher training may also be organized for them.
Every person enlisted as a Village Guard shall take an oath or affirmation, as may be prescribed, before the officer-in-charge of the Police Station concerned.
Each Village Guard will be provided with an Identification Badge and a reasonable monthly honorarium and out of pocket expenses, as may be prescribed by the District Superintendent of Police. The honorarium so fixed shall not be less than that paid to a Home Guard in the State.
Any person who for any reason ceases to be a Village Guard shall forthwith deliver up to the Superintendent of police or to an officer authorized by him, his identification Badge and all records and documents maintained by him as the Village Guards.
The duties and responsibilities of a Village Guard shall include:
The Director General shall, with the approval of the State Government, draw up an Internal Security Scheme for the entire state as well as for each of the districts to deal with problems of Public Order and Security of State, as specific to the area.
The Internal Security Schemes so formulated shall be reviewed, and revised as necessary, at least once annually and more frequently if required.
(1) The Internal Security Schemes will, as far as possible, cover all major problems the area. In preparing the Schemes, the Director General of Police shall give special attention to likely disturbance of public order arising out of non-implementation of developmental programmes in the backward and not so easily accessible areas.
(2) The schemes will provide that officers deploying the police to deal with situations of conflict between communities, classes, castes and political groups shall ensure that its composition, as far as possible, reflects social diversity the area including adequate representation of weaker sections and minorities.
The Internal Security Schemes shall, inter alia, cover the role of the police with regard to the security of any establishment or installation relating to critical infrastructure, if any located in the area.
(1) Any organization, while taking up any activity or programme which is otherwise unobjectionable but may have the potential for disturbing law and order may inform the police, and thereupon, the police shall take such measures as deemed necessary to deal with the situation.
(2) While preparing the Internal Security Scheme under Section 59, the police shall take into consideration the contingencies of specific law and order problems, and security requirements that may arise in such situations.
The Internal Security Schemes will incorporate regularly updated and comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures for the action to be taken by the police, independently or in coordination with other concerned agencies in the period preceding, during, and in the aftermath of problems of each kind.
The State Government shall in the Police Stations of such crime-prone areas as may be considered necessary, by order separate the investigation of crimes from law and order and other police functions by creating a Crime Investigation Unit, headed by an officer not below the rank of a Sub-Inspector of police, with appropriate strength of officers and staff, for the investigating crimes.
The officers posted in Crime Investigation Units will be selected on the basis of their aptitude, professional competence and integrity. Their professional skills will be upgraded, from time to time, through specialized training in investigative techniques, particularly in the application of scientific aids to investigation and forensic science techniques.
Officers posted to Crime investigation Units will normally have a minimum tenure of three years and a maximum of five years, after which they will be rotated to law and order and other assignments.
(1) The officers posted to the Crime Investigating units will investigate crimes such as murder, kidnapping, rape, dacoity, robbery, dowry-related offences, serious cases of cheating, misappropriation and other economic offences, as may be notified, by the Director General of Police, besides any other cases specially entrusted to the unit by the District Superintendent of Police .
(2) All other crimes will be investigated by other staff posted in such Police Stations.
The investigations of cases taken up by the Crime Investigation Unit personnel, over and above the supervision of the Station House Officer concerned, will be supervised at the district level by an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police, who will report directly to the District Superintendent of Police.
The Criminal Investigation Department of the State shall take up investigation of such crimes of inter-state, inter-district or of otherwise serious nature ,as may be notified by the State Government from time to time , and as may be specially entrusted to it by the Director General of police in accordance with the prescribed procedures and norms.
The Criminal Investigation Department will have specialized units for investigation of cyber crime, organized crime, homicide cases, economic offences, and any other category of offences, as notified by the State Government and which require specialized investigative skills.
The Officers posted to the Criminal Investigation Department will be selected on the basis of their aptitude, professional competence, experience and integrity. They will undergo appropriate training upon induction and their knowledge and skills will be upgraded from time to time through appropriate refresher and specialized courses.
In addition to the existing mechanisms, and functions, duties and responsibilities of the departmental authorities, accountability of the police shall be further ensured through the additional mechanism detailed in this chapter.
The State Government shall, within six months of the coming into effect of this Act, establish a State-Level Police Accountability Commission (“the Police Commission”),consisting of a Chairperson, Members and such other staff as may be necessary, to inquire into public complaints against the police personnel for serious misconduct and perform such other functions as stipulated in this Chapter.
The Commission shall have five members to be appointed by the State Government with a credible record of integrity and commitment to human rights and shall consist of:
Provided that at least one member of the Commission shall be women and not more then one member shall be a police officer.
A person shall be ineligible to be a member of the Commission, if he
(1) The term of office of a member, and the Chairperson, shall be three years unless-
(2) The Chairperson and the Members shall be eligible for reappointment.
(3) The remuneration, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the members shall be as may be notified by the State Government from time to time.
The Chairperson or any member of the Commission may be removed from office by an order of the Governor on the grounds of:
(1) Members of the Commission shall be assisted by adequate staff with requisite skills, for efficient discharge of their functions of the Commission.
(2) The strength of the staff may be prescribed by the State Government, keeping in view the size of the State, its population, and the average number of complaints against the police, and shall be periodically reviewed and revised.
(3) The staff shall be selected by the Commission in accordance with the procedure as prescribed by the Government.
(4) The remuneration and other terms and conditions of service of the staff shall be as notified from time to time.
The Commission shall devise its own rules for the conduct of its business,
(1) The Commission shall forward for further action the complaints of misconduct received directly by it to the Director General of Police.
(2) The Commission shall inquire into allegations of “serious misconduct” against police personnel, as detailed below , either suo moto or on a complaint received from any of the following ;
Explanation: “Serious misconduct” for the purpose of this chapter shall mean any act or omission of a police officer that leads to or amounts to:
(1) In the cases directly enquired by it, the Commission shall have all the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure,1908, and in particular in respect of the following matters :
(1) The Commission shall have the power to require any person, subject to legal privilege, to furnish information on such points or matters as, in the opinion of the Commission, may be useful for, or relevant to, the subject matter of the inquiry, and any person so required shall be deemed to be legally bound to furnish such information within
No statement made by a person in the course of giving evidence before the Commission shall subject that person to a civil or criminal proceeding or be used against him in such proceeding, except a prosecution for giving false evidence :
Provided that the statement
Provided further that on conclusion if the inquiry into a complaint of ‘serious misconduct’ against the police personnel, if the Commission is satisfied that the complaint was vexatious, frivolous or malafide, the Commission may impose such fine as considered appropriate on the complaint.
If, at any stage of the inquiry, the commission considers it necessary to inquire into the conduct of any person, or is of the opinion that the reputation of any person is likely to be prejudicially affected by the inquiry, it shall give that person a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the inquiry and to produce evidence in his support.
Provided that nothing in this section shall apply where the credibility of a witness is being impeached.
(1) In the cases directly inquired by the Commission, it may, upon completion of the inquiry, communicate its findings to the Director General of Police and the State Government with a direction to :
Duly forwarding the evidence collected by it to the police
Provided that the Commission, before finalizing it’s own opinion in all such cases shall give the Director General of Police an opportunity to present the department’s view and additional facts, if any, not already in the notice of the Commission:
Provided further that, in such cases, the Commission may review its findings upon receipt of additional information from the /Director General of Police that may have a material bearing on the case.
(2) The commission may also recommend to the State Government payment of monetary compensation by the Government to the victim
(1) The Commission shall prepare an annual report at the end of each calendar year, inter-alia, containing:
(2) The annual report of the Commission shall be laid before the State Legislature. The report shall be a public document, made accessible to the public.
(3) The Commission may also prepare special reports with respect to specific cases directly inquired into by it.
(1) Any person any lodge his complaint relating to any ‘misconduct’ or ‘serious misconduct’ on the part of police personnel with either the departmental police authorities or with the Commission.
Provided that no complaint shall be entertained by the Commission, if the subject matter of the complaint is being examined by any other commission, or any court.
(2) In cases where a person has lodged a complaint with the police authorities, he may inform the Commission at any stage of the departmental inquiry about any undue delay in the processing of the inquiry.
(3) The complaint shall have a right to be informed of the progress of the inquiry from time to time by the inquiring authority (the concerned police authority or the Commission). Upon completion of inquiry or departmental proceedings, the complainant shall be informed of the conclusions of the same as well as the final action in the case at the earliest.
(4) The complainant may attend all hearings i
(1) All police officers and authorities shall refer all allegations of ‘serious misconduct’ against police personnel, coming to their notice, to the Commission.
(2) It shall be the duty of the heads of the district police and of the state police as well as of any other concerned state agency to provide to the Commission all information they may reasonably require to perform their duties provided for in this Chapter.
Whoever influences or interferes with the functioning of the Commission, except in the course of lawful duty, shall, on conviction by a court of law, be liable to a fine or to an imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both.
Explanation: Any threat, coercion or inducement offered to any witness or victim of police misconduct or serious misconduct, shall be deemed to be interference with the functioning of the Commission for the purpose of this Section.
It shall be the duty of the Commission to ensure that all its Members, and other staff and their staff are regularly trained, inter alia, about:
No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the State Government, the State Police Board, its members and staff, the Police Accountability Commission, its members, staff or any person acting under the direction of the Board or the Commission, in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of the provisions of this Act.
The State Government shall ensure that adequate funds are provided to the Commission for the effective performance of their functions by way of separate component in appropriate major head of the State budget, as the State Government may decide.
(1) The District Superintendent of Police or an officer not below the rank of Assistant/Deputy Superintendent of Police may, where necessary, direct the conduct of all assemblies and processions on any public road, street or thoroughfare, and prescribe the routes by which and the time at which such procession may pass.
(2) It shall be duty of any person intending to organize a procession on any road, street or thoroughfare, or to convene an assembly at any public place, to give intimation in writing to the officer in charge of the concerned Police Station.
(3) The District Superintendent or any officer not below the rank of Assistant/Deputy Superintendent of Police, on receipt of such intimation or otherwise, and upon being satisfied that such an assembly or procession, if allowed without due control and regulation, is likely to cause a breach of peace, may prescribe necessary conditions including making provisions for satisfactory regulatory arrangements, on which al
(1) The District Superintendent of Police or any Police Officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector, authorized in this behalf by the District Superintendent of Police, may stop any assembly or procession which
The District Superintendent or any officer not below the rank of Assistant/Deputy Superintendent of police may regulate the time and the volume at which music and other sound systems are used in connection with any performance and other activities in or near streets or any public place that cause annoyance to the residents of the neighborhood.
(1) The District Superintendent or any other Police Officer authorized by him in this behalf, through a general or special order, may give reasonable directions to the public to keep order on public roads and streets, thoroughfares, or any public place, in order to prevent obstruction, injury, or annoyance to passer by or pollution.
(2) The District Superintendent of Police may issue general directions under sub-section (1), in respect of the whole district or any part thereof.
Any person not obeying the lawful orders issued under Sections 78, 79 and 81 may be arrested and on conviction by a court of law, shall be liable to a fine.
(1) The District Superintendent of Police may, be public notice, temporarily reserve for any public purpose any street or other public place, and prohibit the pubic from entering the area so reserved, except on such conditions as may be specified.
(2) (a) The District Superintendent of Police may, authorize any police officer to erect barriers and other necessary structures on public roads and streets to check vehicles or occupants thereof for violation of any legal provision by them.
(b) In making such order, the District Superintendent of Police shall prescribe the necessary steps for ensuring the safety of passers-by.
(c) The temporary structures or barriers shall be removed once the purpose for which they were installed is over.
Any person, who obstructs the discharge of duties and functions of a police officer, shall, on conviction, be liable to simple imprisonment not exceeding three months or fine or both.
Whoever, not being a member of the Police Service wears, without obtaining permission from an officer authorized in this behalf by the State Government by a general or special order, a police uniform or any dress having the appearance or bearing any or the distinctive marks of that uniform, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment not exceeding six months or fine or both
Whoever, having ceased to be a police officer, does not forthwith deliver up his/her certificate of appointment, clothing, accoutrements and other wherewithal supplied to him for the execution of his duty, shall on conviction by a court of law, be liable to a fine.
Whoever makes a false statement or a statement which is misleading in material particulars to a police officer for the purpose of obtaining any benefit shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or a fine or both.
(1) Whoever, being a police officer:
shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with a fine or both.
(2) Whoever, being a police officer,
Whoever, being a police officer:
shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and shall be liable to fine.
(1) Any persons who commits any of the following offences on any road, or street or thoroughfare, or any open place, within the limits of any area specially notified by the State Government for the purpose of this Section, to the inconvenience, annoyance or danger of the residents or passers-by shall, on conviction by a court, be liable to a fine.
(1) All general directions, regulations, and public notices issued under this Chapter shall be published by posting notices in the office of the District and Sub-divisional Magistrate, Tehsil Office, and Panchayat office of the local area as well as in the locality affected, by affixing copies in conspicuous places near the building or place to which the notice specially relates, or by announcing it by the beating of drum of by advertising in local newspapers and other media, or by any other means as the Superintendent of Police may deem fit.
(2) If any direction or regulation made under this section relates to any matter with respect to which there is a provision in any law, rule or byelaw of the Corporation or of any other Municipal or Local Authority in relation to public health, convenience or safety of the locality, such regulation shall be subject to such law, rule or byelaw.
No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act when the accused person is police officer except on a report in writing of the facts constituting such offence by, or with the previous sanction of an officer authorized by the State Government in this behalf.
(1) A court taking cognizance of an offence punishable under Sections 82 and 90 may State, upon the summons to be served to the accused person, that he may, by a specified date prior to the hearing of he charge, plead guilty to the charge by registered letter, and remit to the court such sum as the court may specify.
(2) Where an accused person pleads guilty and remits the sum specified in the summons under sub-section (1) , no further proceedings in respect of the offence shall be taken against that person.
Provision of Section 64 to 70 of Indian Penal Code ,1860 and Sections 386 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall apply to penalties and fines imposed under this Act on conviction before a Magistrate.
No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Chapter after the expiry of the period of limitation provided for in Section 468 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. For computing the limitation period, provisions of Chapter XXXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure shall apply.
All fees paid for licenses or within permission issued under this Act, and all sums paid for the service of processes be police officers and all rewards, forfeitures and penalties or shares thereof which are by law payable to police officers as informers shall, save in so far as any such fees or sums belong under the provisions of any enactment in force to any local authority, be credited to the State Government.
Provided that with the sanction of the State Government, or under any rule made by the State Government in that behalf, the whole or any portion of any such reward, forfeiture or penalty may be for special services, be paid to a police officer, or be divided amongst two or more Police Officers.
Any order or notification published or issued by the State Government or by a Magistrate or officer under any provision of this Act, and the due publication or issued thereof may be proved by the production of a copy thereof in the official Gazette, or of a copy thereof signed by such Magistrate, or officer, an by him certified to be a true copy or an original published or issued according to the provisions of the section of the Act applicable thereto.
No, rule, regulation, order, direction, or notification made or published and no adjudication, inquiry or act done under any provision of this act, or under any rules made there under, which is in substantial conformity with the same, shall be deemed illegal, void or invalid by reason of any defect of form.
Whenever in consequence of the office of a police officer becoming vacant, any officer holds charge of the post of such police officer or succeeds, either temporarily or permanently, to his office, such officer shall be competent to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties respectively conferred and imposed by this act on such police officer, as the case may be.
Any public notice required to be given under any of the provisions of this act shall be in writing under the signature of a competent authority and shall be published in the locality to be affected thereby, by affixing copies thereof, by affixing copies thereof in conspicuous public places or by proclaiming the same with beat of drums, or by advertising the same in such local newspapers-English or regional language or Hindi the said authority may deem fit, or by any two or more of these means and by any other means it may think suitable.
Provided that the competent authority may, on being satisfied that it is in public interest to bring any regulation into force with immediate effect, make such direction or regulation without previous publication.
Whenever under this Act, the doing or the omitting to do anything or the validity of anything depends upon the consent, approval, declaration, opinion or satisfaction of competent authority, a written document signed by a competent authority purporting to convey or set forth such consent, approval, declaration, opinion or satisfaction shall be sufficient evidence thereof.
The State Government may make rules for carrying out the purpose of this Act:
Provided that all the rules, regulations and orders relating to administration of the State police establishment existing immediately before commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been made under this Act unless any provision thereof is found inconsistent with this Act.
(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make such provision as it deems necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.
(2) Every notification issued under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is issued, be laid before the legislature.
(a) Every rule and regulation made under this Act shall be made by notification in the Official Gazette.
(b) Every rule and regulation made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature
It the case of any rule order made by the State Government under any authority conferred by this Act and requiring the public or a particular class of persons to perform some duty or act, or to conduct or order themselves or those under their control in a manner therein described, it shall be competent to any aggrieved person to make a representation to the State Government to annul, reverse, or alter the aforesaid rule or order.
(1) The Police Act 1861, in its application to the State of Tripura, is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken or any proceeding instituted or any order made or any notification issued under the Act so repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken or instituted or made or issued under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
(3) All reference in any other enactment to any of the provisions of the Act so repealed shall be construed as a reference to the corresponding provisions of this Act.
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