Roles and Responsibilities of Police Officer.pptx

Roles and Responsibilities of Sindh Police Officers

1. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF POLICE OFFICER Muhammad Junaid , DSP

2. Meaning of Life? Why I am here in Police! My Duties?

3. Reference Document: THE SINDH (REPEAL OF THE POLICE ACT, 1861 AND REVIVAL OF POLICE ORDER, 2002) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019.

4. SECTION 04 (1): DUTIES OF POLICE (18 duties)

5. a. protect life, property and liberty of citizens Legal Instruments: PPC, CrPC , ATA 1997, Local and Special Laws Formations : Operations, Madadgar -15, SSU, Traffic, Special, C TD, et al.

6. b . preserve and Promote Public Peace Legal Instruments: 107 ( Security for keeping the peace ), 109 ( Security for good behavior from suspected persons ), 110 ( Secuirty from Habitual offenders ), 114 ( Arrest in breach of peace situations ), 117 ( Inquiry and order as to security for keeping peace ), 149-151 ( Preventive actions to stop cognizable offences ) CrPC , MPO 1960 Formations: Operations, Special Branch et al.

7. c. e nsure that the rights and privileges, under the law, of a person taken in custody, are protected; Legal Instruments: 46-61 ( Procedures for arrest, custody, and production before magistrate ) CrPC , Article 9, 10, 14 CoP 1973, Police Rules 1934, 348 (wrongful confinement) PPC, Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Act 2022

8. d . prevent the commission of offences and public nuisance Legal Instruments: 149-151 (duty and power to prevent cognizable offences), 107 (security for keeping peace), 144-145, Chapter XIV (General Exceptions) PPC

9. e. collect and communicate intelligence affecting public peace and crime in general Instruments : Criminal, political, and security-related intelligence, crime mapping, trend analysis, offender profiling, threat assessments, daily situation reports, 149-151 (preventive measures based on received intelliegnce ) CrPC Formations: Special Branch, CTD (Intelligence), CIA, District/Zonal Intelligence Branches

10. f . keep order and prevent obstruction on public roads and in the public streets and thoroughfares at fairs and all other places of public resort and in the neighbourhood of and at the places of public worship Legal Instruments: 130-31 (empowerment of police officers), 133 (conditional removal of public nuisance or obstruction), 144 CrPC , 268-290 (offences relating to public nuisance), 295-298 (offences relating to places of worship) PPC, Sindh Sound System (Regulation) Act, 2015

11. g. regulate and control traffic on public roads and streets Legal Instruments: MVO 1965, Motor Vehicle Rules 1969, 133 (removal of traffic related obstructions) CrPC , 279-304 A (offences related to rash and negligent driving) Formations: Traffic

12. h . take charge of all unclaimed property and to prepare its inventory Legal Instruments: 523 (custody and proposal of property pending trial), 525 (power to sell perishable property), 550 (seize property suspected to be stolen) CrPC , PR 22.65-22.73 (procedure for handling and recording case property), Register No. 19

13. i. detect and bring offenders to justice Legal Instruments: 154-173 CrPC , PPC, QSO, PR (25.2-25.18), Criminal Laws Formations: Criminal Justice System

14. j . apprehend all persons whom he is legally authorised to apprehend and for whose apprehension, sufficient grounds exist Legal Instruments: 46-61 (mode, conditions, and rights during arrest), 54-55 (arrest without warrants), 75-79 (execution of warrants of arrest), 149-151 (preventive power to arrest)

15. k. ensure that the information about the arrest of a person is promptly communicated to a person of his choice Legal Instruments : Article 10 (safeguard as to arrest and detention) CoP , 50 (person arrested to be informed of grounds and rights of bail), 60-61 (obligation to produce arrest before magistrate within 24 hours), PR 26.28-26.31 (duties of police to record and report arrests), Human Rights SOPs

16. l . enter and inspect without a warrant on reliable information any public place, shop or gaming-house where alcoholic drinks or narcotics are sold or weapons are illegally stored and other public places of resort of loose and disorderly characters Legal Instruments: 165 (search without warrant on credible information), 47 (search of place), The Sindh Control of Narcotics Substances Act, Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd ) Order, 1979, Sindh Arms Act, 2013, Gambling Prevention Act, 1977

17. m. obey and promptly execute all lawful orders Buzzword: Lawful Legal Instruments: Sindh Police Efficiency and Discipline Rules 1988

18. n . perform other duties and exercise powers as are conferred by this Order, the Code or any other law for the time being in force Legal Instruments: A constellation of federal and provincial laws

19. o. aid and co-operate with other agencies and Government Departments for the prevention of destruction of public property by violence, fire, or natural calamities; Coordinating Entities: District Administration, Rescue 1122, Fire Brigade, PDMA, Rangers Legal Instruments: 129-132 ( use of police force to disperse unlawful assemblies ), 425-440 ( criminal mischief and damage to public property ), criminal mischief and damage to public property, Sindh Local Government Act, 2013

20. p . assist in preventing members of public from exploitation by any person or organized groups 384-389 (extortion), 419-420 (cheating and fraud), 364-A kidnapping for exploitation),PPC, Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2018, Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1992, Sindh Child Protection Authority Act, 2011, Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016, Sindh Women Harassment at Workplace Act, 2010

21. q. take charge of lunatics at large to prevent them from causing harm to themselves or other members of the public and their property; Legal Instruments: Sindh Mental Health Act 2013, CHAPTER XXXIV (Special Procedures Regarding Lunatics) CrPC , 84 PPC, Universal Declaration of Human Rights & UN Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness (1991 )

22. r . prevent harassment of women and children in public places Legal Instruments: 354 & 354-A ( assault or use of criminal force on woman with intent to outrage modesty ), 509 sexual harassment, insult, or intrusion upon privacy of woman, PPC, Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2010, Juvenile Justice System Act, 2018, Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016

23. SECTION 04 (2): EFFORTS BY POLICE (04 Efforts)

24. a. prevent harassment of women and children in public places Why Effort Not Duty? Contextual nature of enforcement (socio-cultural dynamics), limited direct control, evolving legal framework

25. b . provide assistance to victims of road accidents ; Why Effort Not Duty? Situational & Resource-Based Limitation, Shared Institutional Responsibility, Focus on Humanitarian Spirit, Not Legal Enforcement, Avoiding Unrealistic Accountability

26. c. assist accident victims or their heirs or their dependents, where applicable, with such information and documents as would facilitate their compensation claims ; Why Effort Not Duty? Nature of Responsibility — Enforcement not administrative, Dependence on Other Departments, Practical Constraints

27. d . cause awareness among the victims of road accidents of their rights and privileges. Why Effort Not Duty? Educational Nature, Not Enforcement Function, Promoting a Humanitarian, Service-Oriented Image

28. SECTION 04 (3): DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO JUDICIARY

29. It shall be the duty of a police officer to lay information before a competent court and to apply for a summon, warrant, search warrant or such other legal process as may, by law, be issued against any person suspected of committing an offence. Legal Instruments: 154-157, 190 (Magistrate’s power to take cognizance of offences upon information received from a police officer), 204 (summons/ warranats by Magistrate), 94-103 (execution of warrants), 155(2 ), 96 (search warrants)

30. SECTION 05: EMERGENCY DUTIES

31. d . Emergency duties of police with regard to essential services - (1) The Home Department, may, in an emergency, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare any specified service to be an essential service to the community . (2) Upon a declaration being made under clause (1) and so long as it remains in force, it shall be the duty of every police officer to obey any lawful order given by a senior police officer in relation to the declaration.

32. “He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened. Lao Tzu

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