Police

Whenever a word Police comes in mind, it becomes a matter of fear, problem, expenses etc.  To get rid of all kind of unwanted fear and basic trend,  this topic is discussed briefly.  It is guaranteed after reading it one will feel enlighten and will not have any such fear.

As per the Constitution of India, 'Public Order' & 'Police' are state subjects.  Therefore, the State Governments are primarily responsible for the maintenance of public order and prevention and detection of crime within their jurisdiction.  That’s why each State has it’s own Police organization.

The structure and functioning of the State Police forces are governed by the Indian Police Act 1861.  After that, some states introduced their own Police act mostly in the line of the Indian Police Act 1861.     Mostly, Police forces are governed by the Indian Police Act 1861, The Indian Evidence Act 1872 and the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1973.    The Police Force is under the Home department of state government.

The entire set-up of the State Police is shown as:

                 Police Officials                                                 In-Charge of

        Director General of Police (DGP)                                         State Police Force

        Inspector General of Police (IGP)                                                Police Zone

Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)                                       Police Range

        Superintendent of Police (SP)                                                District Police Force

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)                                 Police Sub- Division

               Circle Inspector of Police                                                        Police Circle

                   Sub-Inspector of Police                                                     Police Station