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17 V DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A POLICE OFFICER

27 Duty of a Police Officer—It shall be the duty of every Police Officer to undertake all reasonable and lawful activities for the efficient and effective discharge of police duties specified under this Act in respect of the discharge of duties entrusted with him.

28 Response of a Police Officer—Every Police Officer on duty shall remain in a state of mental and physical alertness and respond as quickly as practically possible to any situation that comes to his notice in respect of which Police are lawfully required to discharge their duties.

29 Behaviour of Police Officers—(1) All Police Officers on duty, in their dealings with the public, shall exhibit courtesy, propriety and compassion appropriate to the occasion and use polite and decent language.

(2) The Police Officers shall not use force against anybody or threaten that force be used or take any adverse police action or legal action unless it is necessary to carry out any lawful purpose.

(3) The Police Officers shall exhibit special sympathy in their dealings with the victims of crimes and give due consideration to the special needs of women, children, senior citizens and the differently abled.

(4) The Police Officer shall give up unnecessary show of aggression and avoid intemperate behaviour even on provocation.

(5) The Police Officer shall not misbehave or use indecent language to anyone in their care or custody.

(6) The Police Officer shall ensure themselves that they appear in public place in good physical grooming and are not in a sloppy or unclean or untidy state, unless the same was caused by the diligent performance of any duty at that time.

30 Police Officers to maintain good health—(1) All Police Officers shall maintain good physical and mental health.

(2) The State Police Chief may, subject to any direction that may be issued by the Government in this regard, specify the standards of physical and mental efficiency to be maintained by a Police Officer, by giving due consideration for age, gender, nature of duties and the general standards prevalent in the society.