It shall be the duty of every police-officer promptly to obey and execute all orders and warrants lawfully issued to him by any competent authority; to collect and communicate intelligence affecting the public peace; to prevent the commission of offences and public nuisances; to detect and bring offenders to justice and to apprehend all persons whom he is legally authorized to apprehend, and for whose apprehension sufficient ground exists; and it shall be lawful for every police-officer, for any of the purposes mentioned in this section, without a warrant, to enter and inspect any drinking-shop, gaming-house or other place of resort of loose and disorderly characters.
STATE AMENDMENT
Orissa.-
Insertion of new section 23-A.-In the Police Act, 1861, after section 23, the
following new section shall be inserted, namely:-
23-A. Power in relation to cognizable offences in a running train.-Without prejudice to the provisions contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), a Sub-Inspector of police, posted to the mobile out-post of the Government Railway Police, shall, while performing duty in a running train, exercise the powers of the officer-in-charge of the local Government Railway Police station for the purposes of investigation into cognizable offences committed in a running train and when so exercising such powers, shall be deemed to be the officer-in-charge of such police-station discharging the functions of such officer within the limits of that Police-station.
[Vide the Orissa Act 21 of 1986, s. 2]
Section 17 Special police-officers
Section 18 Powers of special police-officers
Section 19 Refusal to serve as special police-officers
Section 20 Authority to be exercised by police-officers
Section 21 Village police-officers
Section 22 Police-officers always on duty and may be employed in, any part of district
Section 23 Duties of police-officers