GENERAL
338. Rewards may be granted to subordinate Police Officers and private individuals in deserving cases for services rendered.
MONEY REWARDS BY THE DEPARTMENT
339. Money rewards within the sanctioning powers of the Officers mentioned in Order 343 may be granted to Police Officers of and below the rank of Inspectors of Police and Officers of corresponding ranks including those in K.S.R.P. for services of special merit but not for routine work such as taking action on admission or confession made after arrest, good turnout, etc., which shows no outstanding skill.
MONEY REWARDS BY OTHERS
340. All Police Officers, other than Superior Police Officers, are eligible for money rewards in the following cases:
(a) rewards offered by the Government;
(b) rewards offered by courts;
(c) rewards offered by private persons or corporate bodies or other departments of Government, subject to the orders within the sanctioning powers of Commissioner or IGP/Deputy Inspector General, as the case may be, who should decide whether the rewards should go to the individuals concerned or to a Police Fund or partly to both;
(d) rewards offered by the Customs, Excise and other Government Departments;
(e) rewards offered by other States and Government of India
341. Police Officers should under no circumstances, accept rewards direct from any source. All sums of money tendered by private persons or corporate bodies, or offered by Courts or by other departments, or other States should first be received by the Commissioners of Police and Superintendents and deposited in the Treasury under the head “Revenue Deposit”. Before accepting the rewards offered by private persons and corporate bodies, the Superintendents will satisfy themselves that they are given voluntarily. All money rewards received should be ordered by the Government for distribution by issue of an order.
342. (a) Rewards of whatever nature, whether for services in aid of public justice or for the capture of escaped convicts, or in encouragement of acts of humanity and courage, should be granted and disbursed as speedily as possible. Rewards in connection with cases brought to trial should be granted after convictions and on the expiry of the time limit for appeals or revisions against such convictions, or in any such event, only after their disposal. All recommendations for grant of rewards should be submitted in Form No.30 to the sanctioning authority and should at every stage be treated as strictly confidential. It should include information as to the sentence passed on conviction or the result on appeal and any observations made by the court on the conduct of the police and also narrate the part played by each individual with reasons for regarding it as specially meritorious in character.
(b) In cases which are brought to trial where the Commissioner of Police, Range Inspector General of Police, Superintendent of Police as the case may be considers that exceptional good work or outstanding service rendered by an Officer or a private individual, warrants immediate recognition, reward may be granted and disbursed without waiting for the result of the trial. This provision should not be used as a cloak for circumventing sub order(a) and every such case should be reported to the Director General of Police with full facts and justification for using this special provision.
(c) In cases where a conviction is not obtained, but the Superintendent, Inspector-General of the range or the Commissioner, as the case may be, is of the opinion that a reward should be sanctioned he can only do so after obtaining the approval of the Director General of Police.
REWARDS - SANCTIONING POWERS OF OFFICERS
343. The following are the financial powers of officers as sanctioned by the Government:
Director General and Inspector General of Police -
(i) To sanction reward for good service out of fine amount and value of confiscated property upto a limit of Rs.10,000=00 in each case and Rs. 1000=00 per individual (after conviction and after the appeal or revision time is over). This is subject to the condition that the amount of reward in each case should not exceed half the fine amount or value of confiscated properties or out of private contribution. Attention is drawn to the proceedings of the Government of Karnataka in its order No. HD 213 E1 80 dated 20-12-1983 [Appendix - XII].
(ii) To sanction rewards up to a limit of Rs.10,000/- in each case (subject to a maximum of Rs.250 to any one individual) to Police officers below the rank of Police Inspectors and Government servants of similar rank in other departments and private persons for meritorious services rendered by them. The same limits apply to acceptance and distribution of rewards offered by private persons and other departments.
ADGPs/ Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City/Inspector General of Police
(iii) Same as the powers of Director General of Police.
Deputy Inspector General of Police
(iv) To sanction rewards up to a limit of Rs.500 in each case (subject to a maximum of Rs.150 to any one individual) to Police Officers of and below the rank of Police Inspectors and of Government servants of similar rank in other departments and private persons for meritorious services rendered by them. The same limits apply to acceptance and distribution of rewards offered by private persons and other departments.
Superintendents of Police and Officers of the Corresponding Rank
(v) To sanction rewards up to a limit of Rs.200 in each case (subject to a maximum of Rs.75 to any one individual) to Police Officers of and below the rank of Police Inspectors and of Government servants of similar rank in other departments and private persons for meritorious services rendered by them. The same limits apply to acceptance and distribution of rewards offered by private persons and other departments.
RECAPTURE OF ESCAPED PRISONERS FROM JAILS AND LOCK-UPS
344. Rewards for the recapture of prisoners escaping from Jails will be sanctioned by the Prisons Department and rewards for recapture of prisoners escaping from Sub-jails guarded by the Police or from police lock-ups or from police custody, by the Police Department.
345. Recommendation rolls applying for reward for the recapture of prisoners escaped from Jails should be sent to the Superintendent of the Jail concerned for transmission to the ADGP/Inspector-General of Prisons explaining the part played by the Police Officers in the recapture of the prisoner and showing clearly how the Police Officers recommended are deserving of rewards.
REWARDS FOR THE CAPTURE OF DESERTERS
346. Rewards are granted by the Military authorities for the apprehension of deserters from the Army, but they will not be given in a case in which the deserter surrenders himself.
REWARDS FOR SAVING LIFE AND PROPERTY AND PUTTING OUT FIRES, ETC.
347. The DGP, ADGP, Commissioner, Range Inspectors General, Superintendents and officers of the corresponding rank can also sanction rewards to subordinate Police Officers of and below the rank of Inspector of Police for rescuing life and property and putting out fire, subject to the financial limit prescribed in Order 343.
REWARDS - COMMUNICATION OF
348. All money rewards granted to Police Officers by the Department and all money rewards accepted from courts, private individuals, corporate bodies, other departments and other States will be communicated to the Police Officer or officers concerned in Form No. 31 a copy of which should be filed in the personal confidential file, entries being made in the service register and confidential personal file/confidential personal sheet.
OTHER REWARDS
349. “Meritorious Service Entries” will be “awarded” for conspicuous good work meriting special recognition. Inspectors of Police and Officers of the corresponding rank including those in the K.S.R.P. are eligible for these awards, which will be made by the Director-General and Inspector General of Police. The Director General of Police is empowered to issue letters of appreciation and commendation to gazetted Police Officers in recognition of good work done by them.
GOOD SERVICE ENTRIES
350. “Good Service Entries” will be awarded for good detection, display of skill or any work meriting special recognition. Such Good Service Entries will be awarded to Sub-Inspectors, Assistant Sub-Inspectors, Head Constables, and Police Constables and officers of corresponding rank by the Superintendents of Police or an officer of the corresponding rank.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE/GOOD SERVICE ENTRIES
351. Meritorious Service Entries and Good Service Entries should be awarded in Form No. 31 a copy of which should be filed in the personal file of the officer concerned and an entry made in his Service Register and in the Confidential Personal Sheet in the case of Head Constables and Police Constables.
COMMENDATION LETTERS
352. A Commendation Letter may be issued to a superior Police Officer to place on record any work of outstanding merit. Such a letter will be issued in the form of a Demi-official letter and will be signed by the Home Secretary, Chief Secretary or the Director General of Police. A copy of this letter will be placed in the Confidential Personal File of the concerned Police Officer.
REWARDS OFFERED BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
353. Acceptance of any present, emolument or office of any kind from or under any foreign State without the consent of the President is prohibited under the Constitution.
REWARDS TO GOVERNMENT SERVANTS OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS
354. Government servants of other departments may also be granted rewards as an incentive for assisting the police in the detection of any heinous or serious case or for the apprehension of offenders. Rewards to Government servants of other departments should be paid through the Head of the Department concerned.
REWARDS TO PRIVATE PERSONS
355. Rewards may be in cash or any other suitable article in the case of private individuals. Medals should not be given as rewards. Rewards to private persons for the apprehension of the offenders and for giving information leading to the detection of crime may be sanctioned within the powers of sanction shown in Order 343.
CERTIFICATES TO PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS
356. (a) Officers of and above the rank of Superintendents may grant to private individuals and others, letters of thanks or in exceptional circumstances certificates acknowledging the services rendered by these persons to the police in cases where money rewards are not appropriate.
CERTIFICATES TO PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS - OFFICERS NOT COMPETENT
(b) Police Officers of and below the rank of Sub-Divisional Police Officers are prohibited from granting certificates in their official capacity to private individuals and others for any services rendered to the Police.
PRESENTATIONS
357. Rewards of special nature granted to private persons for extraordinary help rendered by them should be presented to them at a suitable public function, if one could be easily arranged, provided the persons concerned are willing to accept the rewards openly.
PUBLICATION
358. Rewards granted by the Government or by the Director General and Inspector General of Police will be published in the Police Gazette. Rewards granted by the Commissioner, Range Inspectors-General and the Superintendents will be published in the crime and occurrence sheet.