1642. At each district headquarters and at such other places as may be necessary, there will be a body of armed men called the District Armed Reserve. In the case of Commissionerate this armed force is called the City Armed Reserve and is kept under the charge of Deputy Commissioners of Police, City Armed Reserve. The Superintendent of Police of every district or the Deputy Commissioner, City Armed Reserve, as the case may be, should ensure that an adequate part of this armed reserve is available to deal promptly with law and order situations which the civil police is not able to combat effectively. It is desirable that a stand-to party of armed reserve men with a police van is kept at a convenient place to rush the same to the scene of trouble without any loss of time.
1643. Apart from the force mentioned in Order 1642 above, a special armed force called the Karnataka State Reserve Police is created and four Battalions of this force are stationed at Bangalore, and 6 others are stationed at the following places :-
1. Mysore,
2.Mangalore,
3. Shimoga,
4.Gulbarga,
5. Belgaum, and
6. Shiggaon.
DEPLOYMENT OF ARMED RESERVE POLICE
1644. In case of emergency any Superintendent may send requisition to the DGP for reinforcements through the Range Inspector General of Police. The range officer can deploy three platoons of KSRP in his discretion stationed in his range. This deployment power is specially delegated to him by the DGP. For extra force, the DGP will give permission after having consultations with the ADGP, L & O, who makes a quick assessment of the requirement. Consequently, ADGP, KSRP will ensure the deployment of the required number of platoons. Whenever the Inspector General of the Range deploys the three platoons of KSRP using his discretion, he should promptly send at the earliest the detailed reasons for deploying the same without obtaining the orders of the Director General and get his action ratified by him.
1645. The armed reserve is meant only for emergency duties and as soon as the emergency is over and the situation returns to normalcy, the Unit officers should arrange to withdraw the armed police from the scene of trouble and send them back to the headquarters. In the case of Commissionerates the deployment of the City Armed Reserve is subject to the orders of the Commissioner of Police.
1646. When called out for duty connected with the maintenance of the peace, the Reserve Inspector, Reserve Sub-Inspectors and the special RPI/Special RSI of KSRP and Assistant Reserve Sub-Inspectors of the armed reserve and the K.S.R.P. officers of equivalent ranks should be armed with pistols or revolvers and Head Constables and Constables and K.S.R.P. staff of equivalent ranks with rifles, with 20 rounds of ball ammunition and lathies, unless ordered otherwise. The tear gas squad will be armed with its equipment whenever it is called out on duty.
ORGANISATION AND FORMATION OF THE DISTRICT AND CITY ARMED RESERVES
1647. (1) Each District and City armed reserve is treated as a separate unit which consists of the headquarters platoon comprising of the specialists like motor transport staff, armourers, carpenters, tailors and orderlies and active platoons. An active platoon will ordinarily consist of three sections and a section will consist of two Head Constables and 12 Constables. The headquarter platoon will have its own vacancy reserve.
(2) Ordinarily each platoon will be under the command of a Reserve Sub-Inspector. Where the number of Reserve Sub-Inspectors is not sufficient, one or more platoons will be placed under the change of a Reserve Sub-Inspector.
(3) Where the officer in charge is only a Reserve Sub-Inspector, the platoons will be under the command of Assistant Reserve Sub-Inspectors.
ORDINARY DUTIES OF THE DISTRICT/CITY ARMED RESERVE
1648. (1) The duties to be performed by each reserve will be classified as ‘fixed” and “fluctuating” duties. Men required for “fixed” duties, ie., duties the nature of which is such that the men performing them cannot be changed from those duties in times of emergency, eg., armoury staff, motor transport staff, etc., are provided for in the headquarters platoon. Men required for fluctuating duties, i.e., duties the nature of which is such that the men who perform them can and must be changed frequently, i.e., guards, escorts and other miscellaneous duties will be found from the strength of the active platoons.
(2) Except men employed on fixed duties, the others will be employed by rotation on several duties and those not on any duty are put on training. It is not desirable to send Head Constables and Police Constables who are over 45 years of age or those in indifferent health for active law and order duties.
1649. The Armed reserve will furnish guards and escorts at headquarters and parties for preserving order at festivals and large public assemblies and for maintaining the peace when disturbance is anticipated and occur.
1650. The employment of the reserve police on festival bandobust duty should, however, be restricted as for as possible. When it is found necessary to send a party of armed reserve police to a festival, they should be kept apart as a reserve to be used in case of emergency and should not be employed on isolated duties.
1651. (a) All head Constables and Constables in an armed reserve should have a clear day off-duty at regular intervals of not less than six days, the week starting from Sunday. Ordinarily, the whole armed reserve except “emergency strength”, the stand-to motor transport staff, guards, etc., will have its off-duty on Sunday. This “emergency strength”, the stand to motor transport staff, guards, etc., which were on duty on Sunday, will have their off-duty day on Thursdays. The officer-in-charge of each armed reserve will draw up in advance a list of Head Constables and Constables entitled to a day off-duty in the ensuing week and paste it on the notice-board.
(b) No one on his off-duty day may leave his headquarters without permission. Men on off-duty should attend the roll call.
NOTE: The off-duty facility may be refused in public interest, in times of emergency.
1652. A minimum “Emergency Strength” will be laid down by the Director General for each armed reserve and it must always be available and ready for immediate action.
1653. Armed reserve police on emergency duty should be deputed in complete Sub-formations, platoons, sections or half-sections as the situation to be dealt with may require. The KSRP platoons should not be further broken into sections and they should be used in formation only.
DUTIES OF THE PERSONNEL OF THE DISTRICT/CITY ARMED RESERVE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE ARMED RESERVE.
1654. (a) The officer-in-charge of the District/City Armed Reserve should check the platoon-wise duty rosters in Form No.167 daily and prepare his daily report in Form No.168. He should record his arrival and departure in the general diary. He should personally maintain all other records of the armed reserve. He should hand over his sealed duplicate keys to the Manager of the District Police office/CAR office, if the armed reserve is stationed at the District/CAR Headquarters, when he leaves headquarters. He should provide by specific written orders issued weekly, for the checking of all armed reserve guards.
(b) He should submit the daily report to the Superintendent/DCP CAR. In the case of an armed reserve stationed at a place other than the Headquarters, the daily report will be submitted to the Superintendent/DCP CAR through the Sub-Divisional Police Officer.
HEADQUARTER PLATOON COMMANDER
1655. (1) The headquarters platoon commander will work directly under the control and supervision of the officer-in-charge of the armed reserve. He will perform such miscellaneous duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the officer-in-charge.
(2) He will be in-charge of all refresher and other training courses that may be held from time to time. This arrangement will not, however, relieve the officer-in-charge of the armed reserve of his responsibility in regard to the control and supervision of all departments of the reserve. He will also be held responsible for checking the daily work done by the armourers. He should attend parades twice a week along with the headquarter platoon and such other parades as ordered by the Superintendent/DCP.
(3) Platoon commanders will be held responsible for the arms cleaning of their own platoons.
(4) Specialists such as armourers, tailors, carpenters, drivers, cleaners and mechanics including orderlies, will attend morning parades at least two days in a week.
ORDERLY OFFICER
1656. (a) One of the active platoon commanders will be designated as an orderly officer in rotation and where there is only one active platoon commander, he will function as an orderly officer.
(b) (1) The orderly officer will be responsible for the safe custody of the railway warrant and bus warrant books.
(2) He will be in charge of all arms and ammunition in the armoury.
(3) He will be responsible for all working keys while sealed covers containing duplicate keys will be in the possession of the officer-in-charge.
(4) He will not leave the quarters without the written permission of the officer in-charge to be recorded in the general diary and when such permission is granted, he will be regularly relieved by the officer-in-charge or by another platoon commander. Whenever the orderly officer leaves the vicinity of the armoury he will hand over charge by entry in the general diary to the guard commander.
(5) He will be responsible for the maintenance of the general diary in which everything that happens in the armoury will be recorded. He will exchange charge under record and signature in the general diary, whenever he leaves the armoury and returns to it.
(6) He will detail all escorts or parties of men and issue passports to them and note the departure and arrival of all escorts including escorts from other districts and parties of men, in the general diary. He will inspect all men going out on escort and other duty both before they go on and after they return from such duty. He will check all equipment or stores or other materials issued to them or brought by them and make a record of this in the general diary.
(7) He will mount and relieve bell of arms, magazine and district police guards and other guards in district headquarters.
(8) He will receive all sick men from platoon commander and see that all names are entered in the sick register in Form No.169 before they are passported to the hospital. He will also obtain the medical history. He will also obtain the medical history sheets of the men reporting sick and send them with the Head Constable in-charge of the sick so that necessary entries could be made by the Medical Officer in the case of men discharged.
PLATOON COMMANDER
1657. (1) Each platoon commander will maintain the duty roster in Form No.167 of his platoon. The officer-in-charge will communicate to him general orders for the deputation of men for duty.
(2) The platoon commander will receive all sick reports of his platoon and produce them before the orderly officer to be passported to hospital. He will form up his men on parade and have ready for presentation to the officer-in-charge, a parade statement showing details of Asst. Reserve Sub-Inspector, Head Constables and Constables who are present and accounting for absentees. He will nominate Head Constables and Constables of his platoon for duties as may be required and will, if he is not himself the orderly officer, inspect them before sending them to the orderly officer to be passported. He will report Head Constables and Constables who misbehave and will be responsible for producing them at an orderly room. He will be responsible for the carrying out of orders awarding punishment drill, fatigue, extra guard, or other duty to Head Constables and Constables of his platoon. He will serve orders received from the officer-in-charge upon Head Constable and Constables of his platoon and take their explanations for misconduct as required.
ASSISTANT RESERVE SUB-INSPECTOR
1658. The Assistant Reserve Sub-Inspector will assist the officer-in-charge of the district armed reserve or the Reserve Sub-Inspector under whom he works in scriptory and general work of the armed reserve platoon to which he is attached. He will also be responsible for the state of the residential quarters and other armed reserve buildings and the parade ground in rotation under the orders of the officer-in-charge of the armed reserve. He will report any irregularity or misconduct in the lines to the platoon commander concerned and/or to the office-in-charge and will take immediate steps to correct it. He will attend parade and hold charge of the platoon or section, if required.
ORDERLY ROOM
1659. The holding of orderly room is a very important function for the maintenance of discipline based on publicity, fair-play and the redressal of just grievances which are not to be stifled. The Superintendent or the Sub-Divisional Police Officer stationed at district headquarters should hold orderly room once a week in the morning. Orderly room will be held on all other working days by the officer-in-charge of the armed reserve. All matters of discipline and general administration should be dealt with in the orderly room, platoon commanders marching in their own men and being present whilst orders are passed or requests and complaints considered. As far as possible, all representations from the constabulary should be dealt with there as also the sanction of leave, grant of General Provident Fund advances, etc., Those who wish to make representations will be marched in, the orders being passed and intimated to them then and there. Orderly room register in form No.170 should be maintained, the orders passed at the orderly room being recorded therein. The need for frequency in holding orderly room is stressed. Thereby time is actually saved, justice is swiftly meted out and grievances are handled before they are magnified by brooding. Disciplinary matters requiring action by the superior Police Officer at his orderly room will be brought before him by the officer-in-charge of the district armed reserve who will deal with the cases which he himself can dispose of prior to the time fixed for the holding of the orderly room by the superior officer.
ROLL CALLS
1660. (1) Roll calls of Head Constables and Constables and staff of equivalent ranks will be held daily at 8 P.M. No officer, Head Constable or Constable should leave his quarters after the evening roll call without the previous permission of his platoon commander or the orderly officer as the case may be.
(2) The Assistant Reserve Sub-Inspector, or, in his absence, the senior Head Constable of each platoon will call the morning roll of the section at the quarters in the immediate presence of platoon commander, who thereby checks his parade statement. Bandsmen will also fall in.
HOUSING
1661. All ranks of the armed reserve will reside in the quarters or barracks provided for them at the Reserve headquarters.
PAY PARADE
1662. Pay and travelling allowance should be disbursed openly. It should be done by the platoon commanders under the direct supervision of the officer-in-charge and where the platoons are commanded by the Assistant Reserve Sub-Inspector, by the officer-in-charge himself. As far as possible, all payments should be made at the same time in one hall, verandah or open place, superior officers being present from time to time.
ANNUAL MOBILISATION
1663. All armed reserves are to be mobolised once a year, or at any time which the Superintendent may consider to be most convenient. The armed reserves are then to be drilled for fifteen days, both the Superintendent and the Personal Assistant to the Superintendent being present at the drill, and taking an active part in it. It is most important that officers should not permit themselves to become so rusty in their drill that they are unable efficiently to command their armed reserves in the absence of officer-in-charge of the armed reserve. The Superintendent should supervise the organisation of the mobolised armed reserve and as a rule he should remain at headquarters so long as the mobilisation continues and attend parade daily.
MOBILISATION ORDERS
(b) (1) Standing orders for mobilisation will be drawn up.
(2) In these will be detailed the standing duties of the district armed reserve and the circle or stations which will supply men to fulfil each of these duties. A copy of the orders will be hung up in each station concerned.
(3) Instructions on the following points will be given in respect of Head Constables and Police Constables to be sent from the Police Stations.
a) the number of men of each rank to be sent;
b) how their work will be carried on in their absence;
c) to whom and where they should report themselves;’
d) what their duties will be;
e) what arms, if any, they should take with the; and
f) full kits to be taken.
(4) It will be laid down that men will be passported direct to the place where they are to perform duty.
CIRCLES NOT TO BE UNDULY WEAKENED
(c) (1) Care should be taken, when drawing up mobilisation orders, not to weaken unduly the important circles.
(2) During the annual mobilisation of the Armed Reserve, Sundays should be free of all parades, classes and fatigues. The full mobilisation routine will be carried out during the rest of the period. If, however, a Government holiday intervenes, it should be treated as a holiday without parades, classes or fatigues. The Superintendent/DCP should carefully choose for the mobilisation a fortnight which includes no Government holiday of any kind except Sundays.
(3) During the annual mobilisation, neither the District Armed Reserve annual shooting competition nor practices for it, should be conducted.
ARMED RESERVE ON DETACHMENT DUTY
1664. In the case of a sub-formation of an Armed Reserve on detachment duty-
(1) The senior officer of the detachment should post the particulars of daily attendance for duty and absentees in his notebook.
(2) The officer-in-charge of the platoon on detachment duty should attach to his daily report, a statement accounting for the daily employment of all ranks in his platoon. If the detachment is deployed outside the unit to which it belongs, copies of the daily report should be sent to the Superintendents of both the districts in which the detachment is employed and the district to which it belongs. This is also applicable to the CAR platoons deployed out side.
CURRICULUM FOR INTENSIVE TRAINING OF THE ARMED RESERVE
1665. The curriculum for intensive training of the Armed Reserve will be as follows:-
(a) From March to November inclusive, Superintendent/DCP will see that the weekly programme of work provides for parades of one and half hours duration each morning except on Sundays and Thursdays. Thursday is earmarked for arms cleaning parade. Parades of 45 minutes duration will be held each evening except on Sundays and Thursdays or on other days, if locally indicated, with lectures three times a week between 9.30 and 10.15 a.m., by the officer-in-charge of the Armed Reserve. The annual musketry course should be fired during the months when rains will not interfere. Hours of work for men doing musketry on the range will be specially detailed. Due provision will be made for regular instructions and training in -
Squad, Company and Arms Drill,
Skirmishing (instructions),
P.T. and Lathi drill,
Route marches and small tactical schemes,
Mob operations,
House surroundings,
Camp layout and discipline,
Field firing,
Bayonet fighting,
Construction of bivouac shelters (instructional),
Tent-pitching,
Musketry (instructional),
Care of arms,
First-aid (selected men),
Disinfecting measures and sanitation,
Care of clothing and equipment,
Leadership,
Night marching by compass,
Cooking (selected men) and
Games.
(b) DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY :
i) Specially intensified training should be given to the mobilised portion of the reserve in each of these months.
ii) The ordinary parade programme in December, January and February should provide for two hours work in the morning and one hour’s work in the evening instead of one and half hours and forty five minutes prescribed in item (a) above and for lectures on five days of the week. Superintendents will attend as many parades as possible during this period and see that the training given becomes definitely intense so that the men are thoroughly tried out. Sub-Divisional Police Officers should also be brought into head-quarters at this time for a fortnight each, as convenient, and they should attend parades daily unless prevented by other really urgent work.
KIT INSPECTION
1666. The platoon commanders and the officer-in-charge of headquarters platoon must inspect the kit and arms of every constable and head constable at least once a quarter.
TARGET PRACTICES AND GOOD SHOOTING BADGES
1667. (1) Target practices will be held as laid down in the Drill Manual.
(2) Badges for good shooting will be awarded to the men as follows on the completion of the annual individual practices, during the calendar year:-
(a) Silver badges to “Marksmen”, that is, those who obtain 79 points and above out of 100, and silk badges to “First Class Shots”, that is, those who obtain 73 to 78 points out of 100. A Gold badge will be awarded to the man who obtains the highest marks in the Reserve, provided the marks obtained do not fall below the minimum required for a silver badge.
(b) Badges will be worn for a year after they are awarded and will be withdrawn in the following year if the man’s score does not entitle him to continue to wear the badge.
(c) Money prizes of the following values may be awarded to the best shots in the Armed Reserve:-
Gold Badge . . Rs. 100/-
Silver Badge . . Rs. 50, 50 and 25
respectively for the first three.
TEAR GAS SQUAD
1668. (1) The strength of the Tear Gas Squad in Bangalore and at every one of the district headquarters will be determined by the Director General depending upon the prevailing law and order situations.
STRENGTH OF THE SQUAD
(2) Each squad will consist of two Head Constables and eight Constables under a Reserve Sub-Inspector divided into two sections of one Head Constable and four Constables each. One section will be armed with gas guns and shells and the other section with gas grenades. The staff required for the squad will be found from the sanctioned strength of the active platoons.
TRAINING
1669. (1) Intensive training should be imparted to the men selected for the squad. Training should also be imparted to an additional staff of one Head Constable and four Constables per squad to be kept as training and leave reserves. The period of training will be three months.
(2) After the members of the squad undergo the basic course of training, they will be given a refresher course for a period of fifteen days in each quarter.
(3) The Tear Gas Instructional Manual and the Tear Gas Drill Manual contain exhaustive instructions regarding the method of training.
CALLS FOR TEAR GAS SECTIONS
1670. (1) The tear gas section will be used if there is a call for tear gas. When disturbances are apprehended, tear gas squads should be mobolised and kept in readiness for being rushed to places where they are required.
(2) If there is a likelihood of more than one simultaneous call for the tear gas section, the Superintendent will decide when the full squad, sections, half-sections or sub-sections are to be despatched.
PROTECTIVE SECTION
(3) A tear gas section is not invulnerable to attack., because it carried its own munitions and equipment and cannot carry weapons of self-defence in addition. Hence, no tear gas section should be deputed for duty without the protection of a separate Armed Police.
(4) Not less than three armed men should accompany each half-section or sub-section to protect them, with musket fire. A section of armed men should accompany the whole gas squad, when it operates as such. This protective armed section will also be provided with serviceable respirator.
USE OF TEAR GAS IN ACTION
1671. The method of using tear gas depends upon the circumstances of each situation, including air current, the presence of side street providing for outlets for the mob and thereby preventing stampede and injury, the position of the police, and the munitions available, the range or ranges to each of the various spots at which gas is to be thrown, the possibility of the tear gas section having to change position, and the vulnerability of other police parties on duty to any gas that may be thrown, etc., Unless the Reserve Sub-Inspector is given necessary time to scrutinize the situation and allowed to make his own decisions, mistakes are likely to be committed and the situation might become unfavourable to the police and the utility of the gas might be impaired. The Reserve Sub-Inspector in-charge of the gas squads, therefore, should not be in a hurry in the use of tear gas and no officer who has not been trained in the use of tear gas should interfere with the method used in spreading gas.
USE OF MUNITION AT DIFFERENT RANGES
1672. (1) The use of short range shells, at too short a distance from a mob can result in very serious casualities, which would not be in consonance with the spirit and principles of employing tear smoke materials. A standard table showing the various types of munitions which should be used at different distances is noted below:
RANGE TYPE OF AMMUNITION
Medium (10 to 50 yards) Hand Grenade
Long (50 to 100 yards) S.R.Shell
(100 to 200 yards) L.R.Shell
Penetration (up to 80 yards) Fliterite Shell
(2) Care should be taken to use the appropriate type of munition at varying distances.
(3) Before resorting to the use of tear gas on crowds, the normal rule of warning the crowds, etc., before using force, should be followed.
(4) Details regarding scale of equipment procurement, storage of tearsmoke items are given in the Teargas Instructional Manual.
RECORDS TO BE MAINTAINED IN THE ARMED RESERVE
1673. The following records will be maintained in the Armed Reserves in the manner indicated below, in addition to those specified in the other relevant orders:-
LEAVE REGISTER
(1) Application for leave other than casual leave will be entered in a register in Form No. 171 as they are received, and granted in the same order except in the case of emergencies. Each platoon will have its own register and it will be put up before the Superintendent along with the leave rolls on which leave eligibility will be noted by the District Police Office. The Superintendent can see from the register at a glance how many in the platoon are on leave and assess whether it is feasible to grant the leave. As far as possible, leave should be granted at the orderly room. Although it may be necessary to grant less leave than what has been asked for, it should be an exception to refuse leave altogether. When granting leave, it should be seen that the leave granted is sufficient for the purpose for which it is applied.
CASUAL LEAVE REGISTER
(2) This should be maintained platoon wise in the prescribed form and the officer empowered to grant casual leave should make his order in the register.
DUTY ROSTER
(3) This should be maintained by each platoon commander in his own handwriting and checked and initialled by the officer-in-charge of the Armed Reserve.
REGISTER OF RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS
(4) Where there are insufficient quarters for the men, the officer-in-charge of the Armed Reserve will maintain in Form No.172, a register of men occupying the quarters as well as a waiting list for those who require quarters. This waiting list is to be compiled chronologically according to the applications of the men, who will be allotted quarters in the same order.
CHECKING OF RECORDS IN THE ARMED RESERVE
1674. The Superintendent should check frequently the records maintained in the Armed Reserve and initial in token thereof. Inspectors-General of Police of the Range should, during their inspections, make it a point to see that these instructions are properly carried out.
POLICE FLAG
1675. (1) The Police Flag of the following design will be flown at important Police Centres in the State.
1. Dimension of the Flag .. 6’ X 4 ’
2. Colours . . Royal blue, yellow and white with tints
of black and red.
3. Material . . Mysore Silk
The Police flag consists of a royal blue silk background having a three lion head crest on the top, Gandabherunda in the middle encircled with a curved belt and two animals having the body of a lion and head of an elephant (shardulas) on either side of the belt, with words “Sathyameve Jayathe” in Devanagiri script at the foot, all these being embroidered in yellow silk thread with the words “Karnataka State Police” embroidered on the top of the design in the semicircular shape in white silk thread, the crest being the State emblem as approved by Government in their No. H.D 243 PFS-76 Dated : 18.11.76 (SO 735).
(2) The police flag will be flown from the flag staff at the saluting base during the police sports and at ceremonial parades of the Districts/Units and the State.
(3) Police launches, dinghies and other watercrafts of the police department will fly the police flag of 3’ x 2 ’ when they carry Police officials or Police parties.
(4) On ceremonial occasions the Police flag will be flown over the following officers :
(i) The Director, Karnataka Police Academy, Mysore
(ii) The Principal, Police Training School, Channapatna;
(iii) The City Armed Reserve, Bangalore;
(iv) The Commandant, Mounted Company, Mysore;
(v) The Commandant, K.S.R.P., Bangalore and other Battalions.
(vi) Police Motor Driving School, Yelahanka.
(5) The Police colours, if any, prescribed should be kept in the Head-quarters of the Armed Reserve and taken out only on special ceremonial occasions.
(6) The Government have authorised the Director General of Police to prescribe the places over which the flag could be flown every day. Hence it has been prescribed that the Police flag should be hoisted daily from sunrise till sunset on the following buildings.
i) Office of the Director General and Inspector General, Bangalore
ii) Director General of Police, COD, Bangalore
iii) Office of the Commissioners of Police
iv) Offices of the Range Headquarters
v) District Police Headquarters and Armed Reserve Headquarters
and other officers has may be prescribed from time to time.
POLICE BAND
1676. (1) With a view to giving colour, proper tempo and music for police parades on ceremonial occasions and also for providing buglers, bands have been sanctioned in the City of of Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad and in the districts where sufficient Armed Police strength exists.
(2) The rules approved by the Government lays down the procedure for the administration of Band Fund and Bands in Karnataka.
(3) These rules will not apply to the Karnataka Government Orchestra and the K.S.R.P. Bands.
(4) The personnel required for the band should be found from the sanctioned strength of the active platoons of the Armed Reserve. It will consist of a Band master, an Assistant Band Master and the required number of bandsmen.
(5) Ordinarily, initial training will be imparted either at Mounted Company, Mysore or City Armed Reserve, Bangalore. Arrangements should be made for such training in consultation with the concerned, through the Inspector General/Deputy Inspector-General of the Range or the Commissioners of Police, as the case may be.
(6) Arrangements for giving training in refresher course should be made in consultation with the Commandant, Mounted Company or Deputy Commissioners, City Armed Reserve, through the Range Inspector-General or the Commissioners of Police, as the case may be.
(7) The rate of hire charges for services of the band will be fixed by the DGP and reviewed once a year. The rate will be fixed taking into account the demand for the band, the rates charged by the professional local bandsmen and the cost of the instruments. The rates fixed should be reasonably uniform and adequate. Separate fees are to be fixed for attendance not exceeding one hour, for attendance of over one hour but not exceeding two hours, and attendance for two hours but not exceeding three hours.
(8) All hire charges including T.A. and D.A., if any, and transport charges should be recovered in advance and the terms and conditions of hiring the band as prescribed in the rules should be adhered to.
INTRODUCTION
1677 The Karnataka State Reserve Police is an Armed force within the frame work of the Karnataka State Police. Its main role is to assist the local police in maintaining law and order. It may be used as a deterrent against possible breaks of mob fury and to prevent crimes as well as to curb subversive elements. The State Government may assign any other duties such as guarding of vulnerable installations, anti smuggling duties, and any other special operations.
While on such duties in any part of the State they will be at the disposal and operational control of the Superintendents of Police of Districts and Commissioners of Police, their administration , discipline and actual tactical handling of the men, will continue to be under their own officers.
Organisation of the Force:
1678. (i) For the purpose of administration each K.S.R.P. Battalion will function as a police district under the Addl. Director General of Police and for operational work it will be under the direct control of the D.G.P.
(ii) Each battalion will be under the command of a Commandant who will be of the rank of Superintendent of Police. Each battalion will consist of the one Head Quarters Company and six or more active companies. In the administration of these companies the Commandant will be assisted by three Asst. Commandants of the rank of Dy. S.P. One Asst. Commandant, usually the senior most will also function as Adjutant of the Battalion and will supervise the administration, discipline and training. Besides he will assist the Commandant in the routine administration of the Battalion. The Asst. Commandants will be incharge of two or three active companies and will be responsible for their administration, discipline and training.
(iii) Headquarters Company:
The Headquarters company will consist of the following groups: (a) Training Platoon, (b) Wireless Platoon, (c) Band Platoon (d) Quarter Master Unit and (3) Motor Transport Unit. The Spl. RPI of Garrison duty will be the Spl. RPI Headquarters company. He will have Band platoon, Wireless platoon and Training platoon under him. The other two units namely the Quarter Master unit and the Motor Transport unit will be under separate Spl. RPIs called Quarter Master and Motor Transport Officer.
1679 Addl. Director General of Police: Addl. Director General of Police is incharge of the Karnataka State Reserve Police Battalions. He is a link in the chain of responsibility between the Director General of Police and the Commandant. He should by his frequent personal inspections, endeavour to establish and maintain efficiency and discipline, ensure uniformity of procedure and practice, and secure co-operation between the Commandants of several Battalions as well as their harmonious working. He should control, instruct and advise Commandants while being careful not to supersede them in any of their proper functions or relations with their subordinates. He will advise and if necessary supersede the Commandants in times of grave disorder, taking over full control of the situation. He should pay particular attention to the training and discipline in the Battalions, so that as high standard of efficiency as possible may be reached and maintained. It shall also be his duty to instruct the officers under him with regard to man-management and proprieties in their official and non-official dealings and conduct.
1680 . Inspector General of Police - KSRP
(i) The Inspector General will assist the ADGP in the matters of maintaining efficiency, discipline and training of the force. He will ensure co-operation between the commandants of the batallions and their harmonious working.
(ii) He will assist ADGP in the matters of service, promotions and welfare of the members of the force including housing and other welfare measures.
(iii) He will act as nodal officer whenever the force is deployed outside the state.
(iv) He shall organise and personally supervise all the parades that the KSRP has to organise.
(v) He shall review the parade of at least one batallion every month.
(vi) He will visit and inspect one of the battalions once in two months and ensure its smooth functioning. Special attention to be given about the welfare/grievances of the staff members.
(vii) He should ensure that the commandants properly comply with the instructions issued by the ADGP in the functioning of the force.
1681. Dy. Inspector General of Police KSRP
(i) The Dy. Inspector General of Police will act as a link between the ADGP/IGP and the commandants of the various battalions
(ii) He shall endavour to establish harmonious relationship among the members of the force to establish and maintain a high standard of efficiency.
(iii) He should give special attention to the redressal of the grievances of the members of the force.
(iv) He shall personally ensure that the issue of kit articles to the members of the force is properly carried out.
v) He should personally supervise proper deployment of the force to the places as per instructions.
(vi) He should assist ADGP/IGP in all routine administrative work.
(vii) He will inspect the units as per the scale mentioned earlier.
1682. Commandant
The Commandant as the head of the battalion is responsible for all matters relating to its administration, maintenance and discipline, training and efficiency and performance of its duties. He should inspect all the companies of his battalion once in a year and send his inspection notes to the Addl. D.G., KSRP within a month through proper channel. He should endeavour by his frequent visits to establish and maintain efficiency and discipline in the Battalion. He should hold monthly meeting with his subordinate officers or if that is not possible quarterly meeting without fail.
Darbar Meeting. This should be held by the commandant for the entire personnel of the battalion and their grievances heard. He should take action on the grievances which he himself can redress and send the Darbar meeting report with indications on what other grievances of the force, action by the Addl DG/IGP can be taken. The Commandant must inspect all branches of his office once in a year. He will personally check cash books .
1683. Adjutant: The senior-most Asst. Commandant will be designated as Adjutant of the Battalion. He will be incharge of the headquarters company and all its groups. When he is assigned operational duties likely to last beyond a month, he will hand over charge of the headquarters company to the Asst. Commandant nominated by the Commandant.
1) When assigned operational duties he will –
(a) Exercise general supervision and control over the platoons/companies posted in that area.
(b) Arrange for supplies and management and provide amenities to the platoons/companies under his command.
(c) Maintain liaison with the civil police officers in the area and supervise planning and execution of various tasks allotted to the force under his command.
(d) Comply with the orders of the Commandants.
2) The Adjutant will be responsible for conducting training of the battalion personnel and running of unit cadres. He will attend parades on all working days.
3) He will be responsible for conducting and supervising operations and deployment of companies when ordered to do so by the higher authorities.
4) He will be responsible for the security of the personnel and property of the battalion.
5) He will be responsible for the co-ordination and supervision of the work of the battalion headquarters and also subordinate officers.
6) He will be responsible for drawing the pay and allowance except T.A. and D.A. for all unit personnel and disbursement of the same regularly. He will also be responsible for the verification of cash balance and checking of cash books at the battalion office.
7) He will supervise the work of M.T.O., Battalion Quarter Master and Store Accountant. He will inspect the vehicles of the battalion headquarters once a week.
8) He will be responsible for the quarterly condemnation of stores and for reporting the same to the Commandant who will later on after obtaining orders of the Addl. D.G.P K.S.R.P./D.G.P. auction the condemned stores.
9) He will be responsible for sports and welfare of the unit personnel. However powers of financial sanctions relating to sports and welfare will rest only with the Commandant.
10) He will carry out annual inspections of headquarters company and of the number of other companies as directed by the Commandant.
11) He will audit the accounts of headquarters company once in a quarter.
12) He will be the second in command and assist the Commandant in all administrative matters and office work and will attend to any other duties assigned to him by the Commandant.
13) He will be responsible for putting up indents for clothing, stationery, arms and ammunition and other articles to the Commandant.
14) He will be responsible for verification of service of non gazetted subordinates.
15) He will hold Orderly Room once a week for the Headquarters company under him.
16) He will in the absence of the Commandant perform the Commandant’s duties.
17) He will draw up the weekly training programme of the battalion from Monday to Sunday and put up to the Commandant on Monday by 10 a.m. or if it is a holiday on the next day to the Commandant for being sent to the Addl. D.G.P., K.S.R.P.
1684. Asst. Commandant
The Asst. Commandant will be incharge of two or more companies as detailed by the Commandant.
(1) The Asst. Commandant as the immediate gazetted officer is generally responsible for all the matters affecting the companies under his control and he is directly responsible for their efficiency, discipline, training, morale and welfare.
2) He will inspect each company once during the year.
3) He will audit accounts of each company once in three months, and he will also check the cash balance and cash book by surprise.
4) He will hold orderly room atleast on two days in a week.
5) He will scrutinise the training programmes drawn by the companies each week and ensure that they are strictly according to the training directives issued by the Commandant. He will also see that the training of the men is satisfactory and that the junior officers and N.C.Os. are proficient in their work.
6) He is responsible for conducting the annual range practices and arranging extra training for those who may not qualify.
7) He will inspect the arms and ammunition of the companies in his charge at least once in three months.
8) He will inspect Government property twice a year and send half-yearly returns to the Commandants.
9) He will inspect the family quarters on charge of companies with him once during the year at the time of annual inspection.
10) He will inspect the cook houses of each company by surprise at least once a month and ensure that the messing is satisfactory and economical and that the men have no complaints.
11) He will exercise close personal supervision over the companies to ensure that their work is satisfactory.
1685. Special Reserve Police Inspectors/Coy. Commanders
The senior-most Special Reserve Police Inspector will be designated as Subedar Major of the Battalion; while being incharge of Headquarters Company. His duties as Subedar Major are as follows:-
1) As Subedar Major his position is of great responsibility and importance requiring zeal, tact and judgement.
2) He will be responsible for attendance of men and officers of the battalion in the morning roll call and allotment of duties to all companies. In this regard he will report to the Adjutant.
3) He will keep the roster of all battalion duties. He will be responsible for detailing orderly officers and Duty N.C.Os and P.Cs for each day.
4) He will maintain a general diary to show movement of all personnel from and to the battalion headquarters etc., and submit it daily to the Adjutant.
5) He will attend guard mounting atleast once a week and ensure that correct procedure is followed.
6) He is responsible for allotment of fatigues and other duties required for the battalion by turns from companies.
7) He will assist the Adjutant in the training of buglers and will ensure that bugle calls are sounded correctly at the appointed times.
8) He will ensure that all central orders are duly communicated to the company Havildar Majors available at the battalion headquarters. He will take reports from Company Havildar Majors about the arrival and departure of the personnel in their companies, about the absence and other happenings, about the correctness or otherwise of arms ammunition and other articles and bring them to the notice of the Adjutant besides recording them in his general diary.
9) He will ensure that men undergoing punishment drill under central arrangement attend as directed until the expiration of their award.
10) He will maintain the daily parade statement.
11) He will assist the supernumerary Reserve Inspector in the training of recruits, running of cadre and refresher courses and drawing up of range programmes.
1686. Spl. R.P.I. Headquarters Company:
The Special reserve Police Inspector of the Garrison Platoon will function as Special R.P.I. Headquarters Company. He is responsible for the administration of the Training unit, Band Unit and Signal Units. The Spl. R.P.S.Is. in charge of Garrison platoon, Training platoon, Signal platoon and Band platoon will assist him in the administration and discipline of the personnel of their groups. The Spl. R.P.I., Headquarters Company will be incharge of all buildings occupied by the personnel of the Headquarters company units under him and will be responsible for their up keep.
1687. Quarter Master Group
The officer incharge of this group will be of the rank of Special Reserve Police Inspector and is designated as Battalion Quarter Master. He will be an officer with special attitude for office administration, correspondences and accounting. He is assisted by one Spl. RSI to work as Asst. Quarter master, 2 Havildars and 7 P.Cs. The following are his duties.
(1) He is responsible for all the stores entrusted to his charge.
(2) He is responsible for correct indenting, receipt and issue of the stores.
(3) He will ensure that the authorised scales of stores and equipment are not exceeded.
(4) He is responsible for ensuring that all the arms are upto the scale and are in serviceable condition and that they are inspected with the help of the armour staff once in each quarter. He will ensure that the weapon history sheets are correctly maintained and up-to-date. He will bring to the notice of the Commandant all cases of unfair wear and tear.
(5) He will see that all the modifications to weapons are carried out by the amour staff or the ordnance workshops.
(6) He is responsible for the correct holding of service and practice ammunition and for sending indents regularly.
(7) He is responsible for the safe custody of all the arms and ammunition held in his store stock and also centrally located companies in the bell of arms. He will check the arms and ammunition in stores stock once a month, and those in the bell of arms daily at retreat. Any irregularities noticed by him in the issues and receipts made by company commanders will be brought to the notice of the commandant.
(8) He is responsible for the up-keep of the range, range appliances, targets and frames, and training material. He will ensure that all types of targets are available and are in serviceable condition at all times.
(9) He is responsible for the correct storage of the stores on his charge. He will ensure that each item has a bin card showing receipts and issues and the balance in stores. He will ensure by frequent checks that the bin cards are accurately kept.
(10) He should ensure that all accoutrements and equipment are held in sufficient stock to cover provisional condemnation and that the web equipment repairers regularly attend to the repairs of the equipment which are received from companies each month. He will maintain individual web equipment register for all the personnel of the battalion.
(11) The Battalion Quarter Master should also maintain the Stock Accounts of Government furniture and sports articles.
(12) He is responsible for the up-keep and maintenance of all the buildings and installations on the batallion charge. He will ensure by frequent inspections that they are maintained satisfactorily and will bring to the notice of the Commandant any damage or defect discovered by him. He will maintain a building ledger in which he will record the occupation by companies or personnel, so that, at the time of handing over or taking over by these companies or personnel, the responsibility for damages, if any, can be fixed.
(13) He is responsible for the proper demarcation of unit land boundaries and to prevent encroachments.
(14) He is responsible for the cleanliness and sanitation of the lines including cook houses, latrines, bath-rooms, barracks and family quarters. He will inspect them at least once a week and bring to the notice of the Commandant any case of uncleanliness or lack of sanitation. For this purpose, the scavangers and sweepers will be under his personal control.
(15) He is responsible for the administration, discipline and training of the personnel in his group.
1688. Motor Transport Officer
Motor Transport Group: This group will be under an officer of the rank of Special Reserve Police Inspector designated as the Motor Transport Officer. A Special Reserve Police Inspector trained in Motor Transport and in possession of driving licence of heavy/light transport motor vehicles will be selected for this post. His normal tenure in this appointment will be three years unless extended for any special reasons. He will be responsible for the maintenance, repairs and inspections of all vehicles of the battalion. He will ensure that all stock ledgers, registers and records to be maintained in the transport office are kept correctly and up-to-date. He is responsible to see that all vehicles are insured and the insurance is renewed every year well in time before the date of expiry. He will see that no vehicle of the battalion plies on the road without insurance cover. He will also ensure that M.T. Staff receive both basic and refresher training regularly and they are up-to-date in their technical and practical knowledge. He will be responsible for the administration, discipline and training of the personnel in his group.
1689. Training Group
This group will be under a junior officer of the rank of Special Reserve Police Sub Inspector. He will be responsible for imparting training according to the programme to recruits who are enrolled for filling up vacancies. In the matter of training, he will work directly under the Subedar Major who issues necessary instructions to him from time to time. He will attend to the drawing of range programme for recruits. He will organise games and sports and as the battalion welfare officer, he will organise various welfare measures. He will be responsible for the administration and discipline of the personnel in his group.
Normally his tenure will be for three years unless extended for any special reasons.
1690. Signal Group
(1) A Spl. RPSI (Technically qualified) will be in charge of Signal Group. He will supervise and control the entire Radio Organisation of the Unit.
(2) Discipline - He will be responsible for the efficient working of the wireless sets and charging plants and will supervise the work of the Signal Staff. He will enforce strict discipline.
(3) Duties - He will be responsible for procurement, care and maintenance and accounting of Radio Equipment on his charge.
(4) For this purpose, he will thoroughly inspect all sets, plants, and batteries al least
once a quarter and will record in the inspection book maintained for the purpose, his remarks regarding the condition of the same and the work of the operators during the period under review.
(5) Whenever possible, he will visit posts in the event of a breakdown of the set or charging plant, and record in the inspection book, the nature of the break down and repair to be carried out and whether it was due to any neglect on the part of the wireless staff and arrange for immediate repair by the technical staff.
(6) He will supervise and attend communication at head quarters frequently and see that the correct procedure is followed.
(7) He will maintain the register and records pertaining to Signal Group.
(8) He will also maintain like the Company Commanders and Group Commanders all records and registers.
(9) He will check the logs of the Signal Stations daily.
(10) He will maintain the General Diary of the Signal Group.
(11) He will maintain a Note Book and record daily the work carried out by him. The Note Book will be perused by the Asst. Commandant, Head Quarters.
(12) Training - He is responsible for the administration and discipline of the Radio Staff (Technical and Operation). He will in consultation with the Adjutant arrange for periodical Unit Refresher Courses.
(13) He is responsible for the training of the personnel of his group.
(14) Welfare - He must show keen interest in the welfare of his men.
1691 Unit Band
a) Each Battalion will have either a brass band or pipe band with one Spl. R.S.I. or Havildar Major as Band Master.
b) There will be other four Havildars and 28 P.Cs for the band platoon. There will be 3 buglers for one active company and two for H.Q. companies. The band Havildar Major R.S.I. will be designated as Band Master and he is responsible to train and control the band platoon. They will be attached to H.Q. Company for administration, Messing and discipline.
c) The Adjutant will be responsible for allotting buglers to companies for duties according to necessity.
d) The Band Master will be incharge of all instruments and equipments supplied to them.
e) The Band Master will maintain a Duty Roster for detailing bands men for duties.
1692. Company Commanders:
The Company Commanders are of the rank of Special Reserve Police Inspectors. Each Company Commander will be responsible to the Assistant Commandant for efficiency, discipline, training, administration, mess arrangements, morale and welfare of all ranks in his company.
1693. Company Quarter Master
He is a NCO of the rank of Havildar who will assist the company commander. He will be appointed for not more than three years at a time from amongst the Havildars of the Company.
His duties are as follows :-
(1) He will be incharge of the company bell of arms and the stores. He will ensure that the arms, ammunition, accouterment and other Government properties are well cared for.
(2) He will collect all articles for repairs, replacement or exchange and take them to the Batallion stores on the same day.
(3) All the clothing and kit received from Battallion stores will be carefully checked by him and issued to the men concerned. Acquittance rolls for these issues will be made out and kept in support of them. He will also make necessary entries in the clothing roll.
(4) He will be responsible for maintaining of store, accounting and returns.
(5) He will report on the 5th of every month to the company Store Officer, any requirements to be indented for on stores.
(6) He is responsible for the cleanliness of the barracks, cook houses and latrines. He will see that barrack damages are brought to the notice of the company commander promptly.
(7) He will be present at the quarterly inspection of arms by the armourer.
1694. Platoon Commander
There will be three platoons in an active company. Each Platoon will be incharge of an officer of the rank of Special Reserve Sub Inspector designated as Platoon Commander
1695. GUARDS
General Instructions :
(i) Each guard will be furnished with a copy of the guard orders in Kannada. The Guard Commanders will acquaint themselves with these orders and see that the men of the guard understand them.
(ii) The unit is judged by its guards and sentries. Therefore at all times the guard must be at their best in turn out and smartness.
(iii) If it is a daily guard of 24 hours all meals will be supplied to the guard at the guard room itself. They will not leave the guard room at any time for this purpose. If it is a weekly guard they will have relief of three hours after a spell of three hours of sentry duty. During this break they should go for meals. The last sentry and guard commander will have meals break before 9 p.m. and all guard personnel should be in the guard room from 10 p.m. to 6p.m.
(iv) Any instance of sickness or indiscipline on guard duty will be reported at once to the Duty/Orderly officer who will take prompt action for the reliefs that are considered necessary.
(v) The strength of a guard will depend on the number of sentry post that are required to be mounted. It will be normally one non-commissioned officer Havildar as guard commander and three constables for each sentry post. One Naik or Lance Naik may be added to this strength whenever the number of post to be mounted is more than one, in which case he will act as under-guard commander. If the guard is a ceremonial one, a bugler will also be provided.
(vi) Tour on Duty
Guard will be mounted normally at 1630 hours daily and their tour duty will be for 24 hours. For special reasons guard may be mounted at other times with the approval of the Commandant.
1696 Duties of Guard Commander
(i) He will be responsible for the arms, ammunition cash chests and other Government or battalion properties entrusted to him.
(ii) He will be incharge of the bell of arms during his tour of duty. He will be present whenever the bell of arms is opened for issue or receipt of arms and ammunition. He will be present when the arms and ammunition are checked at retreat and he will initial the bell of arms register after this check in token of his responsibility for them.
iii) He will ensure that all seals and locks are intact.
iv) He will be responsible for the safe custody of all the keys deposited in the guard room key cup-board and keep its key with himself. He will ensure that these keys are handed over whenever required only to the persons to whom they pertain and to none else.
v) He will ensure that the cash chests deposited in the guard room are handed over on demand only to the persons who operate these cash chests and to others.
vi) He will ensure that appropriate entries are made in the sentry relief book, whenever the bell of arms is opened or closed or the keys thereof are handed or taken over, or the cash chests are delivered or accepted for deposit.
vii)He will be responsible for the discipline, turn out and smartness of the guard and will report any case of slackness or neglect of duty noticed by him, to the orderly officer. He will also make necessary entries regarding this in the sentry relief book.
viii) He will inspect every relief before going on duty and on return.
ix) He will ensure that every relief is posted either by himself or by the under-guard commander.
x)He will personally satisfy himself that the sentries and all the men of the guard understand their duties. He will also ensure that they know their alarm posts and the areas for which they are responsible.
xi) He will visit the sentries at irregular intervals and ensure that they are smart and alert.
xii) He will not allow unauthorised persons into the guard room and will ensure that the guard room and the surroundings are always kept clean and tidy.
xiii) He will turn out and inspect the guard at reveille, retreat and tattoo.
xiv) He will ensure that either he or the under-guard commander is always present at the guard room. If there is no under-guard commander, he will hand over charge of the guard to the seniormost constable whenever he has to leave the guard room.
xv) He will inform the officer commanding the post or the orderly officer of the day, of any untoward or unusual occurrence which comes to his notice.
xvi)He will see that a protected light is kept burning in a safe position in the guard room during the hours of darkness.
xvii) The guard commander is also responsible for the safety and unkeep of the Unit Flag.
1697. Duties of sentry
i) He will allow no suspicious or unauthorised person to enter or leave the lines or camp, or to approach his post, by day or by night
ii)He will make sure that he knows exactly the extent of his beat and also his position in the alarm post.
iii)He will take general charge of all the Government or battalion property within the view of his beat and will not allow unauthorised persons to have access to it.
iv)He will take charge of all the stores placed in his charge. He will particularly examine all seals and locks when first posted and also when cash chests are removed from and returned to the guard room.
v)In case of fire-alarm, or any unusual occurrence, he will warn the guard commander at once.
vi) He will maintain contact with sentries on his right and left so that he may be in a position to communicate with them in case of necessity.
vii) He will move smartly on his post and carry out all drill or arms movements with precision. By night he will move about quietly without attracting attention and try to see and hear without being seen or heard.
viii) He will not allow himself to be relieved from his post except by the guard commander or the under guard commander, or in the absence of both, by the senior-most constable detailed to be incharge of the guard.
ix) At the time of relief, he will repeat the orders of the post to the new sentry.
x) He will pay compliments in accordance with the orders in force.
xi)He will challenge as follows whenever it is necessary for him to do so.
a) The unknown person will be allowed to approach until he is close enough not to escape, but not so close that he could rush at the post. He will then be ordered to stop, by shouting HALT and covering him with the rifle. This order will be given out clearly and sharply,. but not necessarily loudly. If considered expedient, the same order may be repeated in the local language as well.
b)The identity of the unknown person will then be established by questioning him. When he identity is proved he will be allowed to pass, by saying PASS, or its equivalent in the local language. Otherwise, the guard commander will be summoned to deal with him, making him remain where he is and continuing to cover him with the rifle, to avoid any foul-play by him.
c)If the stranger does not stop on the word HALT, the sentry will say in a commanding voice, so that he cannot fail to be heard, HALT OR I FIRE, and its equivalent in the local language. If inspite of all these warnings the person does not stop, the sentry will fire unless it is possible for him to stop him by other means, for example by calling out the rest of the guard.
d) If more than one person approach, he will halt them further off than in the instance above. The sentry will then call them to advance one by one by ordering ADVANCE ONE and repeating the same in the local language, if necessary . As such person’s identity is established, they will be allowed to pass one by one. In all this, the same procedure as in (a), (b) and (c) above will be followed. At no stage will all the persons be allowed to assemble together in front of the guard room.
e) If a crowd approaches which may be about the same strength he will carry out the questioning with the help of the guard commander as above
xii) The procedure for guard mounting, dismounting, relief of sentries and guard turn-out,etc. will be as per orders, in the Karnataka State Police Drill Manual 1985.
1698. Parades
i) All ranks will attend parades regularly in accordance with the training programme and instructions which are issued from time to time.
ii) On parade days the Bn.Havildar Major (after fall in) will bring the parade to attention and order Right Dress. The Company Havildar Majors will come forward and report their strength to him and on completion of the Dressing, they will order Eyes Front and revert to their places behind the companies. After all these formalities are completed, The Bn.Havildar Major will report to the R.P.S.I. Adjutant who in turn will hand over the parade to Subedar Major. The Subedar Major will make the entire parade to come to attention and report to the Bn.Adjutant.
Post and Detachment Orders
1699 Deployment of KSRP within the State:
i) The K.S.R.P. is meant to assist the local police in the maintenance of law and order. The K.S.R.P. may also be used to assist the local police to prevent organised crimes, to curb the activities of subversive elements or as a deterrent against possible out-breaks of mob furry.
ii) The K.S.R.P. is complementary to the civil police in the maintenance of law and order and as such the question of any superiority or inferiority in their relations does not arise for such an attitude will have a very bad effect on the morale of the force and may result in highly explosive results.
iii)When called out, the K.S.R.P. will function under the operational control of the Superintendent of Police or the senior officer under whom they are assigned. But, for all matters of administration, discipline and the actual tactical handling of the force, they will be under their own officers and there should be no interference in these matters by local authorities.
iv) The senior officer under whose operational command the KSRP Force functions will be responsible to provide them suitable camp accommodation away from congested localities with adequate facilities for camp security, mess arrangements and water supply.
v) The K.S.R.P. should not be posted in less than platoon formation as there are no administrative or logistical facilities available for smaller formations, nor is there adequate provision for independent command and control . The facilities for messing and contingent services like dhobi and barber are available only on a platoon basis in K.S.R.P. Company.
vi) In deploying the K.S.R.P. Forces for operational functions or assigning them a particular objective, clear indication of the objective, terrain, communication and other relevant particulars should be made to the Commander of the KSRP forces and there should be no room for doubt or ambiguity.
vii) A civil police officer of and above the rank of Asst.Sub Inspector will invariably be attached to K.S.R.P. platoons and this civil police officer will accompany the K.S.R.P. force when moved for raids and combing operations in the field area and also for actions against unruly mobs.
1700. Deployment of K.S.R.P. Forces outside the State
1. The K.S.R.P. on deputation should proceed to the borrowing State with its full complement of officers and men. It should also have its complement of transport, equipment arms and ammunitions, stores and tents as per scales.
2. The borrowing State should provide suitable accommodation for the borrowed force in police lines or at other suitable place away from congested public localities, whereby, very close contact with the public can be avoided.
3. It will be the responsibility of the borrowing State to see that the borrowed forces are provided with necessary ration and good facilities for water and messing arrangements at the place of stay.
4. The borrowed force is responsible for the security of their camp including the mounting of guards, posting of sentries and prohibition of unauthorised persons from entering the camp area. To enable the borrowed force to enforce proper security measures in their camp the co-operation and assistance of the local authorises of the borrowing State will be sought for.
5. The officers of the borrowed force should be accommodated near their men to ensure proper command and control.
6. There should be proper liaison between the commander of the borrowed force and the local authorities. For this purpose, an officer of the civil police of the borrowing State should be attached to the borrowed force as liaison officer.
7. The local authorities should give clear orders on the role, they expect the borrowed force to play in the discharge of their duties, in the borrowing State.
8. In specific cases of lawlessness required to be tackled by the borrowed force, clear and precise instructions should be issued by the local authorities without room for any ambiguity.
9. There should be no interference by the local authorities in the administration, discipline and actual tactical handling of the personnel of the borrowed force, which is their exclusive responsibility.
10. The local authorities should make clear to the borrowed force the areas which they deem necessary to be kept out of bounds for the members of the borrowed force during off duty movements.
11. In cases of any dispute between members of the borrowed force and the local population, the matter should be settled only through local authority of the borrowing State.
12. Except in matters involving their own security, on no account should the borrowed force act without the orders of the local authority of the borrowing State. In such matters, the local authority should deal only with the Commander or in his absence, the seniormost officer of the borrowed force.
13. The off duty movement of members of the borrowed force in populated localities should be kept to the minimum and should be restricted to only such areas.
14. The Commander or the senior officer of the borrowed force should see that at all times, required number of Coy./Platoons are kept to stand by to meet any emergency, in consultation with the local authority