1[(1) No Police officer 2[of the grade of Inspector or] of the subordinate ranks shall resign his office or withdraw himself from the duties thereof except, with the written permission of the Commissioner or the Deputy Inspector-General, Criminal Investigation Department or of the Principal of 3[a Police 4[Training College]], or of the 5[Superintendent] or of some other Police officer empowered by the 6[Director-General and Inspector-General] or the Commissioner to grant such permission:
Provided that, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), no such permission shall be granted to any such Police officer until he has fully discharged any debt due by him as such Police officer to Government or to any Police fund.]
(2) If any such Police officer produces a certificate signed by the Police Surgeon or the Civil Surgeon declaring him to be unfit by reason of disease or mental or physical incapacity for further service in the Police, the necessary written permission to resign shall forthwith be granted to him on his discharging or giving satisfactory security for the payment of any debt due by him as such Police officer to Government or to any Police fund.
(3) Arrears of pay of a Police officer contravening this section may be forfeited.- If any such Police officer as aforesaid resigns or withdraws himself from the duties of his office in contravention of this section, he shall be liable on the order of the Commissioner, or the Deputy Inspector-General, Criminal Investigation Department, or of the Principal of 7[the Police 8[Training College]], or of the 9[Superintendent], as the case may be, to forfeit all arrears of pay then due to him. This forfeiture shall be in addition to the penalty to which the said officer is liable under section 145 of this Act or any other law in force.
Provided that, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), no such permission shall be granted to any such Police officer until he has fully discharged any debt due by him as such Police officer to Government or to any Police fund.]
(2) If any such Police officer produces a certificate signed by the Police Surgeon or the Civil Surgeon declaring him to be unfit by reason of disease or mental or physical incapacity for further service in the Police, the necessary written permission to resign shall forthwith be granted to him on his discharging or giving satisfactory security for the payment of any debt due by him as such Police officer to Government or to any Police fund.
(3) Arrears of pay of a Police officer contravening this section may be forfeited.- If any such Police officer as aforesaid resigns or withdraws himself from the duties of his office in contravention of this section, he shall be liable on the order of the Commissioner, or the Deputy Inspector-General, Criminal Investigation Department, or of the Principal of 7[the Police 8[Training College]], or of the 9[Superintendent], as the case may be, to forfeit all arrears of pay then due to him. This forfeiture shall be in addition to the penalty to which the said officer is liable under section 145 of this Act or any other law in force.
Source footnotes
1. Sub-section (1) was substituted for the original by Bom. 20 of 1953, s. 5.2. These words were inserted by Bom. 28 of 1954, s. 6.
3. These words were substituted for the words "the Central Police Training School, Nasik," by Bom. 34 of 1959, s. 14(1).
4. These words were substituted for the words "Training School" by Mah. 28 of 1964, s. 6(a).
5. This word was substituted for the words "District Superintendent" by Mah. 46 of 1962, s.3, Sch.
6. These words shall be deemed to have been substituted with effect from the date 13th day of December 1982 for the words "Inspector-General" by Mah. 32 of 1987, s. 2.
7. These words were substituted for the words "the Central Police Training School, Nasik" by Bom. 34 of 1959, s. 14(2).
8. These words were substituted for the words "Training School" by Mah. 28 of 1964, s. 6(b).
9. This word was substituted for the words "District Superintendent" by Mah. 46 of 1962, s. 3, Sch.
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