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Anjuru Chandra Sekhar (Advocate )     25 May 2012

Police be given powers to impose fine for petty offenses

Where police catch someone red-handed indulging in an offense like cigarette smoking in public places, they shall be given powers to impose fine of Rs.500/- then and there itself.  If 50% of that fine amount is given to that policeman who imposes such fine, then he will work with great motivation to curb that offense in public life.  Policeman should be given a camera and he should click and take a snap of person committing offense, apprehend him and impose and collect fine then and there itself or if money is not there with that fellow take him to station and keep him in prison tell he pays that amount by calling his relatives. 

 

This will also improve the motivation of policeman to be on beat dedicatedly.



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Anjuru Chandra Sekhar (Advocate )     25 May 2012

He should submit the proof of offense (otherwise they will harrass people accusing of offense not committed), that is photo snap (they don't mind spending Rs.5/- or 10/- for snap of photo if they get Rs.250/-), along with challan to the Circle Inspector.

Dipesh Juneja (DIG)     26 May 2012

I think it would be better if the fine collected is used for providing welfare facilities for policemen like water coolers, fans, better facilities in the messes, playgrounds for families of policemen, education loans to their families, etc and not for individual policemen. The rules for use of funds should be clearly specified.

Anjuru Chandra Sekhar (Advocate )     26 May 2012

I don't believe in systemic accountability.  Somebody spends where it reaches nobody knows.  Like if you subsidize petrol, it will directly benefit common man.  If you spend on MANREGA, nobody knows where it reaches.  If I am in govt. I would abrogate the scheme of MANREGA and utilize the funds wasted in it to subsidize petrol, diesel, kerosene and gas.  The amounts subsidized will directly reach the pocket of common man.  If system spends, nobody knows where it goes.

 

If policeman is told, out of Rs.500/- collected Rs.250/- or say even Rs.100/- goes to you, then he will demand and take.  Out of Rs.500/- entire money goes to authorities, then how it will benefit policeman only god knows.  So, even if it is Rs.100/- or Rs.50/-, a component of Rs.500/- shall be promised to reach the pocket of policeman and he should claim it as a matter of right as part of his salary.  He shall be assured out of every Rs.500/- you collect this much amount is yours. Remaining amount Rs.250/-, Rs. 400/- or Rs.450/- may go to welfare of policeman.

 


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