The Jharkhand Home Guards Act, 2005
The Act sets up Home Guards, gives them duties and service rules, and provides penalties for non-compliance.
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The Jharkhand Home Guards Act, 2005
The Act sets up Home Guards, gives them duties and service rules, and provides penalties for non-compliance.
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[i[c b|igatlc:;, rrur:;ir rg tncl fiLs't aicl, opcratittn 0f wrtr:r ancl po,,r'cl srr PPly i:t sccliolts;ol'tllc s{)ciety, parlicipalc insocio-cconon ric irn I vvclfirrc activities stu rx adult r:ducation,lici th attd lrygicttc, tlcvcloPr rcnt.irl sclrcn r,:s ru rcl :;ur:lt otllLrl. lilsks il:r trr: r ltcrrre,.l us.: ful. lrrlr tlrc consiitLttiolr ol' thc Jhar lllrantl litalc I I()ll(: (i uards lbl all.;rt:srir I purPor;(:s is thc lcr rilcn.rcnt o l'this Ac:1. __ -.....-l qrcus rr{c (urmqiu), 2s -_n:q{R "t,i+fr, zooo UD IT BNACTIiD BY'ilIE LEGISLATTIR.O OT'TIIE STA'I'E OI."IIIAIIJilIANT) IN ils , I, I III FIT.].Y SXTTI },IiAR oF TIIE RIiPUBLIC o,tr tND I A A s IIo Llows- Cir l1t. L ljhort titlc, cxtcnl aud commenccutent- C. ) ( I This Act may be called the Jharkland I]ome Guards Acr, 2005. g. I {2) l It extends to the whole ofthe StaleofJharl< rantl. ) (3 Tlrc Strtc Govenxrtent tnay, fiom tirle to tin:e, by notificarion dilcct. t.lrat any of lle provisions ofthis Act shall come irt(o force in any loca[ area on suclr dalc as rnay be spet:ihed in thc C o ruotification and may likewiso canceJ ormidily sucl r noti{icarionl;. 2"' ( D a cf ) in itions--ln ttris Act,,r ess tliere is ariything r.epugna,t i, rhe subjecr or corrtext,- c c l (b) "Home Gu,lrd" mea's a person wrro is enrolrld as sucrr ,nder this r\ct. "prcscribed" mearx presJribed by mles frarred under tlris Act. 3. Consti(ution of Ifomc Guards- (l ) Thc State Goverrunent sh,rll condi(ute in such marmcr as may bc prcscribcd lbl cach of the iucasspecif;edinanotificationrndersub-section(3)ofsr:ctiorT1,FlorneGuardswhoshalldischargestch fLurctiorts in rr:lation to tfic proteclioin ofpcrsons icicctxity of prcperl),ofpuririo sarcty inan),area within tttc li{atc o[.1]rarfthatd ns lnav lrassigncd to lhenr irr ac,:oldanco with thc provisioru oftlris Ar:t autl thc lulcs lrr;r,lc thcrc undcr. (2) fllc I Iorne Gtrards in the State ol Jhirthud shall, for the purposcs of this Act. bc dceurerl lo be a single force artd tlte mentbers thereofshall be fomlrlly crrrollecl and such force shall consist of suclr ntrmlrr lrfoflicers and rren, and Lheir qualilications and,;oirditions oft-airurg and service slrall bc such as prescribul. (3) A I'lorne Gtrard shall on enrolnrent, make a declaration in tlre form specifie<j in the First Schcdulc ard receive a certificale ofenrohncnt in the fc nn specified in the Second Schedule, undcr the scal zutd signahue ofPrescribed authority by vittue of which iho person holdinl; such ccrlificate shall bc 'vestctl with lhc powers and privileges ofa I-Iome Cuatrl 4' Cnlling out Ilomc Guarris-'Ihe Dcputy Commi:sioner having jurisdiction over any area in which this Act is in lbrcemay, by an ordcr marle in such marrnc: as may be piescribcd, call out:ury I"Iome Gu;rrd forllre discharge of a-ny duty assigned to the Home Guard in ac"oialce with the provisions ofthis Act rurrl the rtrles matltt lhcrcunder. 5' Control by officers of Policc Forcc-A Hornc Gt ar cl when called oul lrnder seclion4 in auxiliary lo thc police force, shal I be under the coutrol and.supetintcndence erf the t-rfficers oft]re police loncc in such nranncr nnd (b such cxtent as may !;e prescribcd. 0. l'orvcrnnd;lroltctioilrofllotneGunrrls- (l) Sub.lccl to theprovisions of thisAct a.ntl tlrc rulcs nraclc there unrlcr, a llorrre Guard rvherr callt-rd out uttder scc.tion-4 in auxiliary to the police lbrcc slralll have the sanre porvcls, privitegcs anrl l)r()[c(1ion as all ofliccr ofpolicc apiroir:tcd undel ar./ cr actn]cnt lor tlre tinrr: b<ring in ftrrcc. (2) )'lo proseculion shall bc instituiccl agairrsr a IIornc (lrrarrl ilr r<:s1rr:cl olan),thir)g donc or llttr 1;ortittg to bc donc by litnr in tlte tlischnt'gc oi his d'rry as u Iiorrrr: (l rrin tl. ,:,,,u"pi \\,iih thc pr'j'.,iirr!.i sill'l'rti'.rlr of thc [)cputy Comnrissiorrerfl)istriet lvlalri.ilr'; lc lraving.irrr i:;tlicl.iion ,:rvcr !lrc alrl irr rvh ich lht- llitrrrr'( irrirrrl h;ts lrcclr rai.;ctl. 7. Conlrol rtvct'l[ottrc(Juarrls-. l'lrc1y:nt:rirl sr,rgt,: r'inlcrrticnt:c, r]ilct:liorr irrrtl r:nrrllol ol tlrc llolnt: ( irt;lr.lrr ctlrtstittt tcd Ibr arry at ca, slrall lrc cxcx: i:;cd bv hc [)cprr11,Cou]r)ri:;si,),tct/l)istricl I\4;r1:i:;rrirlt: \ lr'Iflt, iirKqrrg rlqa sRlrt[$ti, Etl"m 2s 200(, assisted by thc Districl Con HorneguEds havffiJ*iiaictloi,, ovcr the area iin which thc L lotttc Cuar(ls have be en raiscd. The District Col|rnanclant LIome Guards will execute above fesPonsllrl llllcs urder the supervision ol'prescribcd authority for specific putpose n6cr thc general supervisiorl o I lhc of Comnanclant Genelal, I{otnc gualds re State. B. l'criod ofservicc llrd discltargc ( l) subject to al)y lxlcs rnadc it.r this l-rehalf, a l lcrrne Guard sllall be retluil cd to sct-vc thc statc covcrrlnenl lbra per.ioclof foLu yeals (includi-rjg tle perioclspenl in lrainin6) and slratl l]c liahle to bc callcd out fol duty at any tiure but not beyond tl're age o1'54 (fifty four') year {2) Every Horne (iuar.d s'ha1 be entitled 1o his Jiscl'rarge ftom thc I lorno Ctra'ds on thc expiralion of t}c pcriod specilied in sub-seotion (1 'e ); c e b i u v t e any sucll person nray before.he becomes so cniitl"d be dischargcd by zuch au0rority and subject to such conditions as rnay bc prcscribcd' (3) n llomc Guard shall, within tcn days othis ctischargc undct stth-scctiol(2), suflcnder thc certificate oferuoln)ent granted to hirn under sub-sec.tion (3) oiscctiion-3 to the olhcc ofthe District Conrmanda-rrl of l-lornc Cururls. ). Pcnrl{icl-- (l) lf nHome(luard- (a)failstcrreportlrimselfwhcnca1le<Iout1brdu[under.sec1ion-4,or (b) wilhout suflicient excuse neglects ol'reluscs 10 obcy arly lawfitl c;:dcror dirrcction givcn to him lor the perlo-.r*." o{ hi. dutics ol lails to discharge his trurctiions as a tnt:rttbcr oL of the I lome Guards while on duty, ' (c) tleserls his duty, or i,lis (d) ii guilty ofcowardicc or ofler.s any unw:ur.iurtaltle personal viole'ce to any person custotly. k) f;rils within len clays to sun.euder his r:erli ficate ofemol.orent granrri urtder sulrsection(3) of scctiol-3,5e shall on conviction be Jrursihablc wi[r imprisonment lor a te n which uray c,rlcnd to tlrrec monlhs or rvi r fincwhichmay extencl to lrve l-runbclred rupees or rtitlr b,rtlr. (2) An oflbncc punishabls rurder sub-section( I ) sihall bc cogrizablc' I0. Uniforurs-A I lor.lc Cuar d shall wecu such unifonn as may be prcscribcti. 11. l-Ioiuc Gunrd lo bc n public scrvant--A Ilorrrr: Girarcl acting iu the disdrarge of his fturctioir.rs under Iiis Acts shall be dccmecl to be apublic servant within lhenreaning of socti<rin-21 of drc ]ndian Penal Code (XLV of 1860). 12. Powcr to mrke rrrlcs-- (I) T hc Statc Govcnlnent may, subjt:ct to th,: cc,ntlition olprcvi<.rus pul.rlicalion, tni <erulcs lbt carrving out re pul)oses ofthis Act. (2) Ln p:rticultu a-qd without prcjudice to the geneltrlity of the ibregoinp.llow.ers, such rules t.uay pl.c,vi,Je foror iegulal,:r alll ol any ol'the lirllou,irp, rnatlers nturcly:-- (.r) all tlattcls rvhich ue cquircd by this .Ao( to be prcscl ibetl, t (b) l[<: or lliuiza(iop, ap41r; inlr-ne rrt qrralilic;itiol rs, conr]itiotl; tll sc tlic:c, li.rtrt{irlns, dislciPlillc. iut lrs ijccouucllcltis, clotlirLg:utl rr:ifitmr ol'tlic I tot't'ti: (-it ta trls at ttl thc nratlttcr itr wlr ir:lr tlr,,:1, r rray bc callcd out fbl scr-r icc ol t r:quir',:d lo uttrlc rgc' h air ring. iur,:l (.) llrr- c>lcrcisc by a I'lonlr Cuarrl of iluy o I'lhc pou e r:; c rct cisa)lc tlll(l(:l sco(ioll-( '. 13. litalrrlirrg or rlr:r.s-. l lre L]omtl-Ianrlextt (-icilcrill Dl'th.c IluurcCua[tls rtta-'/, ltorv.:'rct. isl;rtc slatltitttl'. ortict's. rtn su[ticcts ttittg day' to da)' aclttl itti:;lt:ttil rl o I'Llrc I lot ttc (-itr;urls li.rr cc ' 11oi,cr Hrcerss rcrz (w+inrrnr), gqtm 2s ii-.]Ei], 2006 14. 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