SRIRANGAM (student) 04 October 2010
Dear LCI Members,
I have a query regarding Police.
Can a "civilian Police" discharge the functions of a "Traffic Police", if Yes, then at what circumstances he/she can discharge the functions of a Traffic Police?
And on what grouds a civilian police collect fine from a vehicle owner due to non-possession of Driving license, Insurance, pollution etc...?
Under what circumstances does civian police have right to seize the vehicle?
Suchitra. S (Advocate) 05 October 2010
Civil police are deployed to work as traffic police in case of need. Sometimes police department uses civil police to control traffic for a day or two of the week so that citizens behave in a disciplined way when they know even khaki wearing police are watching them. So, when they are deployed to control traffic, even civil police can perform all the duties of a traffic police.
Parthasarathi Loganathan (Advocate) 16 October 2010
But such civilian police should always be supervised by a traffic police and the latter's presence is mandatory as a part of discharge of public duties.
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