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GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL

Home & Hill Affairs Department

Police Service Cell

Kolkata – 700 001.

No. 2018-P.S. Cell/HR/0/3P-01/2018 Date : 31.12.2019

From : OSD & Ex-Officio Deputy Secretary to the Government of West Bengal

To : The Principal Accountant General (A & E), West Bengal

Treasury Building,

2, Govt. Place (West), Kolkata – 700 001

Sir,

I am directed by order of the Governor to say that the Governor has been pleased to accord sanction to the

creation of the post of SP for the newly created Jangipur Police District, consequent upon the bifurcation of existing

Murshidabad Police District as Jangipur Police District and Murshidabad Police District, vide notification No. 3828-

PL/PB/14M-218/19 (Pt-I), dated 31.12.2019 of the Home & Hill Affairs Department, with immediate effect.

The charge is debitable to the appropriate head of account in the State Budget.

This order issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide their U.O. No. 1871, Group P-2 dated

31.12.2019.

All concerned are being informed accordingly.

Yours faithfully

Sd/-

OSD & Ex-Officio Deputy Secretary

To the Government of West Bengal

West Bengal Police Gezette 07th

February, 2020


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GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL


Police Establishment Branch

Nabanna, Howrah – 711 102.

From : Shri K. Chowdhury

Deputy Secretary to the Government of West Bengal

To : The Director General & Inspector General of Police, West Bengal

Bhabani Bhawan, Kolkata – 700 027

No. 44-PL/PB/14M-201/2019

Date : 6th January, 2020.

Sub. : Enrolment of81 (eighty one) Traffic Wardens of Berhampore Municipality as Civic

Volunteers.

The undersigned is directed to refer to his No. IS-308/DG/2019/MSD, dated 15.11.2019 and to say that the proposal for enrolment of 81 (Eighty one) Traffic wardens of Berhampore Municipality as Civic Volunteers

was under active consideration of the Government for some time past.

2) Now, the undersigned is directed to say that the Governor after careful consideration of the matter, has

been pleased to approve the proposal for enrolment of 81 (Eighty one) Traffic wardens of Berhampore

Municipality (as per list enclosed) as Civic Volunteers in Berhampore Police Station, District Murshidabad against

available vacancies under Murshidabad District on special distention.

3) The charge is debitable to the appropriate Head of Account in the State Police Budget.

4) This order issues with the approval of the competent authority of this Department.

5) The Principal Accountant General (A & E), West Bengal is being informed.

Enclo. : As stated

Sd/-

Deputy Secretary

to the Government of West Bengal


February, 2020


3 West Bengal Traffic Warden, Berhampore, Murshidabad

SL.

NO.

NAME FATHERS

NAME

ADDRESS MOBILE NO. DATE OF

BIRTH

AGE

1 Nurul Islam Late Abdul

Rasid

13, Mohan Chowdhury Lane,

Kadai, Berhampore,

Murshidabad.

9564153238 20.04.1979 40

2 Sumit Sarkar Lt. Dinabandhu

Sarkar

1, Kumar Durganath Lane,

Kunjaghata Lane, PO-

Khagra, Dt.-Murshidabad

9733844111 01.12.1979 39

3 Amit Sarkar Lt. Dinabandhu

Sarkar

1, Kumar Durganath Lane,

Kunjaghata Lane, PO-

Khagra, Dt.-Murshidabad

9775527603 09.06.1986 33

4 Subodh Ch. Bapari Lt. Surendra

Bapari

42, Madhupur, PO+PS

Berhampore, Murshidabad

9475194965 20.05.1976 43

5 Atis Sen Samir Sen 37, BB Sen Road, PO-


9735419214 21.11.1973 45

6 Apurba Chatterjee Lt. Ramaprasad

Chatterjee

51/1, Abdus Samad Road,

Gorabazar PO-Berhampore,

Murshidabad

9851252032 22.10.1977 41

7 Sanjib Dhar Lt. Sukumar

Dhar

7, Manindranagar, PO-

Cossimbazar Raj, PS

Berhampore, Murshidabad,

742102

9732751589 02.02.1981 38

8 Kalu Mistri Sanat Mistri Vill-Ashua Alampur PO-

Anantapur, PS Kandi,

Murshidabad

8972513519 05.11.1982 36

9 Rajkumar Mandal Joysen Mandal Vill+PO-Joykrishnapur,

gangarampur, PS Nabagram,

Murshidabad, 742187

8759599173 19.03.1978 41

10 Dipak Mandal Shyamapada

Mandal

Vill- Chuapur Sukanta Palli,

PO+PS-Berhampore,

Murshidabad, 742407

9434856715 02.02.1977 42

11 Ashok Saha Lt. Ahibusan

Saha

7, Sripur Road PO-

Cossimbazar, PS-


8145312771 27.12,1974 44

12 Sonatan Bittar Lt Umapada

Bittar

Vill-Srikrishnapur, PO-

Jalalpur, PS-Beldanga,

Murshidabad-742189

9732440538 02.11.1978 40

13 Bhuban Sarkar Bholanath

Sarkar

Vill-Ramnagar Sargachi, PO-

Bejpara, PS- Beldanga,

Murshidabad

9153842782 01.01.1975 44

14 Esril Sk Lt Ramjan SK Vill-Kamnagar, PO+PS-

Hariharpara, Murshidabad,

742166

8906636473 02.01.1975 44

15 Abdul Latif Biswas Lt Atar Ali

Biswas

Vill-Gobargara Roypurpara,

PO+PS-Hariharpara, MSD,

742166

8926804141 06.02.1977 42

16 Raihan Biswas Lt Atar Ali

Biswas

Vill-Gobargara Roypurpara,

PO+PS-Hariharpara, MSD,

742166

9647258795 06.04.1983 36

17 Mithu Sk Dulu Sk 76, Nil Mani Bhattacharya

Lane Kadai, Berhampore,

MSD

7478341027 08.05.1984 35


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4 West Bengal Traffic Warden, Berhampore, Murshidabad

SL.

NO.

NAME FATHERS

NAME


BIRTH

AGE

18 Bidhan Ch. Mandal Kashinath

Mandal

Vill+PO-Kumarpur, PS-

Beldanga, MSD

9932934311 29.01.1973 46

19 Md. Habibur Rahaman Lt Abul Mazun

Sk

Vill-Satarpur, PO-

Chaitanyapur, PS-Beldanga,

MSD, 742134

8642936869 02.12.1980 38

20 Golam Mosaddek Abdul Kalam

Munshi

Vill+PO-Mirjapur Sitalpara,

PS-Beldanga MSD

9800803553 15.05.1975 44

21 Md Jahangir Alam Md. Ajijul

Haque

Vill+PO-Dalua, PS Beldanga,

MSD

9153692872 22.03.1984 35

22 Prasanta Kr. Pal Manesh Ch Pal Vill+PO-Gantla, PS-Kandi,

MSD, 742136

9564077637 29.09.1975 43

23 Saiful Haque Lt Hazi Nurul

Islam

Vill-Batidanga, PO-

Gobarhati, PS-Kandi, MSD,

742136

9775858159 01.03.1974 45

24 Ashok Kr. Ghosh Lt. Nibhakar

Ghosh

Vill-Natungram, PO-


742136

9647156004 06.01.1975 44

25 Tapas Ghosh Lt. Khudiram

Ghosh

Vill-Natungram, PO-


742136

9609438354 02.02.1981 38

26 Md. Nasim Mirja Mirja

Muhhammad

Najem

Vill-Bagmara, PO-Bhattabati,

PS-Nabagram, MSD

9800187431 12.02.1978 41

27 Saha Alam Abdul Ohab Ali Vill+PO-Gudhia, PS+Dist.-

Murshidabad, 742302

8145339875 01.12.1981 37

28 Rajesh Dutta Lt. Nityananda

Dutta

Mahalandi Colony, PO-

Hazarpur Nabagram, PS-

Kandi MSD

9733893502 15.01.1976 43

29 Swapan Karmakar Lt. Girija

Bhushan

Karmakar

PO-Chhatina Kandi, PS-

Kandi, MSD, 742137

9475258885 02.05.1977 42

30 Sarful Sk Lt. Bande Karim

Sk

Vill+PO-Gantla, PS-Kandi,

MSD,

7602070576 10.04.1983 36

31 Manjur Rahaman Lt. Jayed Sk Vill+PO-Gantla, PS-Kandi,

MSD,

9547726370 26.09.1975 43

32 Sri Krishna Mandal Muktipada

Mandal

Vill-Singedda, PO-

Mahadevbati, PS-Kandi,

MSD, 742137

9593146876 08.10.1984 34

33 Mainul Islam Lt. Jafiruddin

Mandal

Vill-Kalyanpur, PO-

Kushberia, PS-Domkal, MSD

8768088620 01.07.1976 43

34 Md. Hamidul Islam Lt. Ramranjan

Ali Mandal

Vill-Shivnagar P.O.-

Shivnagar Laskarpur, PS-

Domkal, MSD, 742406

9732925303 01.08.1972 47

35 Safikul Islam Soleman Sarkar Vill-Ramna Etbarnagar, PO-

Basantapur, PS-Domkal,

MSD, 742406

9593488928 10.10.1984 34

36 Sumanta Mandal Ajit Mandal Vill-Bhatsala, PO-Basanta

Pur, PS-Domkal, MSD,

742406

8001010770 26.02.1986 33

37 Babul Islam Lt.

Fulmahammad

Vill-Ramna Etbarnagar, PO-

Basantapur, PS-Domkal,

MSD, 742303

7018693593 03.01.1978 41

38 Somenath Das Lt. Haradhan

Das

Vill-Madhunia Olapara,

PS+PO-Kandi, MSD

9093180606 01.07.1973 46

39 Meghnath Dutta Lt. Madhusudan

Dutta

40,Nirupama Devi Road,

Berhampore, MSD, 742101

8479876692 01.01.1981 38

40 Susanta Mandal Lt. Kanai

Mandal

Vill-Heropara, PO-Jhikira,

PS- Reginagar, MSD

8159893156 28.03.1984 35

41 Nirmal Ghosh Lt. Narayan Ch.

Ghosh

Vill. Kumarpur. PO-

Bhagiratpur, PS-Domkal,

MSD, 742406

9732872678 03.09.1977 41


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SL.

NO.

NAME FATHERS

NAME


BIRTH

AGE

42 Nazrul Islam Achhenuddin

Mandal

Vill-Laskarpur, PO-

Brindabanpur, PS-Domkal,

MSD, 742406

8145532637 03.02.1981 38

43 Sunil Das Lt. Haru Das Vill-Balumati, PO-Teka

Roypur, PS-Islampur, MSD

9734974340 02.04.1984 35

44 Salammudin Md Alauddin Vill-Nabagram, PO-

Kumarsanda, PS-Kandi,

MSD, 742136

9735396734 09.06.1986 33

45 Palash Ch Acharjee Lt. Badal

Acharjee

Vill-Rajkhanda, PO-Mahurul

Anantapur, PS-Nabagram,

MSD

9933031634 28.09.1976 42

46 Halim Sk Md Tasir Sk Vill-Jamna, PO-Mahalandi,

PS-Kandi, MSD, 742136

9384843248 14.03.1990 29

47 Jadab Mandal Lt Suraj Kumar

Mandal

Vill+PO-Kumarpur, PS-

Beldanga, MSD

9932141584 02.01.1979 40

48 Amit Ghosh Sishir Ghosh Vill-Kanakpara, PO-

Amritakunda, PS-Nabagram,

MSD

9635240383 15.08.1975 44

49 Subas Ch Mandal Mrityunjay

Mandal

Vill-Kanakpara, PO-


MSD

9083539133 24.05.1971 48

50 Md Safikul Islam Lt Abdul Hamid

Sk

Vill+PO-Rameswarpur, PS-

Beldanga, MSD

7384904303 02.01.1974 45

51 Arindam Ghosh Lt. Asahim

Ghosh

Vill+PO-Bhagirathpur, PS-

Domkol, MSD

9647065549 04.02.1985 34

52 Suren Kumar Das Nakul Ch Das VILL-Achhra, PO-


MSD, 742136

9734040692 20.07.1979 40

53 Biren Kr. Das Lt. Nakul Ch

Das

VILL-Achhra, PO-


MSD, 742136

7679707628 02.01.1973 46

54 Namaji Sk Mojhar Sk Vill-Nalbata, PO-Goas, PS-

Islampur, MSD, 742304

9734608832 02.03.1983 36

55 Md. Nazibur Hossain Lt Md Nozir

Hossain

VILL+PO-Barua, PS-

Beldanga, MSD, 742189

9734307311 02.04.1978 41

56 Sandip Sarkar Lt Biswanath

Sarkar

Vill-1, Manindranagar, PO-

Cossimbazar, PS-

Berhampore, MSD

9732782362 11.09.1971 47

57 Rakesh Ali Aniul Haque Vill-Shialmara Haldapara,

PO-Radharghat, PS-

Berhampore, MSD, 742187

9932155704 15.03.1985 34

58 Mriganka Mondal Shyamapada

Mondal

Vill-Chuanpur Sukanta Pally,

PO-Chaltia, PS-Berhampore,

MSD, 742407

9732770482 23.01.1981 31

59 Sanjit Sardar Lt Fani Sardar Vill-Arakash Para, PO-

Cossimbazar, PS-

Berhampore, MSD

8537835769 05.07.1990 29

60 Md Ekamuddin Lt Abdus Sattar Vill-Salla Para, PO-Pulinda,

PS-Beldanga, MSD

9732564179 15.01.1982 37

61 Md Nizamul Haque Lt Md Nurul

Islam

Vill-Pulinda, PO-Pulinda, PS-

Beldanga, MSD

9609013302 23.06.1973 46

62 Chandan Majhi Rabindranath

Majhi

Bishnupur Road,

Chapakhana, PO+PS-

Berhampore, MSD

9732804611 05.04.1979 40

63 Mujibur Rahaman Nawsad Ali Vill-Maheshkhola, Po-

Tikiapara, PS-Berhampore

MSD

9609315697 04.09.1976 42

64 Keshab Prodhan Kartik Prodhan Vill-Daspara, PO-Mahirul


MSD, 742136

8967705504 12.03.1981 38

65 Nazir Hossain Lt. Abul Hannan Vill-Jahangirpur, PO-

Shankarpur, PS-Khargram,

MSD, 742159

9734826506 29.01.1978 41


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SL.

NO.

NAME FATHERS

NAME


BIRTH

AGE

66 Subhasish Choudhury Niranjan

Choudhury

Vill+PO-Amarkundu, PS-

Nabagram, MSD, 742136

8768680388 18.10.1973 45

67 Brojogopal Chowdhury Nabin

Chowdhury

Vill+PO-Amarkundu, PS-

Nabagram, MSD

8170813042 05.10.1979 39

68 Chinmoy Mondal Jatan Mondal Vill-Thira, Po-Mahishar, PS-

Khargram, MSD, 742147

9564387627 08.03.1994 25

69 Srikanta Mondal Shishir Mondal Vill-Daspara, PO-Mahirul


MSD, 742136

9775686815 24.07.1993 26

70 Asadul Haque Jalil Mondal Vill-Laxmanpur, Po-

Mukundapur, PS-Berhampur,

MSD

8145245530 06.03.1977 42

71 Bappa Mondal Paresh Kr.

Mandal

Vill-Molla, Po-Mahadebbati,

PS-Kandi, MSD, 742161

8145164304 17.02.1990 29

72 Nader Ali Lt. Eamin Sk Vill-Jahangirpur, PO-

Sankarpur, PS-Khargram,

MSD, 742159

8348612810 27.02.1978 41

73 Rajesh Ali Nazim Sk Vill-Baghmara, PO-

Bhattabati, PS-Nabagram,

MSD, 742149

9735257517 25.03.1994 25

74 Sudip Ran jan Bhandari Biswanath

Bhandari

Vill+PO-Kurunnrul, PS-

Burwan, MSD

8016046265 02.11.1972 46

75 Shakti Das Lt. Sripati Das Vill-Madhunia, PO+PS-

Kandi, MSD, 742137

7584846054 18.02.1976 43

76 Tapas Sarkar Jiban Sarkr Vill-Chaipara,PO-

Radharghat, Gopjan, PS-

Berhampore, MSD

7699812075 08.07.1989 30

77 Bishal Pramanik Mantu Pramanik 65/A, Dinhatta Road,

Berhampore, MSD

9679831831 11.12.1996 22

78 Swapan Kumar Das Lt. Manik

Chandra Das

10 No. Dhopapara Lane,

Gorabazar, PO+PS-

Berhampore, MSD

9775777776 01.01.1988 31

79 Basudeb Bagdi Dhaniya Bagdi 49, A.C. Road, PO-Khagra,

PS-Berhampore, MSD

8670523411 03.12.1989 29

80 Arup Bhowmik Amalendu

Bhowmik

Po-Khagra, PS-Berhampore,

MSD

9732751427 01.01.1974 45

81 Binod Mahara Sudhakar

Mahara

Suki Baniapara, MSD 9064075633 15.12.1979 39


February, 2020


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No. IS-308/DG/2019/MSD

Date : 15/11/2019

Subject- Enrolment of eighty-one Traffic Wardens of Berhampur PS as Civic Volunteer

Ref. : 1) Letter of Janab Firhad Hakim, MIC, U.D. & M.A. Dept. to HCM.

2) Report of SP, Murshidabad vide Memo. No. 288/C dt. 07/11/2019.

Janab Firhad Hakim, Hon’ble MIC, Dept of Urban Development & Municipal Affairs has requested for

enrolment of eighty-one Traffic Wardens at Berhampore as Civic Volunteer (copy enclosed).

The Traffic Wardens are working since 2000. Many old Traffic Wardens have left. The report of

SP, Murshidabad vide Memo. No. 288/C dated 07/11/2019 says that at present there are Eighty-one

Traffic Wardens. Earlier these Traffic Wardens used to work without any payment Since 2012 they are

being paid Rs. 100/- per day per Warden from Berhampore Municipality. Since 2013 their daily

allowance has been increased to Rs. 125/- per day.

SP, Murshidabad has given a list of Eighty-one Traffic Volunteer along with his report which

further says that these eighty-one Traffic Wardens are doing very good & satisfactory job and they may

be enrolled as Civic Volunteer.

It is proposed that Govt. may kindly approve enrolment of Eighty-one Traffic Wardens as per the

list enclosed as Civic Volunteer in Berhampore PS, Murshidabad under special dispensation.

Sd./-

DGP


February, 2020


8 GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL


Police Service Cell

Writers’Buildings

Kolkata – 700 001.

No. 77-P.S. Cell/HR/0/3P-01/2018(Pt-III) Date : 29.01.2020

From : Joint Secretary to the Government of West Bengal


Treasury Building,


Sir,

I am directed by order of the Governor to say that the Governor has been pleased to accord sanction to

the creation of the following post by way of keeping in abeyance the post as shown in the table below with effect

from the date of assuming his charges and until further orders :

Name of the post created Post kept in abeyance

DIG, Home Guard, WB DIG (Security), Directorate of Security, WB


This order issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide their U.O. No. Group P-2/2019-

2020/0816, dated 16.01.2020.

The Pay & Accounts Officer and all others concerned are being informed accordingly.

Yours faithfully

Sd/- Joint Secretary



February, 2020



Home & Hill Affairs Department, Police Service Cell

Block-III, 3rd floor, Writers’ Buildings

Kolkata – 700 001.

No. 90-P.S. Cell/HR/0/3P-03/17(Pt-I) Date : 21.01.2020

From : Joint Secretary to the Government of West Bengal


Treasury Building,


Sir,

I am directed by order of the Governor to say that the Goveror has been pleased to accord sanction to the creation of the

following Seventeen (17) posts under the West Bengal Police Directorate by way of keeping in abeyance/upgrading/surrendering the post

mentioned against each of them with effect from 31.12.2019 and until further orders :

Sl. No. Post created Remarks

1 ADG & IGP, Western Zone By keeping in abeyance the post of ADG & IGP, South Bengal

2 IGP, Bankura Range By upgrading the existing post of DIG, Bankura Range and by

keeping in abeyance the post of IGP, Coastal Security, WB

3 IGP, Burdwan Range By upgrading the existing post of DIG, Burdwan Range and by

keeping in abeyance the post of CP, Howrah Police

Comissionerate in the rank of IG

4 IGP, Traffic, WB By upgrading the existing post of DIG, Traffic, WB and by

keeping in abeyance the post of IGP, Vigilance Commission, WB

5 IGP, Raiganj Range By upgrading the existing post of DIG, Uttar Dinajpur Range and

by keeping in abeyance the post of IGP, Murshidabad Range

6 Jt. CP, Barrackpore Police Commissionerate By keeping in abeyance the post of CP, Barrackpore Police

Commissionerate in the rank of DIG

7 Jt. CP, HQ, Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate By keeping in abeyance the post of CP, Bidhannagar Police


8 DIG, Barasat Range By keeping in abeyance the post of CP, Siliguri Police


9 Controller of Civil Defence, WB in the Rank of DIG By keeping in abeyance the post of DIG, Darjeeling Range

10 DIG, Training-II, WB By keeping in abeyance the post of DIG, Traffic, WB

11 DIG in the office of the SSA, WB By surrendering the post of IGP, SCRB, WB

12 DIG, Police Housing Corporation, WB By surrendering the post of CP, Asansol-Durgapur Police

Commissionerate in the rank of IG

13 ADC to Governor of WB in the rank of DIG By surrendering the post of CP, Chandannagar PC in the rank of

IG

14 Jt. CP, Zone-I, Barrackpore Police Commissionerate By keeping in abeyance of the post of Jt. CP, Bidhannagar Police

Commissionerate

15 DIG, EB, WB By surrendering the post of Director Security, WB in the rank of

IGP

16 Sr. Staff Officer, Home Guard Organization in the rank

of DIG

By surrendering the post of Director, Directorate of Economic

Offences in the rank of IGP

17 OSD in CMO in the rank of DIG By keeping in abeyance the post of Jt. CP, PRB, Kolkata.


This order issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide their U.O. No. Group P-2/2019-2020/0832; dated

21.01.2020.

Pay & Accounts Officer and all others concerned are being informed accordingly.

Yours faithfully

Sd/-

Joint Secretary

To the Government of West Bengal


February, 2020



Home & Hill Affairs Department,


Nabanna, Howrah-711 102

NOTIFICATION

No. 3831-PL/PB/14M-219/19 dated, 31.12.2019 : The Governor is pleased to create a new Range namely ‘Barasat Range’

and to allocate the jurisdictions noted against the Range as mentioned in the schedule below with immediate effect and until

further orders :

THE SCHEDULE

Sl. No. Name of the Range Jurisdiction

1 Barasat Range Bongaon, Barasat and Basirhat Police District

By order of the Governor

H.K. Kusumakar

Secretary (Co-Ordination) to the Government of West Bengal

Home & Hll Affairs Department

ORDER

Ordered that the above Notification be published in an extraordinary issue of Kolkata Gazette at the earliest

Sd/-

Deputy Secretary,



February, 2020



Home & Hill Affairs Department,


Nabanna, Howrah-711 102

NOTIFICATION

No. 3829-PL/PB/14M-219/19 dated, 31.12.2019 : The Governor is pleased to allocate the jurisdictions noted against each of

the Range as mentioned below with immediate effect and until further orders :

THE SCHEDULE

Sl. No. Name of the Range Jurisdiction

1. Bankura Range Bankura, Purulia and Jhargram District with Head

Quarter at Bankura

2. Midnapore Range Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur District.

3. Raiganj Range Islampur and Raiganj Police Districts with Head

Quarter at Raiganj.

4. Presidency Range Baruipur, Sundarban, Diamond Harbour and

Howrah (Rural) Police Districts.

5. Murshidabad Range Jangipur, Murshidabad, Krishnanagar and Ranaghat

Police District with HQ at Berhampore.

6. Malda Range Malda and Dakshin Dinajpur Districts.


H.K. Kusumakar



ORDER

Ordered that the above Notification be published in an extraordinary issue of Kolkata Gazette at the earliest

Sd/-

Deputy Secretary,



February, 2020





Nabanna, 325, Sarat Chatterjee Road

Mandirtala, Shibpur, Howrah – 711 102.

No. 84(16)-PL/PB/4P-09/14 Date : 08.01. 2020.

From : Shri K. Chowdhury

Deputy Secretary to the Government of West Bengal

To : (1) The Director General & Inspector General Police, West Bengal

(2) The Registrar General, Appellate Side, High Court, Kolkata,

(3) The Divisional Commissioner, Presidency Division,

(4) The District Magistrate, North 24-Parganas,

(5) The District Magistrate, Nadia,

(6) The ADG (Law & Order), West Bengal Police,

(7) The ADG (Administration), West Bengal Police,

(8) The Secretary to the Chief Minister, Govt. of West Bengal,

(9) Secretary, Judicial Department, Govt. of West Bengal,

(10) The Finance Department (Audit), Govt. of West Bengal,

(11) Principal AG (A&E), West Bengal,

(12) Principal AG (Audit), West Bengal,

(13) P.A. to Additional Secretary, Police Service Cell, Home & Hill Affairs Department,

(14) Sr. P.S. to Additional Chief Secretary, Home & Hill Affairs Department, Govt. of West Bengal,

(15) Sr. P.S. to Secretary, Co-Ordination, Home & Hill Affairs Department,

(16) The Secretariat Library.

Sub. : Gazette Notification regarding Creation of two separate Police Districts namely Ranaghat Police

District and Krishnagar Police District by dividing the existing Nadia Police District; and two separate Police Districts

namely Bongaon Police District and Barasat Police District by dividing the existing Barasat Police District.

The undersigned is directed to send herewith the under mentioned Gazette Notification regarding the subject

mentioned above for his kind information and taking necessary action in this regard :

1) 1344-PL/PB/4P/-14/19 dated 28.05.2019.

Enclo. : As above.

Sd/-

Deputy Secretary



February, 2020


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PART-I –Orders and Notifications by the Governor of West Bengal, the High Court, Government Treasury etc.

Government of West Bengal


Nabanna, 325, Sarat Chatterjee Road

Howrah – 711 102.

Notification

No. 1344-PL/PB/4P-14/19 dated 28/05/2019 : In exercise of the power conferred under section 2 of the Police Act, 1861,

read with section 2 of Bengal Police Act, 1869 the Governor is pleased hereby to constitute with effect from 28.05.2019, two

separate Police Districts namely Ranaghat Police District and Krishnanagar Police District by dividing the existing Nadia

Police District; and two separate Police Districts namely Bongaon Police District and Barasat Police District by dividing the

existing Barasat Police District, with respective territorial jurisdictions of such new Police Districts mentioned in the schedule

below for the purpose of the said Police Act(s) :-

THE SCHEDULE

Name of the Police District Head Quarter Jurisdiction

Ranaghat Kalyani Ranaghat PS

Ranaghat Women PS

Santipur PS

Hanskhali PS

Dhantala PS

Gangnapur PS

Taherpur PS

Kalyani PS

Haringhata PS

Chakdah PS

Krishnanagar Krishnanagar Sadar Kotwali PS

Krishnanagar Women PS

Nabadwip PS

Dhubulia PS

Nakashipara PS

Bhimpur PS

Krishnaganj PS

Chapra PS

Kaligunj PS

Hogalberia PS

Karimpur PS

Murutia PS

Thanarpara PS

Tehatta PS

Palashipara PS


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Name of the Police District Head Quarter Jurisdiction

Bongaon Bongaon Bongaon PS

Bongaon Women PS

Gaighata PS

Gopalnagar P.S.

Bagdah P.S.

Petrapole P.S.

Barasat Barasat Barasat P.S.

Barasat Women P.S.

Habra P.S.

Amdanga PS

Madhyamgram PS

Duttapukur PS

Shasan PS

Deganga PS

Ashoknagar PS

Gobardanga PS


Sd./-

HARI KISHORE KUSUMAKAR




February, 2020


15 Government of West Bengal


Nabanna, 325, Sarat Chatterjee Street, Howrah – 711 102.

No. 1268-Sanction/BMC/HHA/14M-439/15 Dated, Howrah the 03rd

December, 2019

From : Deputy Secretary to the Government of West Bengal.

To : Director General & Inspector General of Police, West Bengal.

Sub :- Enhancement of honorarium of the Guest Faculty

Ref :- Memo. No. 3805-Fin/Aud dated 23/11/2016 of WBPD

The undersigned is directed to state that the Governor has been pleased to accord administrative approval for

enhancement of the rate of honorarium of the Guest Faculty of Training Branch, West Bengal Police in Swami Vivekananda

State Police Academy, Barrackpore. PTS, Salua and other STCS (Experts/Non-serving/Retired Officers of Government of

West Bengal or Government of India including undertaking within/outside the State) to Rs. 800/- (Rupees eight hundred

only per hour.

2. This order is issued with the concurrence of Finance Department vide their U.O. No. Group P2/2019-

2020/0616 dated 13.11.2019.

3. All concerned are being informed.

Sd/-

Deputy Secretary



February, 2020


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Org No. 155/IPS Cell/HA Date : 24.01.2020(.)

IPS Cell/HA - 01/2020

Notification No. 110-P.S. Cell/HR/O/3P-03/2018 Dated, the 24th

January, 2020 of Govt. of West Bengal, Home & Hill

Affairs Department, P.S. Cell is communicated below for information and necessary action of all concerned (.) The Governor

is pleased to appoint the following IPS Officers to the posts noted against each of them, on transfer with effect from the date of

assuming their charges until further orders.

Sl No. Name Present Posting Place of Posting

1 Smt. Anjali Singh, IPS, SRP, Siliguri. DC (HQ), Siliguri Police Commissionerate

2 Nagendra Nath Tripathi, IPS SP, Alipurduar OCW, WBPD in the rank of SP

3 Amitabha Maity, IPS DC (HQ), Siliguri Police

Commissionerate

SP, Alipurduar.

These appointments are made in the interest of public service.

Sd./-

(Rajesh Kumar Yadav)

IGP, Personnel, WB


February, 2020


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Notification No. 112-P.S. Cell/HR/O/3P-03/2018 Dated, the 25th January, 2020 of Govt. of West Bengal, Home & Hill Affairs Department,

P.S. Cell is communicated below for information and necessary action of all concerned (.) The Governor is pleased to appoint the following

IPS Officers to the posts noted against each of them, on transfer/promotion with effect from the date of assuming their charges until further

orders.

Sl

No.

Name Present Posting Place of Posting Remarks

1 Priyabrata Roy, IPS Addl. SP, HQ, Purba Bardhaman. DC (HQ), Howrah Police

Commissionerate

------------

2 Sayak Das, IPS Addl. DC, Central, Asansol

Durgapur Police Commissionerate

DC, Zone-I, Asansol –Durgapur

Police Commissionerate

------------

3 Ms. Bhavna Gupta, IPS Addl. DC, Kolkata DC, KAP 1st Bn. -----------

4 Kamanasish Sen, IPS Addl. SP, Rural, Hooghly DC, New Town Zone, Bidhannagar


Jurisdiction Area :

1. Narayanpur P.S.

2. Techno city P.S.

3. Eco park P.S.

4. Newtown P.S.

5. Rajarhat P.S.

5 Harikrishna Pai, IPS Addl. SP, HQs, Darjeeling SP, Kalimpong. --------------------------

6 Surya Pratap Yadav, IPS SP, Kalimpong. DC, Bidhannagar Zone, Bidhannagar

Police Commissionerate.

Jurisdiction Area :

1. Bidhannagar North P.S.

2. Bidhannagar South P.S.

3. Bidhannagar East P.S.

4. Electronic Complex P.S.


Sd./-


IGP, Personnel, WB


February, 2020


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Notification No. 150-P.S. Cell/HR/O/3P-03/2018 Dated, the 4th February, 2020 of Govt. of West Bengal, Home & Hill Affairs Department,

P.S. Cell is communicated below for information and necessary action of all concerned (.) The Governor is pleased to appoint the following

IPS Officers to the posts noted against each of them, on transfer/promotion with effect from the date of assuming their charges until further

orders (.)

Sl

No.

Name Present Posting Place of Posting Remarks

1. Ajay Kumar Thakur, IPS Jt. CP, Zone-I,

Barrackpore Police

Commissionerate.

Jt. CP, North Zone,

Barrackpore Police

Commissionerate.

Jurisdiction Area :

1. Bizpur, 2. Naihati,

3.Bhatpara,4.Jagaddal &

5. Noapara.

2. Nilanjan Biswas, IPS DC, South West Divn.,

Kolkata

Continue as DC, South

West Divn., Kolkata

In cancellation of earlier

posting as SS, CID, WB

vide Notification Nos.

2021-P.S. Cell/HR/O/3P-

03/2018 dated 31.12.2019.

3. Smt. R.V. RamyaBharati, IPS DC, KAP, 4th Bn. SP, SCRB, WB By keeping in abeyance

the post of SP, Directorate

of Economic Offences.

4. Biswajit Ghosh, IPS DC, KAP 1st Bn. DC, EB, Kolkata In cancellation of earlier

posting as DC, South West

Divn., Kolkata vide

Notification Nos. 2021-

P.S. Cell/HR/O/3P-

03/2018 dated 31.12.2019.

5. Joby Thomas K, IPS DC, Zone-II (South

Divn.), Howrah Police

Commissionerate

DC, Central Zone,

Howrah Police

Commissionerate

Jurisdiction Area :

1. AJC Bose B Garden,

2. Shibpur, 3. Howrah, 4.

Bantra, 5. Dasnagar & 6.

Chatterjeehat

6. Bishop Sarkar, IPS Addl. SP, (Operations),

Bankura

DC, Chandannagar,

Chandannagar Police

Commissionerate

On Promotion.

7. Dhritiman Sarkar, IPS Addl. SP, Operation,

Purulia

DC, Traffic, Bidhannagar


On promotion.

8. Praween Prakash, IPS Addl. SP (Zonal),

Sundarban Police District

SP, STF, North Bengal On promotion.

9. Dr. Kunwar Bhushan Singh,

IPS

Addl. SP, (Operation),

Jhargram

DC, Zone-II, (West),

Siliguri Police

Commissionerate

On promotion

10. Amandeep, IPS Addl. SP, Krishnanagar

Police District

DC, Central Zone,

Barrackpore Police

Commissionerate

On promotion.

Jurisdiction Area :

1. Barrackpore,

2. Titagarh, 3. Khardah,

4. Ghola & 5. New

Barrackpore.

11. Debasish Nandi, IPS Addl. SP, Dakshin

Dinajpur

SS, IB, WB On promotion.

12. Parijat Biswas, IPS Addl. SP, Haldia, Purba

Medinipur

CO, EFR, 1st Bn. On promotion.

13. Raj Narayan Mukherjee, IPS Addl. SP, HQs, Hooghly

(Rural)

DC, South Zone, Howrah


On promotion.

Jurisdiction Area :

1. Santragachi,

2. Sankrail, 3. Jagacha &

4. Domjur

14. Arindam Sarkar, IPS Addl. SP, Malda SS, CID, WB On promotion.

15. Anamitra Das, IPS Addl. DC, West, Asansol-

Durgapur Police

Commissionerate

CO, SAP 12th Bn. On promotion

16. Dibyajyoti Das, IPS OSD in the rank of Addl.

SP in the Deptt. of CM’s

Office

OSD in CMO in the rank

of SP

On promotion


February, 2020


19 17 Avijit Banerjee, IPS Addl. SP (Zonal),

Diamond Harbour Police

District

SS, CID, WB On promotion

18. Rahul Goswami, IPS Addl. DC, DD,

Bidhannagar Police

Commissionerate

DC, DD, Bidhannagar


On promotion

By keeping in abeyance

the post of SP, Traffic,

North Bengal

19. Biswajit Mahato, IPS Addl. SP, Jhargram DC, Traffic, Barrackpore


On promotion

20. Jyotirmoy Roy, IPS Addl. SS, EB, WB CO, SIRB, Barjora On promotion

21. Nima Norbu Bhutia, IPS Addl. SP, Jangipur,

Murshidabad

DC, Zone-I (East),

Siliguri Police

Commissionerate

On promotion

22. Smt. Nikita Fonning, IPS Addl. SP, Raiganj Police

District

SS, IB, WB On promotion


the post of SP, Drectorate

of Economic Ofences.

23. Chandra Sekhar Bardhan, IPS Dy. CO, SAP 12th Bn.,

Dabgram

DC, Zone (West),

Asansol-Durgapur Police

Commissionerate

On promotion


the post of SP, STF, WB.

24. Anupam Singh, IPS Addl. DC, South Divn.,

Howrah Police

Commissionerate

Addl. DC, Central Zone,

Howrah Police

Commissionerate

Jurisdiction Area :

1. AJC Bose B Garden,

2. Shibpur 3. Howrah,

4. Bantra, 5. Dasnagar &

6. Chatterjeehat

25. Khandbahale Umesh Ganpat,

IPS

Addl. DC, Barrackpore

Divn., Barrackpore


Addl. DC, North Zone,

Barrackpore


Jurisdiction Area :

1. Bizpur, 2. Naihati

3. Bhatpara, 4. Jagaddal &

5. Noapara

26. Smt. Anjali Singh, IPS DC, (HQ), Siliguri Police

Commissionerate

SRP, Siliguri ________

27. Nagendra Nath Tripathi, IPS OCW, WBPD in the rank

of SP

CO, EFT 2nd Bn. _________

28. Sudeep Sarkar, IPS DC, SSD (Jadavpur

Divn.), Kolkata

DC, DD, Special, Kolkata __________

29. Pradeep Kumar Yadav, IPS DC, STF, Kolkata DC, SSD (Jadavpur

Divn.), Kolkata

Vice Shri Sudeep Sarkar,

IPS

30. Ms. Aparajita Rai, IPS DC, Cyber Crime,

Kolkata Police

DC, STF, Kolkata Vice Shri Pradeep Kumar

Yadav, IPS


Sd./-


IGP, Personnel, WB


February, 2020


20 WEST BENGAL POLICE DIRECTORATE,

BHABANI BHAWAN, KOLKATA-27.

Dated.

In terms of power conferred under Government Order No. 360(2)-H(RTI)1A-48/11(Pt.) dated 30.08.16 of the

Home Department, RTI Cell, Government of West Bengal, the Director General & Inspector General of Police, West Bengal

has been pleased to designate Shri Ashoke Kumar Biswas, IPS, IGP (Organisation) WB as the State Public Information

Officer and Dr. R. Sivakumar, IPS, ADGP (Administration), WB as the Appellate Authority in respect of West Bengal

Police Directorate under the RTI Act-05 with immediate effect and until further order.

Sd./-

(P. Nirajnayan)

Diector General & Inspector General of Police

(Administration), West Bengal.

Memo. No. 82 – ADM/RTI Dated : 24.01.2020(.)

ADM/RTI – 251/13(Pt.4)

Copy forwarded to :-

1) The Additional Director General of Police (Administration), WB,

2) The Inspector General of Police (Organistion), WB

Sd./-

(P. Nirajnayan)

Diector General & Inspector General of Police

(Administration), West Bengal.


February, 2020



Office of the Dy. Inspector General of Police,

Armed Police, North Bengal, Siliguri.

Brigade Order No. 01/2020 Dated, 15/01/2020

Shri Dipendra Moktan, Ard. Inspector of Police, 2

nd IR Bn., Dabgram, Siliguri is granted 30 (thirty) days

Paternity Leave w.e.f. 15.01.2020 to 13.02.2020.

The leave is recommended by the controlling authority.

Sd/-

Dy. Inspector General of Police



February, 2020



Office of the Dy. Inspector General of Police,


Brigade Order No. 03/2020 Dated, 15/01/2020

Shri Dipak Chetri, Ard. Inspector of Police, S.A.P., 12

th Bn., Dabgram, Jalpaiguri is granted 15 (fifteen)

days Earned Leave w.e.f. 09.01.2020 to 23.01.2020 under Rule 169(a) of W,B.S.R. part-I due to sudden demise of his mother.

The leave is due to his credit and is recommended by the controlling authority.

Sd/-

Dy. Inspector General of Police



February, 2020


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THE GAZETTE OF INDIAGAZETTE OF INDIAGAZETTE OF INDIAGAZETTE OF INDIA

Extraordinary PART-II – Section 3 – Sub-section ii)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

N O . 4 0 1 1 ] N E W D E L H I , S A T U R D A Y , D E C E M B E R 1 4 , 2 0 1 9 / A G R A H A Y A N A 2 3 , 1 9 1 1

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

Notification

New Delhi, the 14th

December, 2019

S.O. 4462(E) - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019 (48

of 2019), the Cenral Government hereby appoints the 14th

day of December, 2019, as the date on which the provisions of the

said Act shall come into force.

[F. No. V.11026/42/2019-Arms]

S.C.I. Das, Jt Secy.


February, 2020


24 No. V-11026/42/2019-Arms

Government of India

Ministry of Home Affair

(IS-I Division/Arms Section)

MDC National Stadium, New Delhi

Dated 8th Jan, 2020

To

The Home Secretaries/DGP’s

All States/UTs

Sub : Implementation of the Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019-regarding.

The undersigned is directed to inform that the Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019 has been published by the

Legislative Department, Ministry of Law & Justice vide Gazette of India (E) Part-II Section - No. 72 on 13.12.2019 further,

the provisions of the said Act come into force w.e.f. 14.12.2019 as per Gazette notification of India vide S.O. 4462(E) dated

14.12.2019. Both are available at egazette.nic.in and have been separately emailed.

2. A summary of the amendments to the Arms Act, 1959 effected through the Arms (Amendment) act, 2019 is

forwarded through email ID [email protected] for ready reference.

3. It is requested to take necessary action for the implementation of the provisions of the Arms Act, 1959

including amended through the Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019.

Enclosures : As Above through email.

Yours sincerely,

Sd/-

(Mukesh Mangal)

Director (Arms)

Tele : 23092132


February, 2020


25 AMENDMENTS TO THE ARMS ACT, 1959 THROUGH THE ARMS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019

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1. Section 2: Definitions and interpretation

Licence New:

- 2(1)(ea): “licence” means a licence issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act and rules

made thereunder and includes a licence issued in the electronic form;’.

2. Section 3: Licence for acquisition and possession of firearms and ammunition

Number of

weapons

Existing:

3(2): Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), no person,other than a person referred to in

sub-section (3), shall acquire, have in his possession or carry, at any time, more than three firearms:

Provided that a person who has in his possession more firearms than three at the commencement of

the Arms (Amendment) Act, 1983, may retain with him any three of such firearms and shall deposit,

within ninety days from such commencement*, the remaining firearms with the officer in charge of the

nearest police station or, subject to the conditions prescribed for the purposes of sub-section (1) of section

21, with a licensed dealer or, where such person is a member of the armed forces of the Union, in a unit

armoury referred to in that sub-section.

Amended :

3(2): Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), no person, other than a person referred to in

sub-section (3), shall acquire, have in his possession or carry, at any time, more than two firearms:

“Provided that a person who has in his possession more firearms than two at the

commencement of the Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019, may retain with him any two of such firearms

and shall deposit, within one year from such commencement, the remaining firearm with the officer

in charge of the nearest police station or, subject to the conditions prescribed for the purposes of

sub-section (1) of section 21, with a licensed dealer or, where such person is a member of the armed

forces of the Union, in a unit armoury referred to in that sub-section after which it shall be

delicensed within ninety days from the date of expiry of aforesaid one year :

Provided further that while granting arms licence on inheritance or heirloom basis, the limit

of two firearms shall not be exceeded.”

3. Section 5: Licence for manufacture, sale, etc., of arms and ammunition

Scope of

licence Existing:

5(1): No person shall –

(a) use, manufacture, sell, transfer, convert, repair, test or prove, or

(b) expose or offer for sale or transfer or have in his possession for sale, transfer conversion, repair, test

or proof, any firearm or

Any other arms of such class or description as may be prescribed or any ammunition unless he holds

in this behalf a licence issued in accordance with the provisions of this act and the rules made there

under

Amended:

5(1): No person shall –

(a) use, manufacture, obtain, procure, sell, transfer, convert, repair, test or prove, or

(b) expose or offer for sale or transfer or have in his possession for sale, transfer conversion, repair, test

or proof, any firearm or

Any other arms of such class or description as may be prescribed or any ammunition unless he holds

in this behalf a licence issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made there

under


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4. Section 6: Licence for the shortening of guns or conversion of imitation firearms into firearms

Conversion Existing :

No person shall shorten the barrel of a firearm or convert an imitation firearm into a firearm unless he

holds in this behalf a licence issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made there

under.

Amended:

No person shall shorten the barrel of a firearm or convert an imitation firearm into a firearm or convert

from any category or firearms mentioned in the Arms Rules, 2016 into any other category or

firearms, unless he holds in this behalf a licence issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act and

the rules made there under.

5. Section 8: Prohibition of sale or transfer of firearms not bearing identification marks

Marking on

ammunition

Existing:

8(1): No person, shall obliterate, remove, alter or forge any name, number or other identification mark

stamped or otherwise shown on a firearm.

Amended:

8(1): No person, shall obliterate, remove, alter or forge any name, number or other identification mark

stamped or otherwise shown on a firearm or ammunition.

6. Section 13: Grant of licences

Firearm for

target

practice

Existing:

13(3): The licensing authority shall grant –

(a) A licence under section 3 where the licence is required –

(i)…….

(ii) in respect of a point 22-bore rifle or an air rifle to be used for target practice by a member of a

rifle club or rifle association licensed or recognized by the Central Government

Amended:

13(3): The licensing authority shall grant –

(a) A licence under section 3 where the licence is required –

(i)…….

(ii) in respect of a firearm to be used for target practice by a member of a rifle club or rifle

association licensed or recognized by the Central Government;

7. Section 15: Duration and renewal of licence

Duration of

licence

Existing:

15(1): A licence under section 3 shall, unless revoked earlier, continue in force for a period of three years

from the date on which it is granted:

Provided that such a licence may be granted for a shorter period if the person by whom the licence is

required so desires or if the licensing authority for reasons to be recorded in writing considers in any case

that the licence should be granted for a shorter period.


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Amended:

15(1): A licence under section 3 shall, unless revoked earlier, continue in force for a period of five

years from the date on which it is granted:

Provided that such a license may be granted for a shorter period if the person by whom the

license is required so desires or if the licensing authority for reasons to be recorded in writing

considers in any case that the license should be granted for a shorter period.

Provided further that the licence granted under section 3 shall be subject to the

conditions specified in sub-clauses (ii) and (iii) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 9 and

the licensee shall produce the licence along with the firearm or ammunition and connected

document before the licensing authority after every five years from the date on which it is granted

or renewed.

8. Section 25: Punishment for certain offences

Enhancement

of punishment

Existing :

25(1): Whoever –

(a) Manufactures, sells, transfers, converts, repairs, tests or proves, or exposes or offers for the

sale or transfer, or has in his possession for sale, transfer, conversion, repair, test or proof,

any arms or…….

Shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but

which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.

Amended:

25(1): Whoever –

(a) manufactures, obtains, procures, sells, transfers, converts, repairs, tests or proves, or

exposes or offers for the sale or transfer, or has in his possession for sale, transfer conversion,

repair, test or proof, any arms or ammunition in contravention of section 5; or

(b) shortens the barrel of a firearm or convert an imitation firearm into a firearm or from any

category of firearms mentioned in the Arms Rules, 2016 into any other category of firearms, in

contravention of section 6 or;

(d) bring into, or takes out of, India, any arms or ammunition of any class or description in

contravention of section 11; or

shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but

which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine.


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No.

Amendments

Enhancement of

punishment for acquiring

prohibited arms in

contravention of section

7

Existing:

25(1A): Whoever acquires, has in his possession or carries any prohibited arms or

prohibited ammunition in contravention of section 7 shall be punishable with

imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years, but which may extend to

ten years and shall also be liable to fine.

Amended:

25(1A): Whoever acquires, has in his possession or carries any prohibited arms or

prohibited ammunition in contravention of section 7 shall be punishable with

imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years, but which may

extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine.

Provided that the Court may for any adequate and special reasons to be

recorded in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than

seven years.

New :

25(1AB): Whoever, by using force, takes the firearm from the police or armed

forces shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than

ten years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to

fine.

Enhancement of

punishment for

manufacturing/possession

of prohibited arms in

contravention of section 7

Existing :

25(1AA): Whoever manufactures, sells, transfers, converts, repairs, tests or proves, or

exposes or offers for sale or transfer or has in his possession for sale, transfer, conversion,

repair, test or proof any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition in contravention of

section 7 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than

seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to

fine.

Amended:

25(1AA): Whoever manufactures, sells, transfers, converts, repairs, tests or proves, or

exposes or offers for sale or transfer or has in his possession for sale, transfer, conversion,

repair, test or proof any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition in contravention of

section 7 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than

ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine.

Marking of arms for

tracing

Existing:

25(1B): Whoever –

(a) acquires, has in his possession or carries any firearm or ammunition in

contravention to section 3; or

(b) to (h)……..

(i)….arms or ammunition or refuses to point out where the same are or is

manufactured or kept.

Shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year

but which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine:

Provided that the Court may for any adequate and special reasons to be recorded

in the judgment impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than one year.


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Amended:

Whoever –

(a) acquires, has in his possession or carries any firearm or ammunition in contravention to

section 3; or

(b) to (h)……..

(i)….arms or ammunition or refuses to point out where the same are or is manufactured or

kept, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years but

which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine:

Provided that the Court may for any adequate and special reasons to be recorded in the

judgment impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than two years.

Organised

crime

syndicates

New:

25(6): If any member of an organised crime syndicate or any person on its behalf has at any

time has in his possession or carries any arms or ammunition in contravention of any

provision of Chapter II shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be

less than ten years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to

fine.

25(7): Whoever on behalf of a member of an organised crime syndicate or a person on its

behalf,-

(i) manufactures, obtains, procures sells, transfers, converts, repairs, tests or proves,

or exposes or offers for sale of transfer, conversion, repair, test or proof, any arms

or ammunition in contravention of secton 5; or

(ii) shortens the barrel of a firearm or converts an imitation firearm into a firearm or

converts any category of firearms mentioned in the Arms Rules, 2016 into any other

category of firearm in contravention of section 6; or

(iii) brings into, or takes out of India, any arms or ammunition of any class or

description in contravention of section 11,

shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years, but

which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable for fine.

Explanation. – For the purposes sub-sections (6) and (7), -

(a) “organised crime” means any continuing unlawful activity by any person, singly or

collectively, either as a member of an organized crime syndicate or on behalf of

such syndicate, by use of violence or threat of violence or intimidation or coercion,

or other unlawful means, with the objective of gaining pecuniary benefits, or

gaining undue economic or other advantage for himself or any person.;

(b) “organised crime syndicate” means a group of two or more persons who, acting

either singly or collectively, as a syndicate or gang indulge in activities or organised

crime.

Illicit

trafficking

New:

25(8): Whoever involves in or aids in the illicit trafficking of firearms and ammunition in

contravention of sections 3, 5, 6, 7 and 11 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term

which shall not be less than ten years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life and

shall also be liable to fine.

Explanation, - For the purposes of this sub-section, “illicit trafficking” means the import,

export, acquisition, sale, delivery, movement or transfer of firearms and ammunition into,

from or within the territory of India, if the firearms and ammunition are not marked in


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accordance with the provisions of this Act or are being trafficked in contravention of the

provisions of this Act including smuggled firearms of foreign make or prohibited arms and

prohibited ammunition.

Rash and

negligent use

of firearms

New :

25(9): Whoever uses firearm in a rash or negligent manner or in celebratory gunfire so as to

endanger human life or personal safety of others shall be punishable with an imprisonment

for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to rupees one lakh,

or with both.

Explanation. – For the purposes of this sub-section, - “celebratory gunfire” means the

practice of using firearm in public gatherings, religious places, marriage parties or other

functions, to fire ammunition.

9. Punishment

for using arms,

etc.

Existing:

27(3): Whoever uses any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition or does any act in

contravention of section 7 and such use or act results in the death of any other person, shall be

punishable with death.

Amended:

27(3): Whoever uses any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition or does any act in

contravention of section 7 and such use or act results in the death of any other person, shall be

punishable with imprisonment for life, or death and shall also be liable to fine.

10. Section 44: Power to make rules:

Tracing of

firearm or

ammunition

Existing:

Section 44(2)(f): the manner in which the maker’s name, the manufacturer’s number or other

identification mark of a firearm shall be stamped or otherwise shown thereon;

Amended:

Section 44(2)(f): the manner in which the maker’s name, the manufacturer’s number or other

identification mark of a firearm or ammunition shall be stamped or otherwise shown thereon for

the purposes of tracing;

Explanation. – For the purposes of this clause, “tracing” means the systematic tracking of

firearms and ammunition from manufacturer to purchaser for the purpose of detecting,

investigating and analysing illicit manufacturing and illicit trafficking;’.


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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA

EXTRAORDINARYEXTRAORDINARYEXTRAORDINARYEXTRAORDINARY PART II PART II PART II PART II –––– Section 1Section 1Section 1Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

N O . 7 2 ] N E W D E L H I , F R I D A Y , D E C E M B E R 1 3 , 2 0 1 9 / A G R A H A Y A N A 2 2 , 1 9 4 1 ( S A K A )

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.

MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department)

New Delhi the 13th December, 2019/Agrahayana 22, 1941 (Saka)

The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 13th December, 2019 and is hereby published for

general information :-

THE ARMS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019 No. 48 OF 2019

[13th December, 2019]

An Act further to amend the Arms Act, 1959.

Be it enacted by Parliament in the Seventieth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-

1.(1) This Act may be called the Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019. Short title and commencement

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

54 of 1959 2. In the Arms Act, 1959 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 2, after Amendment of section 2

Clause (e) the following clause shall be inserted, namely :-

‘(ea) “licence” means a licence issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act and rules made thereunder and

includes a licence issued in the electronic form.’.

Amendment 3. In section 3 of the principal Act, insub-section (2) ;- of section 3 (i) for the words “three firearms”, the words “two firearm” shall be substituted.

(ii) for the proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted namely :-

“Provided that a person who has in his possession more firearms than two at the commencement of the Arms

(Amendment) Act, 2019, may retain with him any two of such firearms and shall deposit, within one year from such

commencement, the remaining firearm with the officer in charge of the nearest police station or, subject to the

conditions prescribed for the purposes of sub-section (1) of section 21, with a licensed dealer or, where such person is a

member of the armed forces of the Union, in a unit armoury referred to in that sub-section after which it shall be

delicensed within ninety days from the date of expiry of aforesaid one year.

Provided further that while granting arms licence on inheritance or heirloom basis, the limit of two firearms shall

not be exceeded”.

Amendment 4. In section 5 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), in clause (a), for the word “manufacture”, the words “manufacture, of section 5 obtain, procure,” shall be substituted.

Amendment

5. In section 6 of the principal Act, after the words “convert an imitation firearm into a firearm”, the words and figures “or of section 6 convert from any category of firearms mentioned in the Arms Rules, 2016 into any other category of firearms” shall be inserted.

Amendment 6. In section 8 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the word “firearm”, the words “firearm or ammunition” shall be of section 8 substituted.


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Amendment 7. In section 13 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), in clause (a), in sub-clause (ii), for the words and figures “point 22 of section 13 bore rifle or an air rifle”, the word “firearm” shall be substituted.

Amendment 8. In section 15 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), - of section 15 (a) for the words “period of three years”, the words “period of five years” shall be substituted :

(b) after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted namely :-

“Provided further that the licence granted under section 3 shall be subject to the conditions specified in sub-

clauses (ii) and (iii) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 9 and the license shall produce the licence along with the firearm

of ammunition and connected document before the licensing authority after every five years from the date on which it is granted

or renewed.”

Amendment 9. In section 25 of the principal Act - of section 25 (i) in sub-section (1), -

(a) in clause (a), for the word “manufactures”, the words “manufactures, obtains, procures,” shall be substituted;

(b) In clause (b), after the words “convert an imitation firearm into a firearm”, the words and figures “or

convert from any category of firearms mentioned in the Arms Rules, 2016 into any other category of firearms” shall

be inserted;

(c) In the long line, for the words “three years but which may extend to seven years”, the words “seven years but which

may extend to imprisonment for life” shall be substituted.

(ii) in sub-section (1A), -

(a) For the words “five years but which may extend to ten years”, the words “seven years but which may extend to

fourteen years” shall be substituted;

(b) the following proviso shall be inserted, namely :-

“Provided that the Court may, for any adequate and special reasons to be recorded in the judgment, impose a

sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than seven years”.

(iii) After sub-section (1A), the following sub-section shall be inserted namely :-

“(IAB) Whoever, by using force, takes the firearm from the police or armed forces shall be punishable with

imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall

also be liable to fine.”;

(iv) in sub-section (1AA), for the words “seven years”, the words “ten years”shall be substituted;

(v) in sub-section (1B), -

(a) in the long line, for the words “one year but which may extend to three years”, the words “two years but

which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine” shall be substituted;

(b) in the proviso, for the words “one year”, the words “two years” shall be substituted;

(vi) after sub-section (5), the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely :-

(6) If any member of an organised crime syndicate or any person on its behalf has at any time has in his

possession or carries any arms or ammunition in contravention of any provision of Chapter II shall be punishable with

imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall

also be liable to fine.

(7) Whoever on behalf of a member of an organised crime syndicate or a person on its behalf, -

(i) manufactures, obtains, procures, sells, transfers, converts, repairs, tests or proves, or exposes or offers

for sale or transfer, conversion, repair, test or proof, any arms or ammunition in contravention of section 5; or

(ii) shortens the barrel of a firearm or converts an imitation firearm into a firearm or converts from any

category of firearms mentioned in the Arms Rules, 2016 into any other category of firearms in contravention of section 6

or

(iii) brings into, or takes out of India, any arms or ammunition of any class or description in contravention of section 11,

Shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life

and shall also be liable to fine.


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Explanation – For the purposes of sub-sections (6) and (7) :-

(a) “organised crime” means any continuing unlawful activity by any person, singly or collectively either as a

member of an organised crime syndicate or on behalf of such syndicate, by use of violence or threat of violence or intimidation or

coercion, or other unlawful means, with the objective of gaining pecuniary benefits, or gaining undue economic or other advantage for

himself or any person.

(b) “organised crime syndicate” means a group of two or more persons who acting either singly or collectively

as a syndicate or gang indulge in activities of organised crime.

(8) Whoever involves in or aids in the illicit trafficking of firearms and ammunition in contravention of sections 3, 5, 6, 7

and 11 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend in imprisonment for

life and shall also be liable to fine.

Explanation :- For the purposes of this sub-section, “illicit trafficking” means the import, export, acquisition, sale,

delivery, movement or transfer of firearms and ammunition into, from or within the territory of India, if the firearms and ammunition are

not marked in accordance with the provisions of this Act or are being trafficked in contravention of the provisions of this Act including

smuggled firearms of foreign make or prohibited arms and prohibited ammunition.

(9) Whoever uses firearm in a rash or negligent manner or in celebratory gunfire so as to endanger human life or personal

safety of others shall be punishable with an imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to

rupees one lakh, or with both.

Explanation :- For the purposes of this sub-section, “celebratory gunfire” means the practice of using firearm in public

gatherings, religious places, marriage parties or other functions to fire ammunition.

Amendment 10. In section 27 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), for the words “shall be punishable with death”, the words “shall be of section 27 punishable with imprisonment for life, or death and shall also be liable to fine” shall be substituted.

Amendment 11. In section 44 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), in clause (f), - of section 44 (a) for the words “firearm shall be stamped or otherwise shown thereon”, the words “firearm or ammunition shall be

stamped or otherwise shown thereon for the purposes of tracing” shall be substituted.

(b) the following Explanation shall be inserted namely :-

Explanation :- For the purposes of this clause, “tracing” means the systematic tracking of firearms and ammunition

from manufacturer to purchaser for the purpose of detecting, investigating and analysing illicit manufacturing and illicit trafficking.

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DR. G. NARAYANA RAJU

Secretary to the Govt. of India

CORRIGENDA

The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories Act, 2019 (44 of 2019) as published in

the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II, Section I dated the 9th December, 2019 (Issue No. 68) :-

1. At page 3 in line 36 for “Union to” read “Union territoty to”

2. At page 4 in line 49 for “section 16” read “section 15”.


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PART – II

Orders of the Director General & Inspector General of Police, West Bengal

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PART – III Rewards

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PART – IV

Miscellaneous Notices

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PART – V

Notification regarding the forfeiture and proscription of various publications.

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PART – VI Govt. & Other Departmental Orders

Police Order

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By Order

(Jagabandhu De)

Registrar

West Bengal Police Directorate.

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