34. Punishment for certain offences on roads, etc / THE POLICE ACT, 1861

34. Punishment for certain offences on roads, etc:-

Powers of police officers.-
Any person who, on any road or in any open place or street or thoroughfare within the limits of any town to which this section shall be specially extended by the State Government, commits any of the following offences, to the obstruction, inconvenience, annoyance, risk, danger of damage of the residents or passengers shall, on conviction
before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty rupees, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour not exceeding eight days; and it shall be lawful for any police-officer to take into custody; without a warrant, any person who, within his view, commits any of such offences namely :-

First-Slaughtering cattle, Curious riding, etc:- Any person who slaughters any cattle or cleans any carcass; any person who rides or drives any cattle recklessly or
furiously, or trains or breaks any horse or other cattle;

Second-Cruelty to animal:- Any person who wantonly or cruelly beats, abuses or tortures any animal;

Third-Obstructing passengers:- Any person who keeps any cattle or conveyance of any kind standing longer, than is required, for loading or unloading or for taking up or setting down passengers, or who leaves any conveyance in such a manner as to cause inconvenience or danger to the public;

Fourth-Exposing goods for sale:- Any person who exposes any goods for sale;

Fifth-Throwing dirt into street:- Any person who throws or lays down any dirt, filth, rubbish or any stones or building materials, or who constructs any cowshed, stable or the like or who causes any offensive matter to run from any house, factory, dung-heap or the like ;

Sixth-Being found drunk or riotous.- Any person who is found drunk or riotous or who is incapable of taking care of himself;

Seventh-Indecent exposure of person.- Any person who wilfully and indecently exposes his person, or any offensive deformity or disease, or commits nuisance by easing himself, or by bathing or washing in any tank or reservoir, not being a place set apart for the purpose ;

Eighth-Neglect to protect dangerous places.- Any person who neglects to fence in or duly to protect any well, tank or other dangerous place or structure.

COMMENTS
This section empowers every police-officer to take into custody, without a warrant, any person who within his view, commits any of offences specified in clauses First to Eighth.