22. Powers of Police Commissioner and other Police officers to give direction to the public.
(1)The [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] [Substituted by Act A.P.A.O. 1957] and subject to the orders of the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] [Substituted by Act A.P.A.O. 1957] every Police officer not below the rank of an Inspector may, from time to time, as occasion may require, give such orders for the following matters either orally or in writing as may be necessary; but such orders shall not be inconsistent with any rule made under section 21,-(a)the mode of passing, conduct and behaviour or acts of the processions, or assemblies passing in the streets;(b)prescribe the routes by which and the time at which such processions may or may not pass;(c)prevent obstruction on the occasions of processions and assemblies and in the neighbourhood of any place of worship during the time of public worship and in every case when any street or public place or any place of public resort may be thronged or is likely to be obstructed;(d)maintain order in streets, public places and all other places where public throng;(e)regulate the music or singing in any street or public place and the beating of kettle-drum, tom-toms, band, drum and the blowing of horns or other like instruments in or near any street or public place;(f)on the written application of any person to the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] [Substituted by Act A.P.A.O. 1957] if the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] [Substituted by Act A.P.A.O. 1957] is satisfied that music, singing or the noise of the aforesaid instruments is causing inconvenience to any person residing in the neighbourhood on account of his serious illness or to the lawful profession by persons residing in the neighbourhood, the prohibition of its continuance:Provided that when any music or singing is so stopped, the person aggrieved by the prohibitory order may file an application against such order to the Chief City Magistrate and if the said Magistrate is satisfied that in view of the conditions the said order is not based on reasonable grounds, he may alter or cancel such order and the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] [Substituted by Act A.P.A.O. 1957] shall carry out the order made by the City Criminal Court.(2)Powers to issue orders for prevention of disorder. - The [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] [Substituted by Act A.P.A.O. 1957] may, whenever and for such time, as he considers necessary for the preservation of the public peace and public safety, by notification, issue an order to the public or to particular individuals prohibiting the following matters,-(a)the carrying in any public place of swords, spears, bludgeons, guns, [knives] [Amended by Act No.XXVII of 1356 Fasli.] and other offensive weapons;(b)the collection, carrying or preparation of stones or other means of casting missiles;(c)the keeping or offering for exhibition of persons or of corpses or effigies or other figures in any public place;(d)utterance of cries or singing in public;(e)making a speech, gesture or mimetic presentation, or the preparation, exhibition or dissemination of pictures, symbols, placards, or any other things which is against morality and decency or which, in the opinion of the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] [Substituted by Act A.P.A.O. 1957] is likely to create religious animosity or hatred between different communities or individuals or is likely to bring about commission of an offence or disturbance of the public peace or induces resistance to or contempt of the law or of a lawful authority.(3)Power of prohibit assembly and procession. - The [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] [Substituted by Act A.P.A.O. 1957] may, at any time by order in writing, prohibit every kind of assembly or procession for such time as may appear to him to be necessary and proper for preservation of peace and public safety; but no such prohibitory order shall remain in force for a period exceeding one week without the sanction of the Government.(4)Power to reserve street or public place for any public purpose. - The [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] [Substituted by Act A.P.A.O. 1957] may also by public notice temporarily reserve any street or public place for any public purpose and prohibit any person from entering the area so reserved unless he observes the conditions prescribed by the [Commissioner of City Police, Hyderabad] [Substituted by Act A.P.A.O. 1957]
