602. Duties of District Police in connection with enquiries into railway accidents. [§ 12, Act V, 1861].
- The Superintendent of Railway Police is primarily entrusted with the duty of investigation in cases of accident. When a District Police officer-in-charge of a station receives a report of an accident, he should proceed to the spot, make a preliminary enquiry and see that no persons abscond. On the arrival of the Railway Police, he should leave the case in their hands. Accidents on Railways for which no Railway Police are sanctioned will be investigated by the officers of the District Police having jurisdiction.Note. - The rules framed under section 84 of the Indian Railways Act, 1890, regarding notices of said enquiries into accidents will be found in Appendix XXIX.
