Preparations are going on across the country to celebrate Holi with pomp and joy. However, due to elections, there will be tight security arrangements in the entire country on the occasion of Holi. The leave of police officers and personnel in UP has been canceled from 22 to 27 March. It has been said in the order that the policemen who are on leave should be called back immediately. But do you know that it is a crime to put color on the uniforms of policemen on the occasion of Holi. Know what are the rules regarding policemen.
Policemen
During Holi, if a person intentionally puts colors without the consent of the policeman, then Police can take action against him. However, if a person applies color to a policeman with consent while on duty, no action is taken against him. According to the information, it is a legal offense to put color or any other ink on the uniform of any policeman. For this, the police of that state can take legal action.
Rules regarding police uniform
There is a law in the Constitution regarding police uniform in India. . According to this, any state can take decisions on the uniforms of its police and other issues related to them. It is mentioned in List 2 of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. Under this, state governments can take decisions on uniforms for their policemen and security forces. This is the reason why police uniforms are seen differently in different states.
Policemen play Holi
Let us tell you that it is not that policemen do not play Holi. Policemen and their families play Holi in civil dress at police lines or other places. Apart from this, policemen at different police stations and police department offices also congratulate each other on Holi by applying colors. But no common person can apply colour, dye or any ink on any policeman while on duty without permission. If they do so, the police can take action against them. Let us tell you that there are different rules in every state regarding policemen and their uniform.
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