(1) If the armed police discharges his/her duty carelessly or recklessly or pretends to be refrained from discharging a duty or is incapable to discharge his/her duty or breaks discipline or commit any improper conduct as prescribed or does not discharge the duties pursuant to Section 24 or commits a crime pursuant to Section 27 or in other conditions prescribed, such armed police may, according to the degree of offence be dismissed from service on the condition that he/she shall be disqualified for governmental service in future; be removed from service on the condition that he/she shall not be disqualified for governmental service in future or be awarded other departmental action as prescribed.
(2) The competent authority shall have the power to issue an order of departmental action against the armed police service.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by Sub-section (1), the authority to issue an order of departmental action against the armed police shall be as prescribed.
(4) The competent authority, while issuing an order of penalty pursuant to Sub-section (2) or (3), shall prepare a memorandum (Parcha) which shall contain the statement of a charge including the reasons and grounds for penalties, inquiry made in relation thereto, opportunity for defence and his/her statement (response) and opinion if
any further inquiry is made; reasons and grounds of unreasonableness of providing opportunity for defence, if opportunity for a defence is not provided and shall sign it and include it into the case file.
(5) An appeal against the order of departmental penalty to armed police shall lie to the prescribed authority.