Commissioners of Police (also known as Police Commissioners) in India are IPS officers who head the police force in a police commissionerate. A police commissionerate can combine several adjoining districts under it. A Police Commissioner holds higher executive powers than those available to a Superintendent of Police (SP) or Senior SP (SSP) in charge of the police force of a district. Commissioner of Police (CP) is a post that can be held by an IPS officer of the rank SP and above, depending upon the sanction provided by the respective state government (or in case of Delhi, by the Government of India).
History and description
Traditionally at the district level, the Superintendent of Police (SP) or Senior SP (SSP) maintains law and order by working with the District Magistrate (DM). Under the Commissioners of Police (CP) system, the magisterial powers of DM are given to the CP and to sanctioned police officers under him/her (e.g., Special/Joint/Additional/Deputy/Assistant CP). For large metropolitan cities, the CP system is generally considered more suitable policing system.
Commissionerates
A Police Commissionerate's jurisdiction can consist of several adjoining districts. The Hyderabad City Police commissionerate since 1847 AD, established in the erstwhile Hyderabad State by the Nizams is the oldest police commissionerate in India. The British India government brought the CP system first to Kolkata and Chennai in 1856, and followed it in Mumbai in 1864.
Commissioners of Police
Commissioners of Police in India are IPS officers who head the police force in a commissionerate. They hold higher executive powers than those available to a Superintendent of Police (SP) or Senior SP (SSP) in charge of the police force of a district. Commissioner of Police (CP) is a post that can be held by an IPS officer of the rank SP and above, depending upon the sanction provided by the respective state government (or in case of Delhi, by the Government of India).
List of Commissioners of Police
Following is the list of Commissioners of Police (CP) in India, along with their respective ranks (these ranks can vary from time to time):-
Andhra Pradesh Police
Assam Police
Delhi Police
Gujarat Police
Haryana Police
Karnataka Police
Kerala Police
Madhya Pradesh Police
Maharashtra Police
Nagaland Police
Odisha Police
Punjab Police
Rajasthan Police
Tamil Nadu Police
Telangana Police
Uttar Pradesh Police
West Bengal Police
States and UTs without CP
The following police forces in India do not have Police Commissionerate (i.e. Commissioner of Police or CP) system:-
States
Arunachal Pradesh Police
Bihar Police
Chhattisgarh Police
Goa Police
Himachal Pradesh Police
Jharkhand Police
Manipur Police
Meghalaya Police
Mizoram Police
Sikkim Police
Tripura Police
Uttarakhand Police
Among the 10 most populous states of India, only Bihar (3rd most populous) does not have CP system in any of its cities.
Union Territories
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police
Chandigarh Police
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Police
Jammu and Kashmir Police
Ladakh Police
Lakshadweep Police
Puducherry Police
Largest cities without CP
Among the Indian cities having population above 1.5 million (2011 Census), the only city which does not have CP system is Patna.
Notes
See also
Director General of Police
District Magistrate
Divisional Commissioner
Law enforcement in India
Municipal Commissioner
Police forces of India
Police ranks and insignia of India
References
External links
Difference between Commissioner of Police (CP) and Director General of Police (DGP) in India | Commissioner vs Director General of Police (DGP) Comparison - Difference between Commissioner of Police and DGP (Director General of Police)