RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE

            RPF is a Force constituted under the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957.  It is an Armed Force of the Union.

            This Force is spread over Western Railway and has 26 Gazetted officers and 4959subordinate officers and staff.  IG-cum-Chief Security Commissioner heads it over Western Railway and each Division is having a Sr. Divl. Security Commissioner or Divl. Security Commissioner.  The functional units of the Force are RPF Posts.

DUTIES OF MEMBERS OF THE FORCE AS PER SECTION 11 OF RPF ACT. 1957 (AMMENDED 2003):-

(A) Promptly to execute all orders lawfully issued to him by his Superior Authority.     

(B) To protect and safeguard Railway Property, Passenger Area and Passengers,         

(C) To remove any obstruction in the movement of Railway Property or Passenger Area and.

(D) To do any other act conducive to the better protection and security of Railway Property, Passenger Area and Passengers.

MISSION STATEMENT:-

We shall    –

Ø Protect and safeguard Railway Passengers, Passenger area and Railway property.

Ø Ensure the safety, security and boost the confidence of the traveling public on the Indian Railways.

OBJECTIVES:- 

We shall –

Ø Carry on an unrelenting fight against criminals in protecting Railway Passengers, Passenger area and Railway property.

Ø Facilitate passenger-travel and security by removing all anti-social elements from trains, railway premises and passenger area.

Ø Remain vigilant to prevent trafficking in women and children and take appropriate action to rehabilitate destitute children found in Railway area.

Ø Co-operate with other departments of the Railways in improving the efficiency and image of the Indian Railways.

Ø Act as a bridge between the Government Railway Police/Local Police and the Railway Administration.

Ø Adopt pro-actively all modern technology, best human rights practices, management techniques and special measures for protection of female and elderly passengers and children, in the pursuit of these objectives.

 

APPEAL:-

                        The information concerning to theft and pilferage of Railway property, Railway Material etc. may be given to any of the following officers in personally or by telephone or by post, such information will be treated as strictly confidential.  The information will be rewarded if the information leads to recovery of substantial amount of property and conviction of criminals. 

S.No	Name & Designation	Tel. (O)	Tel.®	E. Mail ID	Res. Address.
1.	Shri Mahim Swami, Inspector General-cum- Chief Security Commissioner/RPF, Western Railway, Churchgate, Mumbai –400 020.	22017929	-	csc.@ wr.railnet.gov.in	P-78 BadhwarPark, Colaba, Mumbai 400 005
2.	Shri Atul Pathak, Addl. Chief Security Commissioner/RPF, Western Railway, Churchgate, Mumbai –400 020.	22017308
3.	Shri Abhishek Kumar, Sr. Security Commissioner (HQ)/RPF & PIO / Security, Western Railway, Churchgate, Mumbai – 400 020.	22018070		dycscwr@gmail.com	Quarter No. 401, Mumbai Central, Mumbai
4.	Vacant-----, SO to CSC, Western Railway, Churchgate Mumbai -400020	22018070		socsc@railnet.gov.in
5.	Shri Bageshwari Charan, Asstt. Security Commissioner (PS) Western Railway, Churchgate, Mumbai -400 020	22264		ascpswr@yahoo.in
6.	Zonal Security Control Room, CSC Office, Western Railway, Churchgate, Mumai – 400 020	22280    22265 22039139	-	-

PUBLIC SERVICE:-

            Railway Protection Force Assistance Booth renders service to the traveling public by way of providing information about running of trains, local hospitals, hotels, tourist places etc.

Details of "May I Help You" Booths over Western Railway.

Division	RPF Assistance Booths	Combined RPF & GRP Booths
Mumbai	Mumbai Central, Virar,  Surat	Valsad, Bandra Terminus, Churhchgate.
Vadodara	Vadodara	Godhra
Ratlam	Indore, Ujjain, Ratlam	-
Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad	-
Rajkot	Rajkot	-
Bhavnagar	Bhavnagar, Junagarh.	-

List of Sr. Divl. Security Commissioners, Divl. Security Commissioners and Security Commissioners and their Phone numbers at Divisional level.

S. No.	Division	Name & Design. of the Officer	P& T  Nos.
			Office	Residence
1.	Mumbai	Shri R.B. Rupanwar, Sr.DSC	23080700	27706376
2.	Vadodara	“ -----------, DSC	2652650
3.	Ahmedabad	“ Sumati Shandilya, Sr. DSC	22205200	26560427
4.	Ratlam	“ Sachin Bhalode, Sr. DSC	235853
5.	Rajkot	“ R. G. Meena, DSC	2476762	2476071
6.	Bhavnagar	“ Ramesh Kumar, DSC	2445620	2446743

           

LEGAL POWERS OF RPF:-

A. Powers under RPF Act 1957 (Amendment 2003):-

Section 12 –    Powers to arrest without warrant: -

Any member of the Force may, without an order from a Magistrate and without a warrant, arrest:

 

(i)    Any person, who voluntarily  causes hurt to, or attempts voluntarily to cause hurt to, or wrongfully restraints or attempts wrongfully to restraint, or assaults, threatens to assault, or uses or threatens or attempts to use, criminal force to him or any other member of the Force in the execution of his duty as such member, or with intent to prevent or to deter him from discharging his duty as such members or in consequence or any thing done or attempted to be done by him in the lawful discharge of his duty as such member; or

(ii)     Any person who has been concerned in or against whom a reasonable suspicion exists of his having been concerned in, or who is found taking precautions to conceal his presence under circumstances which afford reason to believe that he is taking such precautions with a view to committing a cognizable offence which relates to railway property, passenger area and passengers.

(iii)    Any person found taking precautions to conceal his presence within the railway limits under circumstances which afford reason to believe that he is taking such precautions with a view to committing theft of, or damage to railway property, passenger area and passengers.

(iv)    Any person who commits or attempts to commit a cognizable offence which involves or which is likely to involve imminent danger to the life of any person engaged in carrying on any work relating to railway property, passenger area and passengers.  

Section 13 -     Powers to search without warrant

1.   Whenever any member of the Force, not below the rank of a Senior Rakshak, has reason to believe that any such offence as is referred to in section 12 has been or is being committed and that a search warrant can not be obtained without affording the offender an opportunity of escaping or of concealing evidence of the offence he may detain him and search his person and belongings forthwith and, if he thinks proper arrest any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed the offence.

2.   The provision of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 relating to searches under that Code shall, so far as may, be applied to searches under this section.

 

B. Powers under Railway Act 1989 (Amended 2003) with effect from 01.07.2004:-

Any member of the Force can detect any person in trains as well as in Passenger area in the following offences under Railway Act.

 I.

      i) Section             137     :-          (Fraudulently traveling without proper pass or ticket) - 

ii) Section            138     :-          (Levy of excess charges and fare for traveling without ticket).

iii) Section            39      :-          (Power to remove persons failing or refusing to pay the fare)

iv) Section           141     :-          (Needlessly interfering with means of communications)

v) Section            142      :-          (Unauthorised selling of tickets)

vi) Section           143     :-          (Penalty for unauthorized selling of tickets)  

II.

       i) Section            144      :-          (Unauthorised hawking)

       ii) Section           145      :-          (Drunkenness or nuisance)

iii) Section           146      :-          (Obstructing Railway servant in his duty)

iv) Section           147      :-          (Trespass)

iv) Section           153      :-          (Endangering safety of traveling passengers)

vi) Section           154      :-          (Endangering Safety of traveling passengers by negligent act or

                                                           omission)

III.

i) Section           155      : -         (Entering into reserved compartment or resisting entry to a

           reserved compartment).

ii) Section           156      : -         (Traveling on roof, steps or engine of a train)

 iii) Section           157      :-          (Altering or defacing by Drivers or Conductors of vehicles to

             directions of Railway servants)

iv) Section            159      :-          (Disobedience by Drivers or Conductors of vehicles to directions

             of railway servants).

iv) Section            160      :-          (Opening or breaking a level crossing gate)

 v) Section            161      :-          (Negligently crossing unmanned level crossing)

 IV.

i) Section             162     : -         (Entering carriage or place reserved for females)

ii) Section            163     :-          (Giving false accounts of goods)

iii) Section             164     :-          (Unlawfully bringing dangerous goods on railways).

iv) Section             165     : -         (Unlawfully bringing offensive goods on a railway).

v) Section              166     :-          (Defacing public notices)

vi) Section             167      :-          (Smoking)

V.

      i) Section              172      :-          (Penalty for intoxication)

ii) Section              173      :-          (Abandoning train etc. without authority)

iii) Section             174      :-          (Obstructing running of trains etc. )

iv) Section             175      :-          (Endangering the safety of persons by disobeying the rules)

v) Section              176      :-          (Obstructing level crossing)

The person so apprehended/detected and arrested for the above offences shall be prosecuted by the "Authorized Officer" after investigating the case.

Railway Act cases:-

C. Division wise for the year 2009, 2010 & 2011:-

Year 2009

Division	No. of Persons		Fine Realized       (Rs.)	Jail	PT
	Prosecuted	Convicted
BCT	47400	47228	10800007	2103	172
BRC	29726	29684	1824415	3077	42
ADI	33212	33176	1309298	33	36
RTM	25162	24676	1949970	956	486
RJT	8133	8103	515627	172	30
BVP	5132	5117	330979	7	15
TOTAL	148765	147984	16730296	6348	781

Year 2010

Division	No. of Persons		Fine Realized   (Rs.)	Jail	PT
	Prosecuted	Convicted
BCT	32217	31817	7791521	1023	400
BRC	28104	27935	1836284	404	169
ADI	35891	35830	1681507	4	61
RTM	34929	34429	3407162	242	500
RJT	8280	8244	528492	54	36
BVP	4421	4390	321005	2	31
TOTAL	143842	142645	15565971	1729	1197

Year 2011

Division	No. of Persons		Fine Realized (Rs.)	Jail	PT
	Prosecuted	Convicted
BCT	46826	46472	14237381	696		354
BRC	24356	24233	2285618	122		123
ADI	33102	32952	1926148	34		150
RTM	35621	34524	4487667	30		1097
RJT	7568	7513	489995	0		55
BVP	6024	5945	507259	1		79
TOTAL	153497	151639	23934068	883		1858

SUMMARY

Division	No. of Persons		Fine Realized  (Rs.)	Jail	PT
	Prosecuted	Convicted
2009	148765	147984	16730296	6348	781
2010	143842	142645	15565971	1729	1197
2011	153497	151639	23934068	883	1858

Powers under "Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act 1966"

The member of the Force can apprehend/detect a person –

Section 3 -      Whoever is found, or is proved to have been in possession of any railway property reasonably suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained shall, unless he proves that the railway property came into his possession lawfully, be punishable –

(a)       for the first offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both and in the absence of special and adequate reasons to be mentioned in the judgment of the court,  such imprisonment shall not be less than one year and such fine shall not be less than one thousand rupees.

(b)       for the second or a subsequent offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine and in the absence of special and adequate reasons to be mentioned in the judgment of the court, such imprisonment shall not be less than two years and such fine shall not be less than two thousand rupees.

Section 4 -       Any owner or occupier of land or building, or any agent of such owner or occupier in-charge of the management of that land or building, who willfully connives at an offence against the provisions of this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.

 

PERFORMANCE OF RPF OVER WESTERN RAILWAY For the year 2009, 2010 & 2011:-

Crime against Railway property:-

A) Booked consignment:-

Year	No. of cases		%	Value of property (Rs.)		%	Arrest made
	Regd.	Det.		Stolen	Recov.		OS	RE	RPF
2009	52	22	42.30	327441	189235	57.79	44	-	-
2010	53	20	37.74	536450	206200	38.44	53	5	-
2011	82	26	31.71	533161	265054	49.71	73	-	-

 B) Railway Material:-

Year	No. of cases		%	Value of Property (Rs.)		%	Arrest made
	Regd.	Det.		Stolen	Recov.		OS	RE	RPF
2009	291	193	66.32	674977	454715	67.36	351	2	-
2010	297	232	78.11	3255399	2318535	71.22	448	6	-
2011	270	181	67.03	4890380	3717414	76.01	340	20	7

No. of cases registered under Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act.:-

Booked Consignment					Railway Material
Year	No.of cases regd.	Property Recovered (Rs.)	Arrest made			No. of cases regd.	Property Recovered (Rs.)	Arrest made
			OS	RE	RPF			OS	RE	RPF
2009	22	187235	44	-	-	192	443515	347	2	-
2010	20	205200	53	2	-	231	2318535	448	6	-
2011	26	261554	73	-	-	177	2459269	333	20	7

                                               

No. of cases registered under Railway Act.:-

Year	No. of person Prosecuted	Amount realized (Rs.)	Sent to Jail
2009	148765	16730296	6348
2010	143842	15565971	1729
2011	153497	23934068	883

 

Source : Western Railway CMS Team Last Reviewed on: 20-03-2012