Heaven’s Light our Guide: The Genesis of Indian Police

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The police system in Indiasprings from the Police Act of 1861. This was a statute created by the British in the immediate aftermath of the uprising of 1857. the field of executive police functions is enormous and covers all branches of civil administration. It has to protect human life, property, honour, religion and everything that man has created out of his constructive genius. It has to restrain everything that degrades or destroys or arrests its progress. And it has to unite and streamline various forces leading to the final realization of happiness and prosperity. An efficient police force is the very core of civilized existence and people should be aware not only of its history but also of the important milestones in its evolution. The police needs to be debated, discussed, analysed and understood. This book relates the story of the creation of police force meant to subserve the interest of a foreign power. It does not attempt to explain why a statute enacted to put a nation in shackles continues to exist today. It does not do so because there is no tangible explanation for the same. It, however, points to a mindset that pervades even today, a mindset that prevents any kind of reforms.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kuldip Sharma

Kuldip Sharma joined Indian Police Service in 1976 and was allotted to the Gujarat cadre. He has served as Superintendent of Police in four different districts of Gujarat including the border district of Kachchh. He has had a first-hand experience of metropolitan policing during his assignment as Commissioner of Police at Rajkot, Vadodara and Surat. During the high noon of militant activity in the country, he was chosen to head the Anti-Terrorist Squad at a time when Gujarat was categorised as one of the six most hypersensitive states. While on a central deputation, he saw service in Jammu and Kashmir. He has also worked as Home Secretary as well as Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise Department. On elevation to the rank of Additional Director General of Police, he was assigned to the Criminal Investigation Department. The variety of assignments, and depth resulting from more than 29 years of policing, is reflected in this book. The objective analysis is what makes the authors' contribution truly worth while.