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India's population is very large. It come second country in the world. It is an arduous task for maintain law and order in this country. The main task of the police is to enforce the law on the society. Police has power to arrest the person who violates the law, produce before the courts. So first we should know what is the meaning of Police?

Which person comes in the ambit of definition of Police Officer?

The word of Police came from latin word Politia means the condition of a Polis and State. But some jurist said it came from greek word 'Politeia' means Government. The term 'Police' generally used for Public servant which has a duty to maintain the Law and Order, maintain to peace in the society and protection of people and their properties. According to Oxford dictionary, the term "police means a system of regulation for the preservation of order and enforcement of law; the internal government of State." According to Cambridge dictionary Police means "the official organisation that is responsible for protecting people and property (public and private property), making people obey the law, finding out and solving crime, and catching people who committed a crime."1

According to Oxford dictionary Police means "The civil force of a state, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order."2

The Secretary of the Government established the Independent Committee on Inquiry of functions and duties of the Police officer's. Its secretary also defined the police. According to the secretary police means a Police "A police force is a constituted body of persons empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect property, and limit civil disorder.