Under section 30-A of the Police Act, 1861, the officer-in-charge of a police station:

s.30-A(1) also includes 'any police-officer in charge of a station' among those who 'may stop any procession...and may order it or any assembly...to disperse', so a station officer-in-charge can stop and disperse a violating assembly, not merely impose a fine or seek High Court approval.