Powers and functions of the Commission are enumerated in Article 155FF of the Constitution as follows.
“The Commission shall be empowered to entertain and investigate complaints from members of the public or any aggrieved person against a police officer or the police force, and shall provide redress in accordance with the provisions of any law enacted by Parliament. For this purpose, the Commission may make rules to establish procedures for entertaining and investigating complaints from members of the public or any aggrieved person.”.