SOP Station House Management by Kerala Police

3.1. STATION HOUSE OFFICER 11
spect of all cases investigated
by subordinate investigation
officers (Sections:
168,173CrPC;
Circular No. 136/68).
14. Necessary steps shall
be taken for immediate
arrest of all accused
needed to be arrested.
The SHO shall ensure
that all the arrested
persons shall be produced
immediately before
him, in cases of arrest
made by subordinate
officers (Sections:
56 &58CrPC). The details
regarding the persons
arrested without
warrant shall be reported
to the District
Magistrate or to the Sub
Divisional Magistrate if
so instructed by the District
Magistrate, irrespective
of the fact that
the bail is granted or not
(Section: 58CrPC).
15. Bail shall be considered
as the right of
person arrested in bailable
offence (Sections:
50(2) &436CrPC; Rule:
341PSO; Circular No.
1/2017).
16. Police Station lock-up
shall be maintained
cleanly (Circular No.
48/1994) and shall conduct
personal search of
the accused to be kept
under lock-up. The details
of articles found
during personal search
should be entered in
Prisoners Search Register
and it should be
signed by Station House
Officer, Station Writer
and the Accused (Rule:
334(1) PSO). Medical
examination of the
accused shall also be
conducted and ensure
the safety and security
of the accused in
lockup. SHO should
ensure that nothing endangering
human life
including weapons, electrical
items etc are being
kept in the lock-up
with the accused. The
accused, while in lockup,
shall be allowed to
dress decently (Section:
46(3) KP Act;Rules:
333 to 337PSO; Circular
Nos. 25/2004, 24/2005,
45/2010).
17. An injured person, arrested
or taken into custody
shall be brought
to the Police Station
only after conducting
required medical examination.
Whoever acts
in contravention of this
provision shall be dealt
under section 50 of the
Kerala Police Act and
the SHO will also be liable
(Section: 54 CrPC;
Circular No: 9/2011).
Photograph and Videograph
of the injured
person/persons handed
over by the mob to the
Police shall be taken at
the place of custody itself
(Section: 33KP Act,
Circular No: 8/1999).
18. The SCH Part I to part
VI shall be written personally
by the Station
House Officer and shall
also properly maintain
all other records as per
circular No. 11/2019.
19. The Station House officer
shall timely publish
all the FIRs through
CCTNS except those
which are legally restricted
(Circular No.
26/2016).
20. The Station House Officer
shall ensure the
proper attendance of
the officers deputed for
Aid Prosecution duty in
the respective Courts;
the timely handing over
of FIRs and other tappals
of Police Stations
before Hon’ble Court;
recording the details of
trial proceedings; the
collection of Court tappals;
handing over of
said tappals to the Police
Station on the same
day; and the prompt
marking of CC/ST/CP
and SC numbers in FIR
index, Pending Trial
Board and ensure the
maintenance of Court
CD by the Aid Prosecution
official.
21. The Station House Officer
shall ensure that, the
Final Reports returned
or rejected from the
Hon’ble Courts shall be
handed over to the concerned
investigating officer
on proper acknowledgement
and the same
shall be resubmitted before
the Hon’ble Court
after rectifying all the
short comings/mistakes
without any delay.
22. All the material objects
(Thondi) entrusted
by the Hon’ble Court
for custody should be
kept safely in Thondi
room with proper entry
in the Thondi Register.
QR code based Smart
Thondi Room has to be
maintained. The same
shall be produced before
the Hon’ble Court