SOP Station House Management by Kerala Police

3.1. STATION HOUSE OFFICER 13
the qualified persons
within the Police Station
limit, before the
Sub Divisional Police
Officer and upon obtaining
sanction shall
register and file case before
the Sub Divisional
Magistrate Court. SHO
shall ensure the execution
of bond for good
behaviour by such person
on order of the Sub
Divisional Magistrate
(Rules: 297 to 303PSO)
36. The Station House Officer
shall submit report
against the persons
habitually creating nuisance
to public order
within the Police Station
limit to Sub Divisional
Police Officer and
shall open Rowdy History
Sheet against such
persons after receiving
sanction from the SDPO
(Rules : 259, 260,
300PSO).
37. The Station House Officer
shall submit biyearly
report to the
Sub Divisional Police
Officer for renewal of
Rowdy History and
shall take necessary
steps for closing the
RHS as and when the
Rowdies character is
found no more threat
to public tranquillity
(Rule : 259(8)PSO).
38. The Station House Officer
shall submit the
KD History Sheets to
the District Police Chief
through Sub Divisional
Police Officer for yearly
renewal and shall ensure
the receipt of the same
from the respective office
after renewal (Rule
: 257PSO).
39. The Station House Officer
shall submit reports
against qualified persons
under KAAPA to
the District Magistrate
through the Superior
Officers for their preventive
detention. Similarly,
he shall submit
report before the
DIG/IGP for the restriction
of movement of
qualified persons as per
section 15 of KAAPA
(Circular No. 24/2009)
40. The Station House Officer
shall issue notice to
the concerned authorities/persons
regarding
the matters endangering
human life such as open
wells without fence, decayed
trees/trees likely
to fall, buildings in dangerous
conditions etc.
and shall take necessary
action by submitting an
application before the
RDO for the removal of
the same (Sections: 133
&144CrPC).
41. The Station House Officer
shall identify the areas
under the threat of
natural/ potential manmade
calamities within
the Police Station limit
(Rule: 246PSO). SHO
shall prepare an action
plan for Disaster Management.
SHO shall
assure safety of life and
property, provide shelter,
rehabilitate, evacuate
people from crisis
situation, provide
transportation during
natural and manmade
calamities, epidemic etc.
42. The Station House Officer
shall conduct surprise
inspection of licensed
arms and ammunitions
within the Police
Station limit; shall ensure
that licence conditions
are not violated;
and shall take necessary
legal actions if any type
of violation observed.
The connected station
register shall be compared
with the Register
kept at Taluk Office
every three months and
shall rectify the irregularities,
if any (Rule:
458PSO).
43. The Station House Officer
shall conduct surprise
inspection on the
premises of Explosive licences
within the Police
Station limit; shall ensure
that they are observing
all the licence
conditions; and shall
take necessary legal actions
in case of any violations
found. Quarterly
comparison of the
concerned register shall
be conducted with the
register kept at Taluk
Office and shall rectify
the irregularities, if any
(Rule: 462PSO).
44. The Station House Officer
shall prepare the
bandobust scheme well
in advance with respect
to the VIP visits, Festivals/
probable Law and
Order issues etc. and
shall ensure the presence
of sufficient Police
force by sending
the bandobust scheme
to the Superior Officers
in advance. (Rules: 511
&249PSO)
45. The Station House Of-