SOP Station House Management by Kerala Police

14 3. POLICE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
ficer shall depute sufficient
number of Police
Officials for traffic control
duty for ensuring
smooth flow of traffic
within the Police Station
limit. (Sections:
4(i), 61KP Act; Circular
No.6/2012). The
SHO shall constitute
the Traffic Regulatory
Committee with the
cooperation of respective
local self government
organisations. After
taking decisions regarding
any modifications/development,
a
report shall be submitted
before the District
Collector; obtain approval
and necessary action
may be taken to
enforce [Rule: 653(26)
PSO Appendix XX].
Motor vehicle petty
cases are to be detected
with the intention to reduce
traffic accidents. It
should be compounded
as per the directions in
SRO No.788/2019 (GO
(P) No.37/2019/Trans.
(Officers of and above
the rank of Sub- Inspector
in the Police Department,
and where there
is no traffic branch,
all officers of local Police
of the area of and
above the rank of Sub-
Inspector of Police to
compound the offences
punishable under various
sections of the Act).
46. The General Diary shall
be opened by the Station
House Officer and
shall maintain the GD
as specified in Section:
12KP Act; Rule:
390PSO; Circular Nos.
37/1975 &3/1986. The
General Diary shall not
be taken outside the
Police Station building
without the order of
Superior Officers.(Rule:
390(4)PSO.)
47. The Station House Officer
shall endorse the
day today duties to
the Police Officials by
making appropriate entries
in the Note Book
and shall ensure that
the Note Books are in
possession of the Police
Officials while they
are on duty (Circular
Nos. 3/1986, 66/1968,
76/1968, 136/1968,
20/1988, 1/1990). The
Note Books shall contain
a certificate duly
signed by the Station
House Officer and its
pages should be numbered
serially (Rule:
391PSO).
48. When two or more sub
inspectors are posted in
a Police Station, the
Station House Officer
shall assign duties to
them as (1) SI, Law and
Order; (2) SI, Crimes
with the approval and
order of the District Police
Chief as per Circular
No. 5/2010.
49. While dealing with
the general public, instructions
envisaged
as per Section 29 and
35 of Kerala Police
Act, Executive Directive
No.51/2018(7)
and PHQ Circular No.
6/2014 shall properly be
complied.
50. The arms in the Police
Station shall be
distributed to the Police
Officials of the Police
Station after making
entries in the Arms
Distribution Register
and shall ensure that
all the arms are being
maintained cleanly and
safely by them (Rule:
522(4)PSO, Appendix
1).
51. All Police personnel
shall report to the Station
House Officer after
their duty and the
SHO shall ensure that
the note books are deposited
by the Police
Officials before the GD
charge officer.
52. The Station House Officer
shall ensure that
all the Police Officials
are in prompt uniform
while on duty (Section:
43(3)KP Act; Rule: 45
PSO).
53. The Station House Officer
shall attend the parade
on every Fridays
and shall ensure that
all the Police Officials
had attended the parade
(Rule: 76PSO).
54. The Station House Officer
shall conduct weekly
crime review meeting
with all the Police Officials
in the Police Station
on every Tuesdays
by 07.45 hrs. During
the said meeting,
matters such as: orders/circulars
and directions
from Superior
Officers; Law and Order
issues and important
events within the Police
Station limit; collection
of intelligence, status
of History Sheeters,
anti-socials and con-