SOP Station House Management by Kerala Police

3.1. STATION HOUSE OFFICER 15
victed persons within
the Police Station limit;
and other matters mentioned
in Circular No.
4/2011 shall be discussed.
55. The Station House Officer
shall enquire about
the personal issues of
the Police Officials; and
shall resort to remedial
measures for the
same, if required. The
Station House Officer
shall maintain cordial
and affectionate relationship
with the subordinate
Police Officials
and shall take all the
necessary steps for ensuring
their good health
and welfare (Rules: 95
&220(6)PSO).
56. The Station House Officer
shall immediately
submit special report on
the incidents of criminal
omissions, indiscipline,
polygamy, misconduct,
consumption of alcohol
while on duty, accepting
or demanding bribes,
unauthorised absence
from duty etc. on the
part of subordinate officers.
The Station House
Officer shall maintain
strict discipline among
the Police Officials
within the Police Station
(Rules: 89(24), &
89 (26)PSO;Sections:
96, 85 &101KP Act;
Circular No.29/2011).
57. The Station House Officer
shall recommend
the Police Officials for
appropriate rewards for
the exemplary performance
of their duties
(Rules: 104 to 125PSO;
Circular Nos.7/2003,
12/2018, 13/2018).
58. The Station House Officer
shall keep the Police
Station and its premises
clean and tidy. He
shall co-ordinate and
supervises construction
works, if any and shall
have liaison with other
departments. SHO shall
prepare the Estimate
with the assistance of
authorised department
for anticipated construction
work and shall
submit it before the District
Police Chief for
approval (Circular No.
34/2010).
59. The Station House Officer
on the order of District
Police Chief shall
appoint a competent
Police official as Station
Writer (Rules: 223, 224,
334(1), 522(3)PSO).
The Station House Officer
shall also appoint an
Assistant Station Writer
for assisting the Station
Writer and a qualified
Police Officer as IT Officer.
60. The Station House Officer
shall ensure that
all the station records
are maintained properly
by the Station Writer.
Registers to be written
in own handwriting of
ISHO.
61. The Station House Officer
shall ensure that the
lists of under investigation
cases (A, B, C and
D) as per Circular No.
45/2009 shall be maintained
properly by the
Station Writer.
62. The Station House Officer
shall compound
petty cases (Section:
126(1)KP Act; Circular
Nos. 18/2011, 6/2012).
63. The Station House Officer
shall ensure that
all the Government
properties are being
maintained properly
by the Station Writer.
Proper entries on all
Govt. Properties shall
be made in the Government
Property Register
and shall be compared
with the Store Account
Register of District Police
Office to rectify the
disparity, if any. The
damaged Government
properties shall be returned
to the store of
District Police Office after
entering the same in
the LARS (List of Articles
Return to Store)
register and the same
shall be removed from
the Government Property
Register.( Rules:
223(2), 578PSO).
64. The properties donated
by private persons or
NGOs to the Police Station
shall be entered
in the Private Property
Register and shall be
maintained properly.
65. The Station House Officer
shall ensure that
all the tappals received
from the Superior Officers
shall be entered
in the Tappal Distribution
Register; the important
references are to
be entered in the Current/Personal
Register;
and action taken report
as specified in the said
reference should be sub-