SOP Station House Management by Kerala Police

3.2. SUB INSPECTOR (LAW AND ORDER) 17
mongers and to take effective
preventive measures
like launching security
proceedings under
Cr.P.C.
3. Maintenance of good
public relations in his
station limits.
4. Visiting and spending
adequate time in the villages,
localities of his
station limit.
5. Maintenance of effective
surveillance over
bad characters, antisocial
elements, and rowdies
of the area under
his charge.
6. Constantly endeavour
to maintain high professional
standard and
keep himself updated,
well informed and motivated.
7. Pursuit and apprehension
of offenders on
available clues and information.
8. Collection of information
on all important
matters relevant to police
duties and his functions
and communicating
the same to his immediate
superior Police
officer and to other concerned
superior Police
officers promptly.
9. The Sub-Inspector (Law
and Order) will be responsible
for proper
management of the station
and optimum utilisation
of the resources
and facilities available.
10. The Sub Inspector (Law
and Order) shall assist
the Station House
Officer for the maintenance
of Law and Order
within the Police Station
limit and shall perform
as Station House
Officer in the absence
of ISHO (Circular Nos.
3/1986 & 5/2010), Section:
5(3) KP Act.
11. The Sub Inspector (Law
and Order) shall prevent
and detect crimes
within the Police Station
limit [Section:
38(1)KP Act]. An officer
not below the rank
of Sub Inspector can inspect
the records under
trial/appeal before the
Hon’ble Courts, for the
prevention and detection
of crimes (Section:
245Criminal Rules of
Practice in Kerala ),
Circular: 5/2010.
12. The Sub Inspector (Law
and Order) shall collect
intelligence for
the proper functioning
of the Police (Section:
4 KP Act; Rule
297(1)PSO, Circular
No: 42/2010 Para 6;
Executive Directive
No. 19/2017 Para 11).
The Police Officer shall
maintain utmost secrecy
about the source, informers
and the agents
from whom the secret
information was received
(Rule: 510PSO).
13. The Sub Inspector
(Law and Order) shall
promptly inform all the
important issues to the
Superior Officers.
14. The Sub Inspector (Law
and Order) shall issue
receipts to the petitions
which are directly received
in Police Station
after getting it entered
in the IAPS. All such
petitions shall be enquired
through the Police
Officer designated
for petition enquiry; and
the Sub Inspector (Law
and Order) shall conduct
direct enquiry in
case of complaints of
serious nature and to
dispose them timely in
accordance with the direction/supervision
of
ISHO.
15. Upon receipt of the
information regarding
cognisable offences, FIR
shall be registered without
any delay and shall
commence/ initiate investigation
except in
Grave crimes. The copy
of FIR shall be given to
the complainant free of
cost at the same time.
16. The Sub Inspector (Law
and Order) shall complete
the investigation
in time and shall submit
the Final Report before
the Hon’ble Court
through the ISHO (Sections:
168, 173CrPC;
Circular No. 136/1968).
17. Necessary steps shall
be taken for immediately
arresting those accused
sought to be arrested
and shall produce
them before the Station
House Officer as early
as possible (Sec. 56
CrPC).
18. Bail shall be considered
as a right for a person
arrested for Bailable
Offence (Sections:
50(2) &436CrPC; Rule: