SOP Station House Management by Kerala Police

28 3. POLICE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Dairy and shall properly
be filed.
40. The Station Writer
shall take necessary
steps for weeding out
of old/expired records
by obtaining the permission
from the District
Police Chief as per
rule 535 appendix IV of
PSO. In the Case of CD
files, PSO rule 365 is
applicable.
41. The Note Book issue/Deposit
Register
shall be maintained
properly. Upon completion
of Note book or
under orders of transfer,
the Police officer shall
deposit the note book
with Station Writer. It
is the duty of Station
Writer to ensure the deposit
of Note Book on
completion/transfer.
42. The Station Writer shall
ensure time bound reply
for the applications
under Right to Information
Act and Right to
Service Act.
43. The Station Writer shall
ensure the proper entry
in the CCTNS, IAPS,
Official E-Mail, Thuna
, Crime Drive, GIS,
GRSS, Vahan Samaniay,
Child Tracking
Portal, M-Beat and Talash
by the Police Official
designated as IT
Officer and any lapses
in this regard, shall be
reported to the Station
House Officer.
44. The Station Writer shall
chronologically file LA
replies for future verification.
3.7 Duties of
CPO/SCPO
(G)/ ASI (G)/
SI (G).
(PHQ Circular No: 11/2014)
The duties of Civil Police
Officers are to carry out
the instructions of the Station
House Officer and other
superiors. (1) Every Police
Officer shall be considered to
be always on duty and shall
have the powers of a Police
Officer in every part of the
state: It shall be his duty
to use his best endeavors and
ability to prevent all crimes,
offences and public nuisances
to preserve the peace, to apprehend
disorderly and suspicious
characters, to detect
and bring offenders to justice,
to collect and communicate
intelligence affecting the
public peace and promptly-to
obey and execute all orders
and warrants lawfully issued
to him (2) When no SCPO
is present, the Station Writer
or in his absence, the senior
most- CPO present will be incharge
of the Guard at Police
Station (3) To perform Beat
Duty in both urban and rural
areas (4) When a fire occurs,
all CPOs available must
hasten to the scene in order to
extinguish it and save human
life and property (5) When
there is Disaster, CPOs may
be called on to evacuate people
from the infected area (6)
All CPOs must have a thorough
knowledge of their duties,
and they must be able
to take up any task allotted
to them at a moments notice,
CPOs must be courteous
and considerate to the
public, and they must realise
that the Police force exists
for the service of the public
(7) the CPOs to be encouraged
to maintain a personal
note book wherein they may,
note the descriptive particulars
of wanted persons, property
lost and other important
matters which they have to
remember. Civil Police Officers/Senior
Civil Police Officers
(Grade)/ ASI (Grade)/
SI (Grade) will perform such
Police duties as they may be
ordered by the ISHO or by
any of the hierarchical superiors.
1) a) Maintenance of Law
& Order
b) Crime prevention
c) Arresting offenders on
warrants issued by Courts.
d) Apprehending offenders
if they are indulging in criminal
activities.
e) Serving summons and
other process of Court.
f) Escorting and Guarding
of prisoners.
g) Guarding treasury or
private or public properties.
h) Exercising such powers
as listed out in Kerala Police
Act.
i) Daily Beat Duty.
2) On the occurrence of
any crime for which the Police
may arrest without warrant,
constable should at once
act without waiting for orders
and should make an immediate
report and were practicable
in writing, for the information
of the nearest superior
Police Officer.
3) The Civil Police Officers/Senior
Civil Police Officers
(Grade)/ ASI (Grade)/
SI (Grade) are bound to
carry out the duties allotted
to them to the best
of their ability and have
humane qualities in dealing
the general public/senior citizens/children/women.
4) The Civil Police Offi-