SOP Station House Management by Kerala Police

3.14. 11.BEAT / PATROL DUTY 35
the facts mentioned in
the application and his
previous foreign visits.
8. The enquiry officer shall
also verify the period
in which the applicant
resides in the address
given in the passport;
previous places of residence
if any; involvement
in criminal cases
in such places and about
the acquiring of another
passport in such addresses.
9. The enquiry officer shall
conduct verification in
each Police Station limit
in which the applicant
has previously resided.
10. The enquiry officer
shall also verify the
CCTNS/Crime Drive
for ascertaining the
criminal record.
11. The Officer shall conduct
enquiry and file the
report within time limit.
12. The passport applicant
shall not be summoned
to the Police Station in
any case.
13. The passport enquiry
officer shall behave decently
with the passport
applicants.
3.14 11.BEAT /
PATROL
DUTY
(Section: 65 Kerala Police
Act, Rules: 281, 289PSO)
For the effective functioning of
the Police Station, each Police
Station area can be divided
into number of beats and Police
officers shall be appointed
as beat officers for each beat.
The duties to be performed by
the beat officers shall be entered
in the beat book. The
intelligence/information given
by the beat officers shall be
effectively utilized for ensuring
the safety and security of
the public and for the maintenance
of the Law and Order.
Beat patrolling shall be
done both on day and night
for making the public believe
that they all are secured in all
manners.
1. The Beat officer shall
cover the beat allotted
to him in his duty time.
2. The Police Station area
shall be divided into
number of beats in order
to enable coverage of
one beat by the beat officer
in one round.
3. The beat officers shall
be acquainted with the
residents of their beat
area and improve public
perception of Police.
4. The beat officer shall
analyse, on each beat
visit, the measures to be
taken for the prevention
of crimes.
5. The beat officer shall
collect various information
from their beat area
regarding the movement
of strangers; the purpose
of their stay and
their ID Cards; habitual
offenders; the religious,
caste based, political
and regional disputes
which may lead to
serious Law and Order
issues, if unaddredded;
gambling houses, brothels;
illegal money lending
institutions; illegal
centres dealing with
explosives; institutions
hiring child labour etc.
and shall intimate the
said details to the Station
House Officer.
6. Useful information
about the undetected
cases; the public meetings
or similar incidents
which may cause
Law and Order issues;
surveillance of hard
core criminals either directly
or through other
sources.
7. Information shall also
be gathered about the
persons habitually accepting
stolen properties,
persons illegally
possessing Arms; those
who are dealing with
liquor and Narcotic
Drugs; the centres for
illegal arms training;
persons supporting organisations
banned by
the Government and
also about the persons
providing financial assistance
and acquiring
financial aid on behalf
of such organisations
etc.
8. The information about
terrorist activities centred
on worship places,
human trafficking, the
crimes under the cover
of orphanages;
9. Information about the
persons who are deliberately
creating problems
during festivals,
Goondas, hired ruffians,
mafias, anti socials etc;
10. Information about ex
convicts; absconding
KDs and DCs, thieves
recently released from
Jail and strangers in