Introduction
The TSP SI Roles and Responsibilities are fully responsible for the Police Administration of his charge. The Sub-Inspector is an important and vital functionary in the police department. The Telangana State Police Department, is the law enforcement agency for the state of Telangana in India.
Duties
TSP SI Roles and Responsibilities
TSP SI Roles and Responsibilities - Acquisition of Local Knowledge
He shall acquire full local knowledge and become acquainted with the people of his station limits especially the village secretariate and panchayat officials and enlist their co-operation in prevention of crime and breach of peace. He should also involve Maithri Committees in this regard. The S.H.O. shall normally visit all the villages and localities in towns in his jurisdiction once a quarter. Passing through a village with out doing the work cannot be treated as a visit.
TSP SI Roles and Responsibilities - Law and Order
Station House Officer (General):
- The Sub-Inspector will be responsible for proper management of the station and optimum utilisation of the resources and facilities available.
- It shall be his duty to manage the staff and work of the police station in accordance with the law and rules and to make the police station a place where the needy public gets necessary and immediate response.
- The image of the police department basically reflects on the conduct and behaviour of the Sub-Inspector and his staff in the station, as it is at that point, public has a direct access with the police.
- The Sub-Inspector and his staff should behave politely and courteously with the public giving an impression of friendly approach. Active co-operation from Maithri Committees shall be solicited in the matters of L&O, crime, prevention etc.
- All illegal methods or ill treatments against persons should be avoided at all costs giving way to an impression to the public that the police are there to extend their helping hand in the discharge of their duties.
- The Sub-Inspector must respect human values and human dignity and should know that powers are vested in him to discharge his duties legitimately but not to arrogate to satisfy his ego and vanity. If he crosses his limits he will be doing so at his risk as the department will not come to his rescue.
- He should assign duties to his staff and personally ensure that these duties are correctly performed.
- He shall take measures for the prevention of crime, for the preservation of peace, for speedy investigation and prosecution of cases.
- When more than one Sub-Inspector is employed in a police station, which is headed by a Sub-Inspector, the junior officer shall act in accordance with the orders of senior.
- He shall maintain a notebook in which he will write then and there his daily movements and activities in discharge of his duties.
- The completed notebook will be retained for 3 years with the station records. He will handover his current notebook to his successor when he goes on transfer.
- The Sub Inspector of Police / SHO is responsible for the maintenance of the law and order and public order in his jurisdiction. His duties in this regard include,
- Personal leadership and supervision of duties and work of all the staff and men allotted to his charge including their welfare, discipline and morale
- Organising and active participation in crime prevention and detection, maintenance of law and order and anti-terror operations, dispersal of unlawful assemblies and prevention of breach of peace and public order.
- Organising beats and patrols and its personal supervision.
- Designing and implementation of policing schemes suited to such beat areas and securing co-operation of public and maithri committees.
- Obtaining prompt information about activities in the field of Communal, Caste, Political Student, or other segments of society including subversive elements and identify trouble spots and trouble mongers and to take effective preventive measures like launching security proceedings under Cr.P.C.
- Maintenance of good public relations in his station limits.
- Visiting and spending adequate time in the villages, localities of his station limit. Maintenance of effective surveillance over bad characters, anti-social elements, and rowdies of the area under his charge.
- Constantly endeavour to maintain high professional standard and keep himself updated, well informed and motivated.
- Pursuit and apprehension of offenders on available clues and information.
- 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.
- He shall register all cognizable cases furnishing a copy to the complainant invariably free of cost and send the original F.I.R to the courts concerned immediately and copies to his superior officer. Failure to give a copy of FIR to complainant free of cost shall amount to misconduct.
- In respect of non-cognizable offences reported in the station, he shall record the information in the general diary and also in the non-cognizable register, and refer the complainant to the court by an endorsement
- In cases of non-cognizable offences referred by court or any cognizable offences presented by parties directly in courts but endorsed by the court to the S.H.O, he shall register such cases and investigate.
- He shall promptly arrive at the scene of crime and thoroughly examine the same for clues and for other matters of investigation.
- He shall make arrangements for the preservation of the scene.
- He shall promptly conduct investigation by identifying, preserving, collecting and forwarding of material, to scientific experts, and collection of documentary and oral evidence.
- He shall make use of scientific methods available for investigation
- He shall hold inquest where necessary and forward the bodies for the post mortem examination according to the necessity.
- He shall examine witnesses and record their statements accurately and promptly.
- Conduct searches, and seize material if any as per provisions of Cr.P.C.
- Arrest persons where necessary observing the necessary provisions of law and the decisions of the court and send them to remand in time.
- Forward to the court the weapons and article seized from the accused as well as seizure affected from searches along with necessary reports.
- Obtain investigation report from subordinate officers deputed to investigation
- He shall write the case diaries regularly and forward them to the superior officers promptly to enable them to give instructions for further investigations.
- He shall finalise the cases without delay and file charge sheets where the evidence is sufficient for prosecution within the period of limitation imposed by the Cr.P.C and Courts.
- He shall promptly serve summons and execute warrants.
- He shall take all steps to promptly prosecute the cases where evidence is sufficient by assisting the prosecutor by producing witnesses promptly to refresh their memory before examining them as witnesses in Courts.
- Obtain copies of Judgements in cases of acquittal, read them and forward them to the prosecutor for his opinion for preferring appeal.
- Inspection of drill and kit of subordinates, Training and instructions
- He shall inspect the drill of his subordinates, hold inspection of their kits, catechise them upon the performance of their duty and examine their beat books and note books. The police men of the station should be briefed on all matters that have bearing on their work and conduct through written material, Television, Video and other visual aids, Radio programmes specially broadcast and also personal instructions so that they are psychologically oriented to discharge their allotted duties in an efficient manner.