LOK NAYAK JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY AND FORENSIC SCIENCE Government of Indi !

Mini"tr# of Home Aff ir"$

Po%i&e St tion vi"it Re'ort

S()mitted *# Avin "+ M,A, Crimino%o-# ."t Seme"ter

CONTENTS

., A&/no0%ed-ement 1, Det i%" of 2i"it 3, P(r'o"e of 2i"it 4, Introd(&tion 4, Divi"ion of St te 5, Or- ni6 tion % Str(&t(re of Po%i&e 7, P+#"i& % O)"erv tion Re&e'tion D(t# Offi&er Inve"ti- tion room Re&ord Room Po%i&e M %/+ n Com'(ter Room 8ire%e"" Room Po%i&e Lo&/9U' :, Pre' r tion of C "e Di r# U;S .:1 Cr,P,C, <, Per"on % O)"erv tion

I, Avin "+ student of M,A, Crimino%o-#= ."t "eme"ter, would like to pay my sincere gratitude towards our course director Pro, !Dr,$*,N, C+ ttor >, for arranging our visit to police Station for the purpose of understanding the police organization and there functioning. I also thankful to Mr, A> # K(m r, Inspector of police in Police station West Rohini, outer District, Delhi to understand the things in a much Practical Way.

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P% &e of 2i"it? Police Station South Rohini,

uter Dist. Delhi.

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P(r'o"e of 2i"it
o ,nderstand the Physical structure of a Police Station. o -ature of duties performed .y Police officers in a police Station. o /now a.out case diary, 'allkhana, and other activity of police. o (o See the *unctioning of a Police Station, o (o See how a *IR is lodged. o See and o.serve the role of police in contemporary society with changing trends of crime and criminal (endency.

POLICE? Police is the su.0ect of state. Police is one of the most important parts of a 1riminal 2ustice System. Police play an important role in the matters related law and order. T+e fir"t 'o%i&e for&e 0 " "t rted .<1@ in En-% nd, Indi n 'o%i&e for&e 0 " "t rted in .<7., Police prevent and control the crime in the society. Police is one of the main parts of society. 3ach State4,nion (erritory has its separate police force. Despite the diversity of police forces, there is a good deal that is common amongst them. (his is due to these main reasons% $# (he structure and working of the State Police *orces are governed .y the Po%i&e A&t of .<7., which is applica.le in most parts of the country, or .y the State Police &cts modeled mostly on the .<7. %e-i"% tion, !# 'a0or criminal laws, like the Indi n Pen % Code= t+e Code of Crimin % Pro&ed(re= t+e Indi n Eviden&e A&t etc are uniformly applica.le to almost all parts of the country. +# (he Indi n Po%i&e Servi&e !IPS$ is an &ll India Service, which is recruited, trained and managed .y the 1entral 5overnment and which provides the .ulk of senior officers to the State Police *orces. Hi"tor# of De%+i Po%i&e # &n organized form of policing was esta.lished )# t+e *riti"+ fter t+e fir"t 0 r of freedom of .<5: , with the adoption of the Indi n Po%i&e A&t of .<7.. Delhi .eing ' rt of t+e P(n> )= remained a unit of the Pun0a. Police even fter )e&omin- t+e C 'it % of Indi in .@.1. In the same year, the fir"t C+ief Commi""ioner of Delhi was appointed and was vested with the powers and functions of the Inspector 5eneral of Police. &ccording to the .@.1 G 6ette, Delhi District was under the control of a DIG of Po%i&e 0it+ +i" +e dA( rter" t Am) % . (he police force in the Delhi district, however, was commanded .y a Superintendent and a De'(t# S('erintendent of Po%i&e. (he total composition of the force then was 1 In"'e&tor"= 1: S()9in"'e&tor"= ..B He d Con"t )%e"= @<5 Foot Con"t )%e" nd 1< S 0 r", In the city the rural police was in the charge of two Inspectors with their head6uarters at Soni' t nd * %% )- r+ respectively with .B 'o%i&e "t tion",

POLICE STATION? (he Police Station is the .asic unit of police administration in a district. ,nder the criminal Procedure code, all crime has to .e recorded at a police station. &ll crime prevention, investigation, and law and order work is close from here. & police station is divided into num.er of .eats, which are ""i-ned to &on"t )%e" for ' tro%%in-= "(rvei%% n&e= &o%%e&tion of inte%%i-en&e etc. an Inspector of police is the in charge of a police station in cities and metropolitan areas. In Rohini Police station 1 to 4 C "e" re-i"tered d i%#. *rom <?BB m to 4?BB 'm time is called Emer-en&# d(t#. When a criminal commits the crime + to ) times. (hen the police called him a +i"tor# "+eet r. &fter this if the criminal again commits the crime then police called as a ) d &+ r &ter,

St te C Done C R n-e C Di"tri&t C S()divi"ion C Cir&%e C Po%i&e St tion

&n fficer of rank of SP +e d" t+e di"tri&t Po%i&e for&e. & group of districts forms the range, which is looked .y an officer of the rank of DIG 'o%i&e. Some states have zones comprising of two or more ranges under the charge of an officer of the rank of I5 police. 3ach district is divided into su. division. Su. division is under the charge of the rank &SP4DSP. 3very division is further divided into num.er of police stations. 7etween police station and su. division there are num.ers of circles in some states, each circle headed .y inspector of police. Police station is .asic unit of police administration in a state. & police station is divided into a num.er of .eats which are assigned to consta.le for patrolling, surveillance, collection of intelligence etc. In rural area or smaller police stations, the office in charge is usually Su. inspector.

Dire&tor Gener % of Po%i&e !DGP$ C In"'e&tor Gener % of Po%i&e !IGP$ or !C P$ C D#, In"'e&tor Gener % of Po%i&e !DIGP$ C S('erintendent of Po%i&e !SP$ or !DCP$ C D#, S('erintendent of Po%i&e !DSP$ or !ACP$ C In"'e&tor of Po%i&e !IP$ C S() In"'e&tor of Po%i&e !SIP$ C A""i"t nt S() In"'e&tor of Po%i&e !ASIP$ C He d Con"t )%e !HC$ C Con"t )%e
Director 5eneral of police is the head of the police department. 8e saw all the management of police and Inspector general is the second highest post of police. (here is more then one inspector general under the director general. &fter that the another posts of police comes. (he lowest post of police is 1onsta.le. Inspector 5eneral of police is in charge of a zone, which comprise few ranges. Dy. Inspector 5eneral of Police is in charge of a range, which comprise a group of district. Superintendent of police is in charge of a district. Dy. Superintendent of police is in charge of su. division in the district. Inspector of police is the in charge of a police station. Su.

Inspector of police is the in charge of a smaller police station and the other officers are the staff of the police station.

(he police station in which we visited is located in Rohini sec#+. (his police station covers the area of Rohini Sector#! and Sector# +. (wo or three cases registered in this police station in a day. (here is a .oard in which the poster of criminals with their details is printed. & notice .oard for officer9s direction is also located. Different registers are maintained for different things. If a complaint is comes then try to find the truth that the complaints is true or false. &s we entered the gate of police station, we found that the ground floor consisted of following section. $#Re&e'tion? n the left hand, as we entered the main gate inside the station, there was a reception which consisted of a .ig wooden ta.le. It was headed .y a lady consta.le. It is a place from where the complaint is directed to the respective duty officer. -o *IR is lodged in this section .ut only the entries are done. !#D(t# Offi&er? Duty officer is a person who lodges the *IR and tells the respective officer a.out the report. 8e maintains the daily diary and puts entry in them. In case of cogniza.le offence, he lodges *IR :*irst Information report; while an -1R :-on 1ogniza.le Repot; is filled in case of non cogniza.le offences. 8e also maintains the P1R calls. +#Inve"ti- tion room? (here is a room in the police station where a person weather accused or witness can .e detained for some time .y the investigation officer for en6uiring . )# Re&ord Room? &ll files are maintained here. (he record of various offences and there details, P1R call record, .ail register, *IR record and other information are maintained here. (he registers are given no. and designated .y those no. only for e<ample conviction record is maintained in register no.# =, criminal record is maintained in register no.#>.

=#Po%i&e M %/+ n ? It is one of the most important parts of a police station. (his room is a place where the various types of items collected for e<ample# shoes, clothes, weapons, or other things. (hese items collected from the place of crime. (hese items are maintained for further trial. (hese items send to *orensic la.s for testing. ?#Com'(ter Room? (he *IR is now recorded in computerized form after the year of !""@. &nd all the data of police station saved on his we.site. (his we.site is police personal we.site. @# 8ire%e"" Room? (he call is directed from the head6uarter to the wireless room of the police station. When a crime commits then the head6uarter inform in police station through the wireless in which area the crime commits. A# Po%i&e Lo&/9U'? (here are separate lock#ups for male and female. It is two in num.er. & proper sanitation facility is there. Rooms have sanitation facilities .ut no switch.oards or fans, nails or any sharp edges which might help to commit suicide or harem themselves in any form. Pre' r tion of C "e Di r# U;S .:1 Cr,P,C, 1ase diary is also called as 1.D. which contains all the investigating details. It has two kinds of pages as inner case diary B outer case diary. Inner case diary used as supplement copy B investigation proceedings are has done, up to dating .y day to day in the outer case diary. (hese diaries are a relevant part of the case file which has *.I.R., statement of accused, inner case diary, outer case diary, disclosure statement, if any medical reports spot memo B is regularly updated .y the concerned I. . :Investigation fficer;.

In this visit of police Station we understood the .asic structure of the police station. (here are three Inspectors of police in this police station. -ow the police stations .ecome advanced. &ll the data of police record saved in computer. *IR also loading in computerized form for the record. Sometimes Inspectors not wearing his uniform in police station. (here are some 8elp line -o. of some senior officers in the reception and there is a notice .oard in which the daily notice is written for the officers. (here is a women help desk in the reception, where a lady consta.le sitting to note the complaint of ladies. 'ainly all the lady staff .usy in other work. So sometimes no lady consta.le present on the lady helps desk .ench. 8e " 0 "ome noti&e )o rd" in 'o%i&e "t tion, (here is a .oard in which last !) hrs. &rrested persons record is written. S, No, P rent -e N me= Add, Arre"ted Per"on FIR U; D te No,E Se& of DD No, Arre" t N m e of I,O, * i%;J N me C;PC of Re% tive informe d

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