WAJAHAT SHABIR
SRINAGAR: The Home Department issued details regarding the “Procedure for Investigation to be followed by an Officer in Charge of Police Station, Rules, 2025.”
These rules have been framed under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and come into effect immediately following their publication in the official gazette.
Under these guidelines, the officer in charge of a police station is required to maintain a Daily Diary Report for offences. This report documents situations where the officer decides not to proceed to the spot for investigation, either personally or through a subordinate.
The decision not to proceed must be based on sufficient grounds, as outlined under Section 176 of the Sanhita.
A notification in this regard has been issued by the Home Department.
S.O. – 11… In exercise of the powers conferred under the sub-section (2) of section 176 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, read with S.O No. 2506 (E) dated 28.06.2024 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir hereby makes the following rules, namely: These rules may be called the Procedure for investigation to be followed by an officer in charge of Police Station, Rules, 2025, it reads.
Daily Diary Report shall be maintained by the officer in charge of the Police Station, in respect of the offences, wherein he/she deems it necessary not to proceed to the spot in person or through a subordinate officer to investigate the case as provided under clauses (a) of sub-section (1) of section 176 of this Sanhita or in cases, where it appears to the officer in charge of the Police Station that there is no sufficient ground for entering into an investigation as per the circumstances covered under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 176 of the Sanhita, it reads.
The report mentioned in clause (i) shall be maintained on CCTNS (Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems) and shall contain the details and be forwarded to the Magistrate fortnightly without fail.
In case the Officer in charge of the police station has reasons to believe that there is no sufficient ground for entering on an investigation, then he/she shall follow the procedure as provided under section 176 and shall also inform the same, along with reasons, to the informant without delay either through electronic mode i.e mobile phone, Social Media apps (including Whatsapp), SMS (Short Message Service), Landline Phone, email or through physical mode. Mode of information shall be entered in the report as stated in rule 3.
