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CHAPTEBVII Policing ln Rural Areas and Village/Town Police System Police Statjons covering rutal ortown areas shallbe so organized as 1o be reasonably self-s!Flicienl in malters ol accommodaUon, amenities as well as in communication facililies, transport and Police housing Each Police Station wili also be equipped wilh adequate facililies of forensic science and scientific aids 1o invesligalion. Special.atteniion shall be paid to the security of each Police Station, partcularly in areas proneto violence or mass dislurbances The ju.isdictional area of a Police Slation shall be divided into suitable number oi Beats, each covering a clusier of villages or a specified town area,lo be kepl snderlhedirectcharge ofa Constable, Head Conslable or an Assistant Su bl nspector (called Beat Otficer) formaintaining regularand close contact wilh the villages under his charge The Station House Otlicer shall ensu16 lhat every village or town area in his jurisdiciion is covered by a Beat Police Officer as per the minimum irequency prescribed bythe Supe nlendenl of Police by a general or special order. The duties and responsibilities of the Beal Officer shall, inter_alia, be" to iiaisewith community elders, members ol ihe Communiiy Liaison Group, if any, the Village Defence Pady, the Vi{lage Guard, and ihe residents of each village under his charge, and to review, during every visit, the crlme preveniion measures in lhe village; io collect informalion relating io crimes and criminals and actlvities of subversive, rnilitant and anti-social nature, if any, in the village and communicale the same io the Station House Ofiicer; to maintain watch over hisiory-sheeted cirninals, ii any, and others with crlminal recotd or bad chalactels; to acquaint himsellwith localdisputes having polent alforviolence orwiih casle or communal overtones, and inform the Slation House Officerollhe same with allavailable detailsi io carry outany other policing task in respect ollhevillage assigned bythe Disirjcl Supedntendentof Police or by Stalion House Otiicerihrough general orspecialorder. to record any public grievances and complaints in relalion to policing; and 1o maintain a record of aloresaid dulies and responsibjlilies carried out by him during hisv,sit and submitthe same reguiarlytolhe officerin charge ol the Police Slation. The Slation House Otficer shall visit every village L.lnder hisjurisdiction, as perthe rninimum lrequency prescribed by the Superintendent of Police through a general or special o rder, and shall interact with as many local residents as possible so as lo assess the level of public satislaction with AllsupeNisory ollicers including the Supenntendenls of Police shallregularly visit as rnany villages in their iu risdiction as possible. -fhe purpose of such visits shallbe lo reviewthe generalstate ofcnmo, the law and ordersituation and the activities, ifany, ol violent and miliiant individuals orgroups in the Duties and responsibilities of Beat Officer