https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Station_house_officer 2026-08-19T07:31:59Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Station_house_officer&diff=267988&oldid=prev 2021-12-04T23:48:11Z

<p>Alter: url. URLs might have been anonymized. | <a href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/BP:UCB" class="extiw" title="wp:UCB">Use this bot</a>. <a href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/BP:DBUG" class="extiw" title="wp:DBUG">Report bugs</a>. | Suggested by AManWithNoPlan | #UCB_webform 1021/2200</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A &#039;&#039;&#039;station house officer&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;&#039;SHO&#039;&#039;&#039;) is the officer in charge of a [[police station]] in India and Pakistan. The SHO holds the rank of [[inspector]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/40-inspectors-say-no-to-station-house-officers-post/articleshow/28304216.cms &quot;40 inspectors say no to station house officer’s post&quot;, &#039;&#039;The Times of India&#039;&#039;, 3 January 2014]&lt;/ref&gt; or [[sub-inspector]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://police.pondicherry.gov.in/Police%20manual/Chapter%20PDF/CHAPTER%2032%20Police%20Station%20and%20the%20Station%20House%20Officer.pdf Puducherry Police Manual]&lt;/ref&gt; In India, the law permits a station house officer to conduct the investigation of crimes.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|last=Vadackumchery|first=James|title=Human rights friendly police : a myth or reality?|year=2000|publisher=A.P.H. Pub.|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788176481502|page=53|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fhWFCTUWATcC&amp;dq=Station+House+Officer&amp;pg=PA53|accessdate=18 December 2013}}&lt;/ref&gt; As of February 2019, there are 15,650 police stations in [[India]].<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{law-enforcement-stub}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Law enforcement in Pakistan]]<br /> [[Category:Law enforcement in India]]</div>

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