203. Station house to be kept neat and clean. [§ 12, Act V, 1861].
(a)A police-station should be a pattern of order and cleanliness both inside and out. There should be a place for everything, and the officer-in-charge shall be held responsible that everything is in its place. The bedding in the constables' barracks shall be neatly rolled up when not in use. No clothes shall be hung from the roof and no rubbish accumulated under the charpoys. The compound shall be kept tidy and free from jungle by the constables, and hollows and depressions which hold water shall be filled up.(b)The officer-in-charge shall inspect the constables' barrack every day, and shall see that the above rule is observed. He shall also see that the Assistant Sub-Inspectors, head constables and constables under him mend any holes that may have been made in their mosquito nets and that they look after their clothing with due care. The result of such inspections shall be briefly noted in the general diary.
