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8 charges, the names and details of complainants, opposite parties and all arrested persons, the details in respect of the offences charged against them and the properties including weapons that may have been seized from their possession or otherwise

13 Persons competent to verify the station diary and custodial facility—(1) All Chairpersons and members of the State Human Rights Commission or the State Women's Commission or the State SC/ST Commission or the State or District Police Complaints Authorities may enter in a Police Station and directly verify the entries in any General Diary maintained under section 12 and the condition of any person kept in custody

(2) Any person visiting the police station under sub-section (1) shall make a contemporaneous record of his visit in the diary and also communicate as soon as possible to the District Police Chief the summary of his observations and the District Police Chief shall take, as soon as possible, further actions as may be necessary on such observations. IV GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE POLICE FORCE

14 Kerala Police—(1) There shall be one unified Police Force for the State of Kerala named the Kerala Police and it may be divided into as many Sub-units, Units, Branches or Wings on the basis of geographical convenience or functional efficiency or any special purpose as may be decided by the Government from time to time.

(2) In the Kerala Police Force, subject to the limit that there being 10 rank higher than that of the State Police Chief, the officers of various ranks as may be fixed by the Government from time to time shall be included and these ranks shall, in ascending order, be as follows—
 * (a) Police Constable,
 * (b) Police Head Constable,
 * (c) Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police,
 * (d) Sub-Inspector of Police,
 * (e) Inspector of Police,
 * (f) Deputy Superintendent of Police ,
 * (g) Superintendent of Police,