Station house officer

A Station House Officer alias Police Inspector is the officer in charge of a police station in India and Pakistan. The Station House Officer is a police officer of such rank as may be fixed by the government who is entrusted with the overall supervision of the functions of each police station and that officer shall be the officer in charge of the police station. The SHO holds the rank of Police Inspector a Senior Officer For Sub-Inspector and Assistant Sub-Inspector and Head Constable and Senior Constable and Police Constable. A station house officer is not a rank, but rather a post or designation. In India, the law permits a station house officer to conduct the investigation of crimes.