Section 278 · Paragraph 269. Duties of Station House Officer on receipt of Inquiry Slip B

Upon receipt of Inquiry Slip-B, the officer in charge of the police station will immediately return it with information regarding the stranger. If the stranger is not a resident of his area, he will return the Inquiry Slip with a note to that effect. Upon receiving the reply, the officer who issued the Inquiry Slip will be in a position to decide whether action should be taken against the stranger under Section 109 of the Code of Criminal Procedure or whether he should continue to be under surveillance. If neither prosecution nor surveillance is required, the Inquiry Slip will be filed and the stranger will not be further addressed.