Know these rights: If the police come to your door to arrest

Know these rights: If the police come to your door to arrest
 

We all have rights in law and these rights are called human rights. It is often seen that there is a violation of human rights in police stations and the main reason is lack of awareness. In fact, even today most people do not know that they have got some rights in the law, which the police cannot violate. Today we are telling you about some such rights which you get under human rights and no police can violate these rights. If your rights are violated somewhere, then you can complain about this to the Chief of Police of the district i.e. Senior Superintendent of Police or Human Rights Commission. 

Let's know what our rights are in police stations.

1. Police cannot refuse to register an FIR

According to the Police Regulation, it is the responsibility of the police to file an FIR or First Information Report of every victim who comes to the police station and the police cannot refuse you for this. A copy of the FIR registered is also given to you free of charge.

2. Police cannot beat or inhumanly treat a person

The Supreme Court has ordered that the police cannot inhumanly treat anyone brought to the police station and the police will not assault anyone brought to the police station.

3. You cannot be arrested without assigning any reason

According to Section 150 of the CRP Criminal Procedure Code, the police cannot arrest any person without assigning any reason. If the police arrest you, you can ask the police the reason for the arrest and for this the police will have to give the reason.


4. Police cannot detain anyone for more than 24 hours

According to Section 167 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the police cannot detain any person for more than 24 hours. The arrested person is required to produce the police before the nearest court within 24 hours.

5. Police cannot keep you hungry in police station

According to the Police Regulation, if the police brings a person into the police station after detention or arrest, then it is the responsibility of the police to provide food on time and for this, the police also gets an allowance.

6. Police cannot handcuff you without a court order

According to the orders of the Supreme Court, police cannot obtain handcuffs while detaining a person in custody and undertrials in prison while presenting them from one prison to another, police station to court or from court to prison. .


7. Police has to undergo medical examination of the person on remand in 48 hours.

If the police takes any undertrial detainee on remand then within 48 hours the police must undergo a medical examination of the person taken on remand. If the police does not do so, it would be in violation of the orders of the Supreme Court.


8. It is the responsibility of the police to inform the family about the arrest

If you have been arrested by the police then you have got the right to inform any of your relatives. For this, the police will provide you telephone, if there is no telephone system, then it is the responsibility of the police to send information about it by correspondence and the citizen has got this right from the Supreme Court.



9. Police can also take bail at the police station


Under Section 436 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the police has the right to grant bail from the police station itself. If a person has committed such an offense which is bailable, then the police of such offense can take bail only.


10. Rape victim can be interrogated only in presence of women police

According to the orders of the Supreme Court, the police cannot use profane behavior or vulgar language with the women who come to the police station during interrogation. In particular, the Supreme Court has said that the police should show a high degree of sensitivity to the rape victim. The reason for this is that the woman has already suffered mental and physical anguish, in such a situation, the police should show sensitivity with such a woman, the Supreme Court has also ordered that the report of the rape victim will be written by the woman policeman and the woman will also be interrogated. Only the policeman will do it. If this is not possible, a woman policeman is required to be present at the time of questioning and a woman from the victim's family can also be with her.



SP City confirmed

Saharanpur SP City Prabal Pratap Singh has confirmed all these rights and he has said that orders have been given to the police stations for the protection of all these rights, even if there is a violation of human rights then it can be reported to the authorities He also said that he does not use handcuffs while presenting before the court, but in view of the possibility of the criminal and the accused running away  Handcuffs have to be applied, whose mascara is put in GD.

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