posted on 12 February, 2021
A traffic police officer, on witnessing an accident or on receiving information about an accident must immediately: Stop the vehicle involved in the accident (the police officer must not be below the rank of a Sub Inspector) Take the injured person to the nearest doctor or ho...
posted on 10 March, 2021
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posted on 10 March, 2021
People’s homes and offices are private places and so the law requires any authority who wants to invade that privacy give concrete and legitimate reason to do so. If the police wish to enter and conduct a search of a private residence or office then, they must ...
posted on 10 March, 2021
In a country that is rapidly adapting to the consumption and exchange of information in the digital space, law enforcement bodies are utilising social media platforms to overhaul their image and make meaningful connections with the citizens that they serve and protect. Facebo...
posted on 10 March, 2021
The Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, segregates all the offences listed in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in to ‘cognisable‘and ‘non-cognisable ’crimes. Non-Cognisable crimes are the pettier offences like cheating, fraud, forgery, bigamy or creating a pub...
posted on 10 March, 2021
Driving on public roads is not permitted without a valid Driver’s License Every Indian national is only permitted to hold one Driver’s License. You cannot hold a DL from multiple RTO’s or States A Learners License or Driver’s License is valid...
posted on 10 March, 2021
No person can drive a motor vehicle in a public place unless the vehicle has been registered by a registering authority of the government of India. The vehicle must clearly bear the mark or plates of registration and the certification of registration or RC book must be carried at a...
posted on 10 March, 2021
Bailable offences are those offences or crimes that are not very serious in nature. In such cases bail is a right and the arrested person must be released after depositing the bail with the police. The police have the power to grant bail in these types of cases. The ‘bail’ a...
posted on 10 March, 2021
No, unless a person has been formally arrested by the police, he/she cannot be held in custody . Holding someone in custody against their will is a serious offence on the part of the police and will amount to what is called ‘Illegal detention’. If the police...
posted on 10 March, 2021
The principal duty of the police is to maintain order and keep us safe. An integral responsibility that comes with that is the duty to apprehend individuals who are a threat to the peace of a community or whose actions adversely affect the safety of others. The process for crimin...