Can the police keep a person in custody for as long as they want?

If you are a victim or witness of a crime give clear descriptions of all that you experienced, saw or remember. If you are filing an FIR for a crime that you have second hand knowledge of, then report exactly what you were told or what you heard. Information should never be exaggerated or false.

Important details to include are the date, time, location and a description of the culprits or people involved. The sequence of events that occurred and details of what each person did or said.

 

Often police arrest a person on Friday and keep them in custody until the following Monday, citing that there is no magistrate available over the weekend. This is illegal, as in reality there is always a magistrate on duty and available 24 x 7.

 If a person’s 24 hour custody hold ends after court working hours, he/she can always be produced before the magistrate at his residence. The magistrate cannot refuse to see the suspect.

 

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Documents You Must Carry When You Are Driving

The State Of Indian Roads

Basic Road Rules In India

Documents Required For Vehicle Registration

Can Police Question Me At Random?

In general the police are not supposed to interfere with people going about their lawful business.

But if they think that someone is loitering in a place, especially after dark, they are entitled to stop and ask your name and what you are doing. If there is something suspicious about you or the situation, then you can be arrested.

Police use this power often as a means of rounding up suspected persons and habitual offenders. The abuse of this power has often been discussed by reform committees and condemned.

Process For Registration Of Domestic Help With Police

Currently the police have a voluntary scheme of ‘servant registration’. It is not a mandatory process.

On the police websites of certain states, verification forms are available, which can be downloaded, filled up and then submitted at your local police station along with a photograph and details of the help you have hired.

The forms can also be got at your concerned police station.

JaagoRe Insight:The ‘registration of servants’ is discriminatory to an entire class of people and while we may feel the need to safeguard our families and ourselves against untoward incident, we should do so without hurting the sensitivities of others. One way to do this is to instead of formally registering your domestic help do so with your locality or building association, or keep the detail for your personal record.

Police Come To Stop Your Private House Party?

Police coming to the private residence of a citizen to ‘bust’ or break up a party that is taking place is a common occurrence. In technical terms, there is no ‘busting’ of a house party.

The police can only enter a private residence to search the premises or seize any article or individual who is connected to an offence. This means that, the police can come into your house if they suspect that there is a cognisable offence taking place and if they have proof of the same.

They could also do it if they have received some complaint. If you are in such a situation then remember to:

• Ask the police under what authority or order they have they come

• If they want to search your home they must have a search warrant, which is an order from the magistrate. They must search your house in your presence

• If the police decide to seize any material make sure they make a record of what they are taking, sign that document as well as take your signature on that document

What You Should Do If You Witness A Crime

If you are witnessing a crime, the first thing to do is to get out of harm's way and hide yourself. You must then:

• Immediately call 100. If you know the phone numbers of your local police station call them as well and ask them to come immediately.
• Make a mental note of what the criminal or criminals look like and details of what they are wearing.
• Pay close attention to all the events that take place. What the criminals did, what they said and so on
• If the police do not come in time and the criminals have left, make sure not to touch anything. Important evidence may have been left behind which you may destroy by touching it
• If there is a victim who is hurt or in distress, call an ambulance and help as much as you can
• Once the police arrive, tell them in detail all that you witnessed and file your First Information Report (FIR)
• Make sure the police officer signs and stamps your FIR and gives you a copy free of cost