No Police Officer Can Beat you | Police Misconduct and Laws against it – Judiciary

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A traffic constable in Coimbatore Tamil Nadu slapped a Swiggy food delivery partner, and the incident was caught on camera.
The incident took place on june 3 evening when the 38-year-old delivery partner named Mohanasundaram tried to stop a private school bus. On June 4, the constable was transferred after the incident.

The killing of George Floyd due to Police Misconduct has sparked debates around the world.

What is Police Misconduct?

Police misconduct refers to illegal, unethical, or inappropriate actions by police officers on duty. It also includes violations of individuals’ constitutional rights.

Types of Police Misconduct

Coercing an Individual in Custody to make a false confession
Intimidating an Individual in Custody
False Arrest
False Imprisonment
Falsification of Evidence
Tampering or Spoliation of Evidence
Police Perjury
Police Corruption
Racial Profiling
Unwarranted surveillance, searches, and seizure of property
Police Brutality
Sexual Misconduct
Custodial Death
In a survey the interview was held of 12,000 police personnel from 21 states. The researchers also interviewed over 10,000 members of these police personnel’s families.
Three out of every four police personnel believe that the police is justified in being violent towards criminals.
Four out of five believe that there is nothing wrong with beating up criminals to extract confessions.
Know Your Rights to Fight Against Police Misconduct

It states that there can be no legal arrest if there is no information or reasonable suspicion that the person has been involved in a cognizable offence or commits an offence (s)

Section 46 of CrPC

Section 50(1) CrPC

It highlights that the individual arrested by a police officer has the legal right to know the grounds of the arrest.

Section 54 of CrPC

It states compulsory medical examination by a medical officer of an arrested person. Only a female medical officer is allowed to examine a female arrestee.

Section 57 of CrPC

The police cannot detain a person for more than 24 hours. A competent magistrate must evaluate the case of the accused individual with the least delay.
Police can not slap a person unnecessarily
Lodge a formal complaint to the same police station against the said policeman and mark copy to the DC and also the Police Commissioner.
If police does not take any action in next 15 days, file a Writ Petition before the High Court against police torture praying for appropriate action against the said policeman.