Tirupati: The Tirupati Urban District Superintendent of Police Mr. A. Ramesh Reddy, IPS and Tirupati LL&O Additional SP, Mr. Anil Babu IPS, has laid down the Guidelines for Arrest of Criminal Procedure Code Awareness Program for Tirupati Urban District Police Officers. The guidelines are given below.
During the course of interrogation of the accused, the investigating officer should have his or her name and status. It should be recorded in the register.
The arrestee and the police officer who made the arrest should prepare the memo. At least one witness must be confirmed. They can be a member of their family or an honorary member of Ilaka and the person who is arrested must sign the counter and show the date and time.
The defendant’s relatives or his friends must be informed at the time of the defendant’s arrest.
If the subject of the arrest is unavailable, the telephone must inform the area where they are located within 8 to 12 hours.
Details of the defendant’s arrest must be registered with the GP. It is also necessary to record who made the arrest and who was informed.
If the person who was arrested had any injuries during the arrest, the injuries should be recorded and copied. The accused in police custody must be certified by attending a doctor every 48 hours. All records of the arrest should be submitted to the concerned Magistrate.
The defendant must be prosecuted in the presence of the Lawyer concerned at the time of trial.
The accused’s arrest details must be displayed on the boards of the Police Control Room of all districts within 12 hours. There should be a control room in all headquarters.
Deputy Superintendent of Police officers, CIs, and Sub-Inspectors from the Baganga district participated in this conference.
