Police ne mujhe witness ke taur par thane bulaya hai. Kya jaana zaroori hai?

Simple answer

Usually haan, agar written order mila hai aur aap us thane ya padosi thane ke area mein rehte ho. Lekin auraton, 15 se kam ya 60 se zyada umar ke mardon, disabled aur serious bimaar logon ko thane aane par majboor nahi kar sakte; police unke ghar par poochhtaachh karegi.

Real-life examples

Kochi mein Joseph ne apni dukaan ke bahar ek bike chori hote dekhi. Investigating officer ne use thane aane ka written order diya. Joseph gaya, jo dekha wo bataya, aur usse statement par sign nahi karwaya gaya.

Police ne 67 saal ke Harbans Singh ko witness ke taur par thane bulaya. Unki umar 60 se zyada hai, isliye unhe thane jaane ke liye majboor nahi kiya ja sakta. Police ko ghar par poochhtaachh karni hogi, jab tak wo khud jaana na chahein.

Witness ke taur par poochhtaachh mein Ayesha se aisa sawaal poocha gaya jiska jawab use accused bana sakta tha. Wo us sawaal ka jawab dene se mana kar sakti hai, par baaki sawaalon ke sach jawab dene honge.

Aapko kya karna chahiye?

1Order likh kar maango. Case number, section (179) aur officer ka naam check karo.
2Agar aap aurat ho, 15 se kam ya 60 se zyada umar ke mard ho, disabled ho ya serious bimaar ho, toh police se ghar par poochhtaachh karne ko kaho.
3Diye gaye time par apna ID lekar jao, aur family mein kisi ko batao ki aap kahan ja rahe ho.
4Jo jaante ho, wahi sach-sach batao. Jin sawaalon ke jawab se aap par criminal charge lag sakta hai, unka jawab dena zaroori nahi.
5Apne statement par sign mat karo: kanoon kehta hai police ko diye statement par sign nahi hota. Poochho ki travel kharcha milega ya nahi.
6Agar police aapko suspect ki tarah treat karne lage, dhamkaaye ya confess karne ka pressure daale, toh turant lawyer se contact karo.

Exceptions aur zaroori baatein

Agar notice Section 35 ka hai, toh aapko witness nahi, suspect maana ja raha hai. Lawyer se baat karo.
Police is tarah sirf apne ya paas ke thane ke area mein rehne wale witnesses ko bula sakti hai.
Bina solid wajah jaan-boojh kar valid written order ignore karna offence ho sakta hai, jismein 1 mahine tak jail ya ₹5,000 tak fine ho sakta hai.

Official legal reference

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 179
Police written order se witness bula sakti hai; auraton, 15 se kam ya 60+ mardon, disabled ya serious bimaar ko ghar se bahar nahi bula sakte.
Pehle: CrPC Section 160Official text padho
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 180, 181
Witness ko sach jawab dena hoga, khud ko phasaane wale sawaalon ko chhod kar; statement ka video ban sakta hai; police statement par sign nahi hota.
Pehle: CrPC Sections 161, 162Official text padho
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 — Section 23
Police officer ke saamne, ya police custody mein (Magistrate ke saamne ke alawa) kiya gaya confession accused ke against prove nahi kiya ja sakta.
Pehle: IEA Sections 25, 26, 27Official text padho
Constitution of India — Article 20(3)
Kisi offence ke accused ko khud ke against witness banne ke liye majboor nahi kiya ja sakta.
Official text padho
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 208
Competent public servant ke notice ya order par hazir hona zaroori ho aur jaan-boojh kar na jao: 1 mahine tak jail, ₹5,000 tak fine, ya dono.
Pehle: IPC Section 174Official text padho

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Kahan lagu: State ke hisaab se alag; Ghar se door bulaaye gaye witnesses ka travel kharcha state rules ke hisaab se milta hai, isliye ye state ke hisaab se alag hai. Statement record karne ke police rules bhi alag ho sakte hain.
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