Can police beat ?

I agree with you completely, the Police wants to show their power in wrong place and where they need to show their power, they are not prompt otherwise the crime rate won't be so high.

if police couldnt beat then how the lockup deaths are taking place.

If situation demands third degree related kind of beating then police should go with it but at the same time, should assure that other guy doesn't looses out on his life.

In certain situations policing does require use of force but employing third degree method to extract self-implicating statments should be condemned!

Abhishek Dua wrote:
[quote]If situation demands third degree related kind of beating then police should go with it but at the same time, should assure that other guy doesn't looses out on his life.[/quote]

Nobody can be compelled to give statement incriminating himself. This is the legal position. Hence, the use of force to get evidence from an accused is unlawful. Use of third degree methods is obviously illegal. The courts do not accept witness of police authorities and an accused can always disown what he stated in police custody.

Use of force by police is justified only to prevent crime like arson, killing and torture. Thus, lathi charge or even opening fire is lawfully resorted to disperse mob indulging in lawlessness.

i dont knw,. but they doooooooooooooooo..........................................

without beating police can not solve the crime cases easyly.

Police is to control crime not to genrate crime but who want to go police station noone want because we can not believe on police

sarala wrote:
[quote]without beating police can not solve the crime cases easyly.[/quote]

Even by beating police cannot solve problem. Investigation has to be scientific and proper. By beating, even innocent will accept guilt. Moreover, the accused can refute the admission given before police in court. The court will not accept the confession made before police without other corroborating evidence.

There are established ways to prove somebody's guilt and adoption of such coercive and extra-constitutional methods should not be supported.

Previously even innocent candidates were taken into custody in the name of interrogation and beaten black and blue..so even lost their lifes..I dont think police are using Gandhigiri to interrogate in any state. Maybe GOA polices are something unique.. :)

Police has given batton and gun to use it at required places.

Hello friend i have no interest in this topic so i cannot prefer to give my opinion on that. thanks and sorry for that i cannot comment on that.

I think they should take action without looking the face.But in most cases they hunt the opposition parties.

i think the police can use their power when the situation is out of control, but now a days they beat for small reasons..

Abid Areacode wrote:
[quote]Police has given baton and gun to use it at required places.[/quote]

We are discussing whether police can beat an individual arrested during investigation. The baton and bullets are for maintaining law and order. This is not against individuals but against mob. The police use batons only on orders of magistrate and not otherwise. Firing is also resorted on magisterial order to disperse unruly crowd for maintenance of law and order and defending life and property.

Beating or using third degree against individual offenders or arrested persons is not permissible under law.

When beginning a police beat, the first thing you should do is meet the Public Information Officers for all of the agencies that you will be covering,