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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
VIRTUAL LEARNING MODULE 16 (6.2), 2020 – 21
Subject – Civics
Chapter – 6: UNDERSTANDING OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Class – VIII
Sub topic 2: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE JUDGE?

Notes

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Pages: 71, 72, 73

D.K Basu guidelines - The Supreme Court of India has laid down specific
requirements and procedures that the police and other agencies have to follow for

the arrest, detention and interrogation of any person.
 The police officials who carry out the arrest or interrogation should wear clear,

accurate and visible identification and name tags with their designations.

 A memo of arrest should be prepared and should include the time and date of
arrest. It should be attested by at least one witness who could include a family

member of the arrested person. The arrest memo should be counter signed by

the person arrested.
 The person arrested has a right to inform a relative, a friend or a well wisher .

 When a friend or relative lives outside the district , the time , place of arrest and
venue of custody must be notified by police within 8 to 12 hours of arrest .

First Information Report(FIR)

 With the registration of an FIR , the police can begin their investigation into a

crime.
 It is compulsory for an officer in charge of a police station to register an FIR

whenever a person gives information about a cognizable offence.
 An FIR can be oral or written.

 An FIR mentions the date, time and place of offence description of events etc.
 It states the name and address of the complainant.

 A particular form is used for an FIR and is signed by the complainant.