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Police CANNOT forcefully snatch keys from your running ignition or deflate tyres. Only an officer of Sub-Inspector (SI) rank or above is authorized to inspect documents and issue challans.
Police officers CANNOT demand phone unlock or scroll through your private chats, gallery, or emails during routine stops without a judicial search warrant or formal investigation order.
No woman can be arrested between sunset and sunrise (6 PM to 6 AM) except under extraordinary circumstances with prior written permission from a Judicial Magistrate. Only female police officers may make the arrest.
Police CANNOT refuse to register an FIR on grounds that the crime occurred outside their territorial jurisdiction. They must register a "Zero FIR", initiate immediate action, and transfer it.
Driving License, RC, Insurance, and PUC shown on verified government apps (DigiLocker / mParivahan) are legally at par with physical originals. Police cannot fine you for missing physical cards.
Police CANNOT routinely handcuff an accused or undertrial person. Handcuffs require documented proof of violent escape risk and specific prior permission from the Judicial Magistrate.
Upon arrest, the police MUST inform a nominated relative or friend within 8 to 12 hours of the arrest and detention location. You have the right to consult an advocate.
Every government and private hospital is legally bound to provide immediate life-saving medical aid to accident/trauma victims without waiting for police arrival or formalities.
If an accused person cannot afford an advocate, the State is constitutionally mandated to provide a free legal defense advocate via the District Legal Services Authority / NALSA (Helpline: 15100).
Landlords CANNOT arbitrarily disconnect electricity, water, or lock out a tenant without due process, formal statutory notice, and an eviction order from a competent civil court / Rent Controller.