7-laws an Indian should know
A country is run, guided by a certain set of rules
that the citizens need to abide by. Rules are made to govern a population to conduct the proper functioning of a society.
Law is defined as a set of rules made and enforced by
social and government institutions for the people to live in harmony. In a
democracy, laws need to satisfy each community residing in it. Democracy
considers the rights of all the living and non-living things coming under its
domain.
India is the largest democracy in the world with the
second largest population and seventh-largest country in the area. It is
parliamentary, democratic, secular and republic. In India, the Prime Minister is
the head of the government and the President is the head of the state.
The three pillars of democracy in India is; The legislature, Executive and Judiciary. The legislature is responsible for making
laws in the country, the executive is responsible for the enforcement of laws while
Judiciary system takes care if the rule is followed by the citizens or not.
Apart from the general laws, there are a few laws that normal citizens are unaware of. These laws are made for the benefits of the
people and is hence very important to know.
1. 1. Section 46 of the Code of Criminal
procedure, 1973
In sub-section 4, the rule instructs
that if the police want to arrest a woman after sunset then it is required to take
permission from the local Judicial Magistrate of the first class within whose
jurisdiction the crime is conducted or the arrest has been made. That means a woman cannot be arrested by a male police officer before 6am or after 6pm. The
rules the arrest of the female suspect only by a lady police officer.
1. 2..According to IPC section 166A;
If a police officer fails to lodge an
FIR or denies to write about any cognizable offence will lead to the prosecution
of the officer on duty under the act. The imprisonment can range between
6months to a year.
2. 3. Section
129 of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019;
All the citizens above four years of age, driving or riding or being
carried on a motorcycle of any class or description while travelling in public the place will have to wear a protective headgear conforming to standards specified
by the Central government.
This Act also limits the number of riders on the bike to two including the one driving it.
Section 128 of the Motor Vehicles Act also states that if the traffic
police officer tries to or snatches the keys of the motor vehicle, it is stated
to be illegal. The citizen has the full right to lodge a complaint against the
officer.
4. Police Act, 1861;
According to this act, it is stated
that a police officer is always on duty 24*7, whether or not he/she is wearing the
police uniform.
He/she can never refuse to write a
complaint if a citizen goes up to report a crime. The police officer would be eligible
for prosecution for denying the right to a democratic citizen.
5. Limitation Act, 1963;
If the place you work in does not pay,
you can lodge a complaint against your office within 3 years under the
Limitation Act. If you lodge the complaint after 3 years, you will not be
provided with any dues, therefore the time limit should be kept in mind.
6. As per the Citizen Charter (Indian Oil Corporation website);
If the gas cylinder blasts during
cooking then the gas agency is accountable and the one to be lodged complaint
against. They are responsible for such incidents and they have to pay 50 lakh rupees as a compensation to the person.
7. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961;
During the gestation period of an
office going woman, they are given fully paid leave which lasts for 12 weeks to
26 weeks. The Act was introduced in order to protect the employment of a woman
during her maternity. According to which a woman is entitled to maternity
benefit for delivering the baby and taking caring of it.
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