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Major Laws and Rights
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Motor Vehicle Act 1988, section -185, 202
тЮи At the time of driving if your 100ml. blood contains more than 30mg. of alcohol then the police can arrest you without a warrant.
Criminal Procedure Code, Section 46
тЮи No woman cannot be arrested before 6 A.M. and after 6 P.M.
Indian Penal Code, 166 A
тЮи A Police officer canтАЩt refuse to lodge an FIR if he/she does so they could be jailed for up to 6 months to 1 year.
Indian Sarais Act, 1887
тЮи Even any 5-star hotel canтАЩt prohibit you from drinking potable water and using its washrooms.
Motor Vehicle Act, 1988
тЮи As per Section 129 of the Indian Motor Vehicle Act, wearing the helmet is a must for two-wheeler riders. Section 128 of this Motor Vehicle Act limits the maximum two riders on the bikes.
Domestic Violence Act, 2005
тЮи If a young boy and a girl want to live together in a тАЬlive-in relationshipтАЭ, they can do so because it is not illegal. Even the newborn from this relationship is also a legal son or daughter and this newborn have the full right in the assets of his/her father.
Police Act, 1861
тЮи A police officer is always on duty whether he/she wearing a uniform or not. If a person makes a complaint to the officer, he/she could not say that he canтАЩt help the victim because he/ she is not on duty.
Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
тЮи No company can fire a pregnant woman. It may be punishable by a maximum of 3 years of imprisonment. If the company (Government or private) has more than 10 employees then the pregnant women employee is eligible to get 84 days paid maternity leave.
Income Tax Act, 1961
тЮи In the case of tax violations, the tax collection officer has the power to arrest you but before arresting you, he/she will have to send a notice to you. Only Tax Commissioner decides how long you will stay in the custody.
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Section -13)
тЮи As per the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (any husband or wife) may apply for divorce in the court on the basis of Adultery (physical relationship outside of marriage), physical and mental abuse, impotency, to leave home without information, to change Hindu religion and adopt other religion, insanity, incurable disease and no information about husband or wife for seven-year.
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
тЮи Only women police constable can arrest women. Male constable doesnтАЩt have the right to arrest women. Women have the right to deny going to police stations after the 6 P.M. and before the 6 A.M. In the case of a serious crime only after receipt of the written order from the magistrate, a male policeman can arrest a woman.
As per the Citizen Charter (Indian Oil Corporation website)
тЮи There are very few people who know that if their gas cylinder blasts during the cooking of food then the gas agency is liable to pay Rs. 50 lakh to the victim as compensation. To claim this compensation consumers need to lodge an FIR to the nearest police station and submit it to the concerned gas agency.
Automotive (Amendment) Bill, 2016
тЮи If you are fined for a crime (like riding without a helmet or any other reason) then you will not be fined for the same reason in the same day.
Maximum Retail Price Act, 2014
тЮи Any Shop keeper canтАЩt charge more than the printed price of any commodity but a consumer has the right to bargain for less than the printed price of a commodity.
Limitation Act, 1963
тЮи If your office does not pay you then you have the power to file an FIR against it within 3 years. But if you report after 3 years, you will not get anything for the due.
Section 294 of the Indian Penal Code
тЮи If you are found involved in тАЬobscene activity" at a public place, you can be imprisoned for 3 months. But in the absence of an exact definition of obscene activity police have always misused this act.
Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956
тЮи If somebody belongs to the Hindu religion and has a son or grandson then he canтАЩt adopt a second child.
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