beatings should be administered under any circumstances. Police Officers may for this purpose, associate respectable citizens so that the children or juveniles are not terrorised and minimal coercion is used. • Where the arrest is without a warrant, the person arrested has to be immediately informed of the grounds of arrest in a language which he or she understands. Again, for this purpose, the police, if necessary may take the help of respectable citizens. These grounds must have already been recorded in writing in police records. The person arrested should be shown the written reasons as well and also given a copy on demand. (S.50(1) Cr. PC.) • The arrested person can, on a request made by him or her, demand that a friend, relative or other person known to him be informed of the fact of his arrest and the place of his detention. The police should record in a register the name of the person so informed. [Joginder Kumar's case (supra)]. • If a person is arrested for a bailable offence, the police officer should inform him of his entitlement to be released on bail so that he may arrange for sureties. (S. 50(2) Cr. PC.) • Apart from informing the person arrested of the above rights, the police should also inform him of his rights to consult and be defended by a lawyer of his choice. He should also be informed that he is entitled to free legal aid at state expense [D.K. Basu's case (1997) 1 SCC] • When the person arrested is brought to the police station, he should, if he makes a request in this regard, be given prompt medical assistance. He must be informed of this right. Where the police officer finds that the arrested person is in a condition where he is unable to make such request but is in need of medical help, he should promptly arrange for the same. This must also be recorded contemporaneously in a register. The female requesting for medical help should be examined only by a female registered medical practitioner. (S.53 Cr. P.C.) • Information regarding the arrest and the place of detention should be communicated by the police officer effecting the arrest without any delay to the police control Room and District / State Headquarters. There must be a monitoring mechanism working round the clock. • As soon as the person is arrested, police officer effecting the arrest shall make a mention of the existence or non-existence of any injury (s) on the person of the arrestee in the register of arrest. If any injuries 90 Manual on Human Rights for Police Officers