CONTENTS Page No Foreword Preface Introduction 7 9 13 Chapter 1 17 Human Rights vis-à-vis Policing 17 Introduction 17 I. Registration of FIRs 18 A Reasons for Non-Registration 18 B The Law Says 19 C Supreme Court Directives 19 D Review 21 Arrest and Detention 21 A Reasons for Indiscriminate arrests and illegal detention 23 B The Law Says 24 C Basic Rule to ensure Custodial Justice 26 II. D Review III. IV. Encounters 26 A Reasons for False Encounters 27 B The Law Says 27 C Review 28 Handcuffing 29 A Reasons 29 B The Law Says 30 C Review V. Rights of Women 32 A Reasons for violence Against Women 32 B Dowry Harassment 33 C Domestic Violence 35 D Rape 37 E Sexual Harassment at Workplace 38 F Trafficking in Women 39 Manual on Human Rights for Police Officers 3