This is apart from the fact that this may lead to human rights abuses such as torture of suspects. Police officers should always fulfil their duties in a professional and ethical manner with due regard to the basic rights of every person, including the victims and the accused. CONCLUSION Policing a country of over 1.1 billion people is not an easy task. And policing a country with insufficient police stations and inadequate and ill-equipped police forces makes the task almost formidable. Seldom the difficult conditions under which policemen function, for instance long working hours, less than adequate working conditions and equally bad living conditions, are given a thought by the people they work for. The fact also remains they are not entitled to form unions (like in other organisations) for their rights and genuine demands. On an average, every year, 4- 5 % policemen are suspended and are punished, whereas in any other department it is difficult to take desciplinary action against even one person out of 1000. 36 The National Human Rights Commission has always championed the cause of human rights for everyone in the country. In the affidivit filed in the SC, in the Prakash Singh vs Union of India case, the NHRC was the only respondent which pleaded that the protection of the human rights of the policemen was of paramount importance if they are expected to protect the human rights of others. In a democratic society, the police force is accountable to the people they serve, upholding the rights of the citizens and following the due process. The police force in India has however been unable to win support for itself and the general impression is that it is still far removed from the needs and aspirations of the people it is meant to serve. The emphasis in the chapter has been on the major areas of police public interface, where the problems exist. A brief mention of the laws on the issues discussed, has been made to highlight the fact that protection of human rights has always been the underlying theme of all the laws. Stress thus needs to be given on performance of the duties by the police force, within the parametres specified by the human rights. 36 Khaki mein Insaan - Kumar, Ashok , Rajkamal Paperbacks 2010 Manual on Human Rights for Police Officers 61