Report on Police station visit

I visited Gandhigram (2) police station on 1 st September 2018 in Rajkot, Gujarat. The police
inspector under whom I was briefed about the police station was Mr. Nitesh Rachchh. First
thing what he showed me was the general diary which is kept in the police station, then he
gave reasons that why is the general diary is maintained in all the police station. General diary is
maintained to note down all the important events taking place in the police station, it is
generally online as per latest rules so that it is not edited. The General diary consist of three
columns which are 1) Serial number, 2) Crime registers number and sections applicable as per
the act of the offence, 3) Brief explanation about the description of events that took place it
gives brief details about the parties involved in the act. Thereafter he briefed me about how
does an investigation happen, what all procedures they do before arresting someone. In
arresting also he told me about if a person is drunk then they tell him to walk, speak few lines
and after that they call doctor to take out medical report and while arresting, they call two or
three ‘Panch’ (witness) who are present there and ‘Panchnama’ is prepared. Once the person is
arrested, he is asked about the details of his relatives. The arrestee is produced before the bail
court within the next 24 hours and in the case of consumption of alcohol medical report is
submitted so that it is proof of arrestee arrested for consuming alcohol. The inspector also
briefed me about few section such IPC 506(2) , 323, 504 and also about G.P.Act( Gujarat Police
Act) 135. Then he also briefed me about the ‘Jahernama’ and the powers of Collector and also
Police commissioner. Recent “Jahernama” were about Rent owners and also about Pubg game.
After that I requested to show the copy of the FIR. I was allowed to show the copy of the FIR
and he explained what all is written in the FIR. I was also briefed about the weapons or anything
acquired by the police from the crime scene and after that what is the procedure and how the
weapon acquired is taken to the court & before sending to the court it is sent to FSL that is
Forensic Science Laboratory which is in Gandhinagar, Gujarat to check whether the weapon
acquired is actually used or not and after that it is sent to the court wrapped in white cloth.
After doing the procedure if the police Is unable find evidence more on the crime they seek
permission from the court to give them time to investigate more on the matter. As far as
D.K.Basu guidelines are concerned the police men/women didn’t wear badges only the
constables were wearing the uniform with badges and number. The arrestee is informed that
he can see a lawyer, his relatives are informed about the arrest after the arrest and even before
arresting the arrestee is informed about why he/she is being arrested. As mentioned in Chapter
V of the CrPc, I inquired about the protocol if an arrestee flees from the lock up to which he
said that they inform the nearby police station and the control room in case of such event. And
after that when I asked about the section 156 of the CrPc he said that police officer has the
right to investigate the any cognizable case even without permission from the magistrate and
no questions would be asked to police officer. The police station had 4 lock ups - 2 for men and
2 for women.