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Knowledge / Some Basic Laws Every Indian Should Be Aware of
« on: July 27, 2015, 05:55:11 AM »
1. Whenever a person is arrested, he should be produced before a magistrate or judge within 24 hours of his arrest. No one can be detained by the police beyond the 24-hour period
2.In the event of accidents relating domestic LPG, consumers are entitled to a risk cover of up to Rs 40 lakh in case of loss of life or damage to property due to cylinder explosions. All registered LPG consumers are covered under an insurance policy taken by the PSU Oil Companies.
Source: https://www.iocl.com/download/Citizen_Charter_IOCL_Final_Ver_6_01_04_13.pdf
3. If a police officer fails to or refuses to record your initial complaint, he can receive a jail term of six months to two years
4. Whenever a person is arrested, police officials must wear visible and legible identification when arresting a person and when carrying out interrogation. Names and particulars of police personnel handling interrogation must be recorded in the register.
5. Prostitution (exchange of money for sex) is legal but, organised prostitution is illegal.pimping, brothel-keeping and soliciting sex in any other way
6. In case a police officer asks someone to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test, the person must obey. If he refuses or fails to do so and the policeman have reasonable cause to suspect him of having alcohol in his blood, and he can be arrested without a warrant, unless he is hospitalised.
7. When arrested, it is the right of every detained person to know the grounds for detention or questioning.
8. The moment a cheque bounces with the endorsement “Insufficient Funds”, go to a lawyer and send the person a legal notice demanding your money. This has to be done within 30 days of bouncing of the cheque. Once that person receives your notice, he is required by law to pay you your money within the next 15 days. His failure to do so, gives you a right to file a criminal case against him for cheque bouncing
9.While buying an immovable property – (Like Flat or Land)
Giving a public notice in the newspaper is a must. It doesn’t matter which one. It need not be English. Any state language too will do. And any newspaper with some circulation will do. This Public notice is what protects your interest in the court of law if you face any litigation regarding your purchased property.
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1.Husbands do not have the right to oppose the divorce petition filed by their wives, whereas the wives can oppose the divorce petition filed by the husbands. All the property of the husband that he currently owns and his ancestral property (inherited or inheritable) will be divided between the husband and the wife.
2.Whatever money, jewelry etc. is given to a bride in her marriage by both her parents as well as the groom’s parents is legally her property. It is legally known as Streedhan
3.Arrest or Search of women should only take place in presence of Women Police Officers and it should not take place in night. And women should be detained separately from men
4.Adultery in India is a criminal offence. Section 497 of the IPC criminalizes adultery. It makes it an offence for a man to have sex with a married woman, and if caught and convicted, he can be jailed for up to 5 years. The wife is not held liable in this case. Moreover, a married man who has sex with an unmarried woman is also not liable in any way – his marital status is of no consequence!
5.Live in relationships are not illegal and any two consenting adults have the freedom to live together without marriage if they wish to. Domestic violence act too takes this relationship into consideration and a woman can get relief under the act even if she is not legally wedded to the man
Children born out of live in relationships have a right to inherit their parent’s property.
6.Also, children born to mistresses (illegitimate children, no offence, just for the sake of explaining) too inherit their father’s property and can claim maintenance.
7.A man can file for divorce if his wife withholds sex for a long time. The cause can be put under “mental cruelty” and the court will consider it a valid cause for seeking divorce.
8.You may not know about this. But Pre-marital sex is not illegal in India as long as the girl’s age is more than 16. Madras High court judgement says Couples who have premarital sex to be considered married.
9.Marital rape is not considered an offence in India. Despite amendments, law commissions and new legislations, one of the most humiliating and debilitating acts is not an offence in India.
10.Indian Penal Code 498A, is a criminal law (not a civil law) i.e Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. The offence is Cognizable, non-compoundable and non-bailable
11.Legal Drinking Age in Punjab is 25. :talli
Ignorance of law is no defence -
In the court of law, you cannot plead as defence the fact that you were not aware of the law. This is what damns most people! And makes the field of law extremely important if one wishes to survive in material life.
2.In the event of accidents relating domestic LPG, consumers are entitled to a risk cover of up to Rs 40 lakh in case of loss of life or damage to property due to cylinder explosions. All registered LPG consumers are covered under an insurance policy taken by the PSU Oil Companies.
Source: https://www.iocl.com/download/Citizen_Charter_IOCL_Final_Ver_6_01_04_13.pdf
3. If a police officer fails to or refuses to record your initial complaint, he can receive a jail term of six months to two years
4. Whenever a person is arrested, police officials must wear visible and legible identification when arresting a person and when carrying out interrogation. Names and particulars of police personnel handling interrogation must be recorded in the register.
5. Prostitution (exchange of money for sex) is legal but, organised prostitution is illegal.pimping, brothel-keeping and soliciting sex in any other way
6. In case a police officer asks someone to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test, the person must obey. If he refuses or fails to do so and the policeman have reasonable cause to suspect him of having alcohol in his blood, and he can be arrested without a warrant, unless he is hospitalised.
7. When arrested, it is the right of every detained person to know the grounds for detention or questioning.
8. The moment a cheque bounces with the endorsement “Insufficient Funds”, go to a lawyer and send the person a legal notice demanding your money. This has to be done within 30 days of bouncing of the cheque. Once that person receives your notice, he is required by law to pay you your money within the next 15 days. His failure to do so, gives you a right to file a criminal case against him for cheque bouncing
9.While buying an immovable property – (Like Flat or Land)
Giving a public notice in the newspaper is a must. It doesn’t matter which one. It need not be English. Any state language too will do. And any newspaper with some circulation will do. This Public notice is what protects your interest in the court of law if you face any litigation regarding your purchased property.
More :admin
1.Husbands do not have the right to oppose the divorce petition filed by their wives, whereas the wives can oppose the divorce petition filed by the husbands. All the property of the husband that he currently owns and his ancestral property (inherited or inheritable) will be divided between the husband and the wife.
2.Whatever money, jewelry etc. is given to a bride in her marriage by both her parents as well as the groom’s parents is legally her property. It is legally known as Streedhan
3.Arrest or Search of women should only take place in presence of Women Police Officers and it should not take place in night. And women should be detained separately from men
4.Adultery in India is a criminal offence. Section 497 of the IPC criminalizes adultery. It makes it an offence for a man to have sex with a married woman, and if caught and convicted, he can be jailed for up to 5 years. The wife is not held liable in this case. Moreover, a married man who has sex with an unmarried woman is also not liable in any way – his marital status is of no consequence!
5.Live in relationships are not illegal and any two consenting adults have the freedom to live together without marriage if they wish to. Domestic violence act too takes this relationship into consideration and a woman can get relief under the act even if she is not legally wedded to the man
Children born out of live in relationships have a right to inherit their parent’s property.
6.Also, children born to mistresses (illegitimate children, no offence, just for the sake of explaining) too inherit their father’s property and can claim maintenance.
7.A man can file for divorce if his wife withholds sex for a long time. The cause can be put under “mental cruelty” and the court will consider it a valid cause for seeking divorce.
8.You may not know about this. But Pre-marital sex is not illegal in India as long as the girl’s age is more than 16. Madras High court judgement says Couples who have premarital sex to be considered married.
9.Marital rape is not considered an offence in India. Despite amendments, law commissions and new legislations, one of the most humiliating and debilitating acts is not an offence in India.
10.Indian Penal Code 498A, is a criminal law (not a civil law) i.e Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. The offence is Cognizable, non-compoundable and non-bailable
11.Legal Drinking Age in Punjab is 25. :talli
Ignorance of law is no defence -
In the court of law, you cannot plead as defence the fact that you were not aware of the law. This is what damns most people! And makes the field of law extremely important if one wishes to survive in material life.
