AP Police’s Procedures on 498A Investigations

I found this on the web and I credit this to the original poster:

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I’m hosting a copy locally in case the original disappears.

These documents (in jpg format) were sent by the AP police in response to an RTI request, which  asked the AP police to detail the procedures followed in investigating 498A cases. The response  consists of two pages.  These documents can be used to file RTI requests to see if these procedures were followed by the police.

To file an RTI request to the AP police, address your application to:

THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER,

ASST. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (ADMIN)

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE,

SAIFABAD,

LAKDIKAPUL,

HYDERABAD

Here are the documents detailing the 498A investigative procedures. Click the images below to print them:

This is page 1

This is page 2.

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AP Ends Immediates Arrests on Receiving 498A Complaints

The arrest of any person in a cognizable case which doesn’t involve violent crimes, such as Section 498A, is illegal per Indian law. Due to beliefs propagated by the police, lawyers, and abetted by moronic magistrates, hundreds of thousands, across India, have been arrested under Section 498A. Fortunately, changes have been introduced in the penal code through the CrPC amendments which have ended this practice.

Some police depts have also taken steps to end the practice of arresting people on the the filing of a 498A complaint. Here’s a copy of one such circular sent by the office of the DGP of AP to most districts in the state of Andhra Pradesh:

AP DGP’s Circular Ending 498A Arrests Across the State

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