7. What is Non bailable offence?
Non-bailable offences are such offences where the police does not have power to release arrested person on bail. The arrested person is to be produced before the judicial magistrate within 24 hours of the arrest. For the list of non-bailable offences please refer to first schedule of Criminal Procedure Code.

8. Whether a police officer can arrest a person without warrant?
Yes, a police officer can arrest a person without warrant if he has been involved in any cognizable offence.

9. Whether a police officer can search a person/place without a search warrant?
Yes, a police officer can search for the person/place without search warrant under certain conditions.

10. What is CPRC?
With a view to improve service delivery system, Community Oriented Schemes are implemented through Community Policing Resource Center (CPRC) located SSP Office Nawanshahr. Many facilities under one roof are available at the CPRC.

11. What are the facilities at CPRC, Rupnagar?
Counseling for Matrimonial Disputes. Children's Counseling, Counseling of victims, Information about status of Public complaints, Passports, Police clearance certificate, Arms license and job verifications. Window to receive public complaints. First Aid Facility. Implementation of National Solatium Fund Scheme. Enquiries about Migration of Youth. Security. Drug de-addiction centre. Free legal aid Traffic Awareness Material.

12. What is National Solatium Fund scheme?
Under Motor Vehicle Act 1988 compensation is given to victims of hit and run accident cases through National Solatium Fund Scheme, 1989. Amount of compensation in respect of death shall be a fixed rupees fifty thousand and in respect of disablement of any person shall be a fixed rupees twenty-five thousand. In case of claims arising out of the death; the payment shall be made to the legal representative of the deceased. In case of claims arising out of grievous hurt, the payment shall be made to the person injured.

13. What is Police Remand?
Whenever any person is arrested and detained in custody and investigation could not be completed with in 24 hours & there is a accusation or information is well founded then the police officer produces him before the magistrate who authorizes the police officers to detain the accused. In such custody to investigate, recover articles connecting to crime. Police remand cannot be extended more than 15 days as whole.

14. What is Judicial Remand?
When a person is in the custody of the court after the expiry of Police remand or if Police remand is not granted when the person is produced before the magistrate, it can not be given more than 15 days at one time but can not be extended more then 60 days where punishment is less then 10 years and 90 days where punishment is more than 10 years.

15. What is Custodial Interrogation?
Is all the same as the Police remand but the custodial interrogation can be sought with the permission of court even when the person is in judicial custody. So when the interrogation of the accused is conducted, by taking the accused in Police custody.

16. What is Free Legal aid ?
To Promote justice, free legal aid is provided by the Distt. Legal Services Authority Rupnagar headed by Distt. and Session Judge Rupnagarto a person, if he is: a. a member of a Scheduled Caste or Schedule Tribe : b. a victim of trafficking in human being or begar as referred to in article 23 of the Constitution ; c. a woman or a child ; d. a mentally ill or otherwise disabled person : e. a person under circumstances of undeserved want such as being a victim of a mass disaster, ethnic violence, caste atrocity, flood, drought, earthquake or industrial disaster; or f. an industrial workman : or g in custody, including custody in a protective home within the meaning of clause (g) of section 2 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention).