Discuss the guidelines that need to be followed in case of arrest of Female.

 A woman shall be arrested only by a woman police officer.

According to section 51 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in the context of the arrest of a woman, "If it is necessary to search a woman, this search will be done by another woman taking care of decency." (3) are also made for "search under warrant".

Section 160 of the Code of Criminal Procedure empowers the investigating officer to summon the witness concerned with his case and it is mandatory for such person to appear and give necessary information. According to sub-section (2) of the same section, no woman shall receive summons for attendance at any place other than her place of residence.

According to section 376 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, if a police officer commits rape on a woman in a police station or in the precincts of a police station or in custody, he shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than 10 years, or with imprisonment for life, and with fine. female prisoner.

In addition to the main provisions, the special status of women has been accepted such as

o In case of separate residence

On the question of discrimination

According to the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (197): according to rule 8, men and women should be kept in separate institutions as far as possible or the place given to women should be completely separate .

Set of rules for the protection of all persons under any form of imprisonment: Discriminations are described under rule 5, according to which these rules are applicable without any discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, language, other It is necessary to be implemented and the steps taken to protect the rights and special status of women, especially pregnant women and lactating women, will not be considered as meritorious.

The search of prisoners shall be done by persons of the same sex and the search of women prisoners shall also be supervised by a woman police officer.

Section 51 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (1973) states that whenever a woman is required to be searched, the search shall be done by another woman with due regard to decency. Similarly, Section 53 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in the context of examination by a medical doctor, also clarifies that for women, this medical examination will be done by and under the supervision of a registered medical doctor.

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