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19 (2) No Police Officer shall prevent any member of the public from lawfully making any audio or video or electronic record of any Police action or activity carried out in a public or private place.

34 How to make complaints to the Police—Subject to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974), a complaint to the Police may be made orally or in writing or by gestures or by signals or by digital or electronic means and the concerned Police Officer is bound to take appropriate legal action thereon.

35 Police to behave decently towards witnesses—(1) Where any person who is acquainted with the facts and circumstances of any matter which is to be legally enquired into by a Police Officer in his official capacity may take steps to seek and understand that matter from such person, ensuring that such person is not unnecessarily disturbed.

(2) All such persons shall, normally, be approached at their residence or place of work when they are available there and no children, women or senior citizens shall be summoned to the police station for the purpose.

(3) Any such person who put to serious inconvenience leading to the loss of his wages for any day on account of assisting the Police for seeking and understanding any fact or circumstance, shall be paid an amount from the Criminal Justice Miscellaneous Expenses Fund as may be determined by the State Police Chief, subject to the norms as may be prescribed.

36 Personal details for identification be furnished on demand—(1) Every person shall furnish his personal details to identify him if so required by a Police Officer on sufficient reasons.

(2) Such Police Officer may take appropriate and reasonable steps for establishing the identity of a person and for this purpose, such Police Officer may create and prepare such personal identification records as may be appropriate for each circumstance.

(3) No person shall, by reason of the authority under this section, be arrested or kept in custody or subjected to any restriction on involvement in any manner, merely on the ground that the details of identity furnished by such person needs to be verified.

(4) All Police Officers exercising authority under this section shall wear identity badge or card in such a manner as to be visible to others and show such official identity record on demand by any person.