{ "item_title" : "When Police Stop You", "item_author" : [" Chandravanshi", "Nishant Chandravanshi "], "item_description" : "When Police Stop You: Know Your Rights in IndiaWhat to Say, What to Refuse, and How to Protect Yourself in the First Sixty MinutesIt is 11 PM. A police vehicle stops you on the road. Two officers knock on your door. Someone tells you to come to the station just for questioning.You have thirty seconds to decide what you say next.Almost everything that happens afterward depends on that decision.Most people do not know their rights during this moment. They know rights exist somewhere in the Constitution, somewhere in a law book, somewhere in a courtroom.But theory does not help when an officer asks for your phone, tells you to sign a paper, refuses to register your complaint, or places your name in an FIR.This book exists for that exact sixty minutes.It begins by tracing where India's policing culture comes from, a system originally designed during the colonial period and still visible in many police practices today.It explains Articles 20, 21, and 22 of the Constitution not as abstract legal principles, but as protections that become active the moment you are stopped, searched, questioned, detained, or arrested.It examines what changed under BNSS 2023 and, equally important, what remained exactly the same.Inside this book, you will learn: - What an FIR really is and why it can become your strongest legal protection- What to do when police refuse to register your complaint- What it means to be named in someone else's FIR- What officers are legally required to tell you during an arrest- What you are allowed to refuse- The 24-hour rule and why it matters- Your rights inside police custody- The difference between police custody and judicial custody- How bail works in practice, not merely on paper- The different types of bail and how applications are actually filed- What happens during searches and seizures- What to do from the first moment you enter a police station- The additional protections available to women, children, and vulnerable groups- Situations where special laws limit or suspend ordinary safeguardsBeyond defense, this book focuses on action.It explains how to file complaints against police misconduct, how courts can provide remedies when rights are violated, and how Habeas Corpus functions as an emergency instrument when unlawful detention occurs.Step-by-step guides throughout the book provide practical language that can be used in real situations, not simply explanations of legal provisions.Included inside: - Rights checklists- Action guides- FIR response strategies- Arrest protocols- Bail roadmaps- Complaint formats- Court remedy pathways- Emergency legal referencesThis is not a textbook for lawyers.It is a practical handbook for citizens, students, journalists, families, activists, and anyone who wants to understand what happens when state power enters ordinary life.Because the first sixty minutes often determine what the next six months look like.Knowing your rights does not guarantee fairness.But not knowing them almost always guarantees disadvantage.Read this book before you need it.Because the worst time to learn your rights is after they have already been taken away.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/818/525/9798185253861_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "9.99", "online_price" : "9.99", "our_price" : "9.99", "club_price" : "9.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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