Authority of Police to interogate

Prashant Deshpande (Querist) 10 July 2011 This query is : Resolved
under which section Police has power to investigate or to interogate any person? What if one neglect or refuses to give response his inquiry? Is it duty bound to a citizen to provide information asked by the police officer/INvestigating officer?

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Advocate Rajkumarlaxman (Expert) 11 July 2011
see sections IPC 153 154. police has the authority to question/interogate for investigation. Arresting procedure is different and inquiry is different. Under an FIR regsitered against police has authority to invetigate and call for investigation to concerned persons.

vinay vaidhya (Expert) 11 July 2011
under cognizable offence and non cognizable offence police has authority to investigate and call for investigation to concerned person