Police Act 2008 - Kerala Police

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4. No person will be arrested or kept in custody in any manner under this section
merely for the reason that the identity given by such person is to be verified.
43. Police Access to Private Places: Every police officer shall have due
access, with due regard for custom, decency, privacy and propriety, for good and
sufficient reason for which such officer shall be personally accountable and
responsible, to any private place, for the purpose of ensuring safety or for averting
imminent danger,
Provided that such officer shall, as far as possible, try to get the co-operation
and consent of the person in charge of the premises before exercising this right.
44. Police to Interpose to Prevent Crime:
1. Any police officer present at the spot shall, to the best of his ability, interpose
and stop any criminal activity going on or about to take place in his presence or
proximity.
2 For this purpose he may lawfully demand and accept the services of any able
bodied adult male and no person shall disobey, without reasonable cause, a lawful and
reasonable direction so given by a police officer present on the spot.
45. Police to Give Reasonable Directions:
1. All persons shall be bound to comply with the reasonable directions given by a
police officer in the discharge of his duties under this Act.
2. In order to ensure compliance with any direction of law or in lawful discharge of
any duty cast upon any police officer by this Act or any rule, regulation or order made
there under, a police officer may
a) Caution a person who is about to commit an offence punishable under
any law or any Rule or Order made under any law;
b) Require any person to comply with any law which prescribes the manner
in which such person should act either with regard to himself or another
person or with respect to any thing under his charge;