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Police Calling You Repeatedly — Are You Bound to Appear?

A Micro-Legal Problem Guide by Prakash Chand Sharma

(Advocate | Chief Solution Officer – Zumosun AUC Universe)

Repeated calls from the police can create instant fear — arrest anxiety, social pressure, and uncertainty about your legal position.
Most people make a critical mistake at this stage: they react emotionally instead of legally.

The reality is this:
Police calls by themselves do not define your legal obligation.
Indian criminal procedure under the BNSS (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita) is notice-based, procedure-driven, and rights-oriented.

This Micro-Legal Problem Guide explains when you must appear, when you are not bound to appear, what risks exist, and how to activate lawful protection before damage occurs.

⚠️ The Micro-Legal Problem

You are receiving repeated phone calls from the police:

• “Come to the police station immediately”

• “Just for inquiry”

• “If you don’t come, action will be taken”

But:

• ❌ No written notice

• ❌ No FIR copy

• ❌ No clarity whether you are a witness or accused

👉 The biggest mistake people make is visiting the police station without understanding their legal status.

1️⃣ First Truth You Must Understand (Very Important)

A phone call from police has no automatic legal force.

Under BNSS:

• Police power flows from procedure, not pressure

• A citizen’s duty to appear arises only through lawful notice

• Informal calls are not substitutes for statutory compliance

📌 Law works on documents, not conversations.

👉Supreme Court principles on police procedure & arrest safeguards

2️⃣ Core Legal Rule Under BNSS

You are legally bound to appear only when:

✅ A written notice of appearance is issued under BNSS
✅ The notice clearly mentions:

• Your name & address

• Purpose of appearance

• Date, time, and place
  ✅ The notice is properly served

❌ Phone calls, WhatsApp messages, or verbal instructions do NOT create legal compulsion.

👉 Understanding Police Notice & Procedure under BNSS

3️⃣ When You Are NOT Bound to Appear

You are not legally required to appear if:

• Police are calling only verbally

• You are called “for inquiry” without written notice

• Police avoid issuing notice intentionally

• Threats are used instead of procedure

📌 Appearing without notice can:

• Convert you from unknown person → suspect

• Lead to informal statements being used against you

• Destroy future legal safeguards

4️⃣ Hidden Risks of Going Without Legal Strategy

Many people unknowingly:

• Give statements without understanding consequences

• Sit in police stations for hours without legal status

• Face pressure to compromise or confess

• Lose anticipatory and preventive remedies

👉 Truth spoken at the wrong time can still be legally damaging.

👉 Arrest safeguards & misuse of police power

5️⃣ The Correct & Lawful Response Strategy

If police are calling you repeatedly:

✅ Step 1: Stay Calm

Police calls ≠ arrest warrants.

✅ Step 2: Ask One Lawful Question

“Please serve me a written notice under BNSS. I will comply as per law.”

✅ Step 3: Do NOT Visit Without Advice

Until:

• Your status is clarified (witness / suspect / accused)

• Legal risk is assessed

• Strategy is prepared

✅ Step 4: Activate Preventive Legal Protection

Depending on facts, legal action may include:

• Formal written response to police

• Controlled appearance with counsel

• Anticipatory safeguards

• Prevention of illegal detention

👉 Anticipatory Protection & Preventive Criminal Strategy

6️⃣ What NOT to Do (Critical Warnings)

❌ Do not panic
❌ Do not ignore calls completely
❌ Do not visit police station casually
❌ Do not give oral explanations
❌ Do not rely on verbal assurances
❌ Do not seek “influence” instead of law

📌 Procedure protects you. Shortcuts expose you.

7️⃣ Why BNSS Changed the Balance

BNSS is designed to:

• Reduce arbitrary police practices

• Enforce notice-based compliance

• Protect citizen liberty

• Make accountability document-centric

But these protections work only if you activate them correctly.

BNSS vs CrPC – Key procedural changes

8️⃣ Zumosun AUC – Micro-Legal Solution Approach

At Zumosun AUC, we follow a structured activation model:

🔹 Micro-Problem Identification
Why are police calling? Complaint, FIR, inquiry, or pressure?

🔹 Legal Status Mapping
Witness | Suspect | Accused | Arrest exposure

🔹 Solution Design
Notice-based appearance | Preventive remedy | Strategic cooperation

🔹 Execution
Drafting, response, representation, protection

🔹 Legal Immunity Layer
So harassment does not repeat

📞 CALL TO ACTION (CTA)

🔔 Police calling you repeatedly?

👉 Do not rush. Do not panic. Do not guess.

✅ Know whether you are legally bound to appear
✅ Assess arrest and coercion risk
✅ Respond lawfully, not emotionally
✅ Protect liberty, dignity & future

📍 Consult: Prakash Chand Sharma, Devendra Choudhary

Advocate | Chief Solution Officer – Zumosun AUC Universe

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🔐 Final AUC Insight

Police calls are common.
Legal mistakes are permanent.

Procedure is your shield.
Activation is your power.

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