That is why all arrests must be approved by the courts or reported to them at the earliest. That is also why the courts have the responsibility to decide on the punishment to be given for breaking laws. The police, as public servants, have responsibility only in criminal matters. All such matters are defined by law. Civil disputes or disagreements between two individuals or groups on matters relating to money, property, contracts or damages must be decided by both parties in civil courts.
Police have no responsibility in such matters.
Whenever a person violates a criminal law, the police will have to act to protect the other citizens from him. All of us have a duty to assist the police in discharging their responsibilities. Protection of public property Security of certain individuals Ideally, all these functions should be separate and each should be under a different agency. However, at present there is only one police force discharging all these functions, causing avoidable confusion and at times injustice. While many of our laws relating to police are seemingly fair, we have not built suitable institutions and instruments and instruments to ensure that individual liberty is respected and protected.