Can't we record videos inside the police station? Here is the correct answer

Police Station Video Recording Rules: Is it a crime to record videos in the police station? Can the police put you in jail for doing this? If this question comes to your mind too, then know the answer.

Many times the police take someone to the police station on some allegation. In such a situation, it has been seen on many occasions that police officers misbehave with people in the police station. In such a situation, people record videos as evidence.

So it has been seen many times on social media that the police beat up people for video recording. Many times they even put them in jail. But can't videos really be recorded in the police station?

Many people have a question in their mind. Is it a crime to record videos in the police station? Can the police put you in jail for doing this? If this question comes to your mind too, then let us tell you. What is the correct answer to this?

Let us tell you that recording a video in a police station is not a crime in any way. The Mumbai High Court in its decision in the year 2024 said that the police station cannot be considered a prohibited place. Therefore, recording a video here is not a crime under the Official Secrets Act, of 1923.

But you cannot make videos of sensitive areas of the police station such as arms depot, secret document room or secret meeting room. The police can stop you from doing so. But you can make a video here with permission.

Apart from this, if your video recording is causing any hindrance in legal action. Then you may have to face trouble. For this, you may have to face both a fine and a punishment of up to two and a half thousand rupees under section 225 of BNS.

That is why if you record a video at the police station. So keep all these things in mind. Otherwise, you will have to pay a fine. Along with this, you may also have to visit the jail for free.