Police put up a poster for citizen information. I noticed a very nice hoarding by the police department in a bus shelter on the highway NH2, this was during my recent visit to Kolkata, Samabay Pally to be very particular. Independent of the "punishable offence under the section ...." the degree of punishment was quite intimidating and I hope this would deter a possible culprit before they harmed a possible victim. As a footnote there was a mention of what one could do if a Taxi refused fare. I was particularly attracted to this information because the previous two days every time I spotted a free taxi and approached it to hire it ... there was a "nice refusal" approach adopted. The common theme was. Me: "Can to come to Samabay Pally ?" (in Hindi|Bangla mix) Cab driver: " I will come, but to the place that you want to go, at this hour, I will not get a fare back" Me: "I will pay you a little more than the meter" (cajoling