Arrest procedure requires touch or clear submission; special protections and restrictions apply for arrests of women and use of restraints. Arrest requires actual touching or confinement unless there is submission to custody; for women, oral intimation usually suffices and physical contact should be avoided unless necessary or the officer is female. Resisting or fleeing persons may be apprehended using necessary force. Handcuffs may be used based on offence gravity and offender profile for serious crimes. Causing death is not permitted where the person is not accused of an offence punishable by death or life imprisonment. Women should not be arrested between sunset and sunrise except in exceptional circumstances requiring prior written magistrate permission obtained by a woman police officer.