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The police under oath stated that the petitioner was informed the reasons of arrest by giving it in writing on a sheet of paper, but the fact that no such sheet of paper was ever served to the petitioner, and a completely false statement was made by the authorities, shocked the conscience of the Court.
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‘Unless an order of remand under Section 187of the BNSS is passed, the initial arrest of the arrestee beyond the period of 24 hours from the time of his arrest will become illegal.’
From the arrest panchnama it is evident that the information is given to his wife on the cell number provided by petitioner-accused and apart from that there are no grounds of arrest mentioned in the arrest surrender form.
The moment petitioner was intercepted by the Immigration officers around 10:00 pm, on 13-08-2024, allegedly based on a Look Out Circular, he was deprived of his liberty and he ceased to be free.
Recording statements at unearthly hours definitely results in deprivation of a person’s sleep, a basic human right of an individual.
Bombay High Court deemed the arrest of ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband unlawful, amidst allegations of irregularities in Videocon loans raising questions about procedural fairness and legal scrutiny.
On submission that the accused were ‘coaxed’ to accompany ED officials, Punjab and Haryana High Court concluded that the act was not in pursuance of purported summons issued but an unlawful restraint.
City Sessions Court, Mumbai: In a bail application filed by Pravin Raut (A3) and Sanjay Raut (A5) against arrest made
Bombay High Court: In a Writ Petition seeking a writ of Mandamus, the Division Bench comprising of S.J. Kathawalla and Bharti H.
Supreme Court: In the matter where the legality of the arrest of a Doctor and her mother who is a Practicing Advocate