Reasons for arrest inserted later by the investigating officer: Allahabad High Court declares arrest unlawful, orders FIR against the IO under Chapter XIV BNS.
Two versions of one arrest memo, and a man still in custody: the Allahabad High Court has ordered a perjury inquiry over a fabricated arrest memo placed before it by the police in a habeas corpus case, and has directed the release of an Aligarh man whose grounds of arrest it found deficient. Prayagraj: While […]
“Sentinel on the qui vive” is how the Allahabad High Court Magistrate Remand ruling describes a Magistrate’s duty at remand, and it holds that a heavy workload is no answer, with the Judicial Training and Research Institute (JTRI), Lucknow, now to prepare training modules. Prayagraj: A habeas corpus petitioner held in a cyber fraud case […]
Detention for about seven hours, curtained police vehicles, no arrest memos and no medical examination before a Magistrate is what Rajya Sabha MP and DYFI National President A.A. Rahim alleges in a writ petition under Article 32 over the October 11 protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi. New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP […]
Fidal Tom, a Supreme Court advocate, was assaulted by police personnel and then held at Sanjay Colony Police Station without an arrest memo, the Lawyers’ Association for Constitution (LAFC) alleges. The allegations are the Association’s, they are untested, and no response from Delhi Police was available at the time of writing. New Delhi: Writing to […]
The Allahabad High Court ruled that failure to inform an arrested person of the grounds for their arrest violates Article 22 of the Constitution. In the case of Manjeet Singh, the court cancelled his remand order due to this lapse, emphasizing the magistrate’s duty to ensure compliance with constitutional safeguards.
