Just Because You Have a Uniform, Do You Think It’s a Play to Send Someone to Prison?: Karnataka HC Slams Police Over Illegal Arrests

Karnataka High Court slammed police for illegal arrests, warning that wearing a uniform does not permit misuse of power or disregard for the law. “You have uniform, can you do anything?… If a crime is committed, definitely send him to jail, but in a manner known to law.”

Supreme Court: Accused Under Any Law Must Get Written Grounds of Arrest in Their Own Language

The Supreme Court ruled that police must give every arrested person written grounds of arrest in a language they understand, under Article 22(1) of the Constitution.
Failure to do so will make the arrest and remand illegal, the Court held in Mihir Rajesh Shah v. State of Maharashtra.