The Supreme Court on June 4th pulled up the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for interrogating a money laundering accused during the wee hours of the morning.
On Monday (15th April): The Bombay High Court affirmed the right to sleep as a fundamental human need, criticizing the Enforcement Directorate’s practice of recording statements overnight. It emphasized that deprivation of sleep violates Article 21 of the Indian Constitution and directed the ED to conduct interrogations at reasonable hours to safeguard individuals’ cognitive abilities and health.
