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S.41 Essent i al condi t i onsf orar r est . — ( 1)Commi ssi onofcogni zabl eof f enceorr easonabl ecompl ai ntconcer ni ngi t ; ( 2)r easonabl esuspi ci on( i . e. ,f oundedonsomedef i ni t ef act s)butnotbar esuspi ci onor sur mi se; or ( 3)cr edi bl ei nf or mat i on( i . e. ,suf f i ci ent l yl i kel yt obebel i ev abl eandf r om r el i abl esour ce)ofa per son’ shav i ngbeenconcer nedi nanycogni zabl eof f ence; and ( 4)pol i cet oexer ci seofper sonalr esponsi bi l i t yandper sonalj udgmenti nmaki ngar r estwi t hout r el i anceont hebel i efofanyot herper son. Fr om apl ai nr eadi ngoft hesect i on41oft heCode,i ti sev i dentt hataper sonaccusedof of f encepuni shabl ewi t hi mpr i sonmentf orat er m whi chmaybel esst hansev eny ear sorwhi ch mayext endt osev eny ear swi t horwi t houtf i ne, cannotbear r est edbyt hepol i ceof f i ceronl yon i t ssat i sf act i ont hatsuchper sonhadcommi t t edt heof f encepuni shabl easaf or esai d. Pol i ceof f i cerbef or ear r est ,i nsuchcaseshast o bef ur t hersat i sf i edt hatsuchar r esti s necessar yt opr ev entsuchper sonf r om commi t t i nganyf ur t herof f ence; or f orpr operi nv est i gat i onoft hecase; or t opr ev entt heaccusedf r om causi ngt heev i denceoft heof f encet odi sappear ;ort amper i ng wi t hsuchev i dencei nanymanner ; or t opr ev entsuchper sonf r om maki nganyi nducement ,t hr eatorpr omi set oawi t nesssoast o di ssuadehi mf r om di scl osi ngsuchf act st ot heCour tort hepol i ceof f i cer ;orunl esssuch accusedper soni sar r est ed,hi spr esencei nt heCour twhenev err equi r edcannotbeensur ed [ Ar neshKumarvSt at eofBi har , AI R2014SC2756: 2014. Cl ause( a) . Af t eri t samendmentsubsect i on( 1) ( a)ofsect i on41pr ov i dest hatanypol i ceof f i cermay wi t houtanor derf r om aMagi st r at eandwi t houtawar r ant ,ar r estanyper sonwhocommi t sa cogni zabl eof f encei nt hepr esenceofapol i ceof f i cer .I tdoesnotappl yt oanoncogni zabl e of f ence. Reasonabl esuspi ci on. — Nodef i ni t i oni spossi bl eofwhati sar easonabl ecompl ai ntorr easonabl esuspi ci onasi t dependssomuchont hespeci alf act sofeachcase.Reasonabl emeansabonaf i debel i eft hat anof f encehadbeencommi t t edori saboutt obecommi t t ed.Forexampl e, Compl ai ntofr apei s suf f i ci entgr oundofsuspi ci on[ Mahadeo, 21ALJ791:AI R1924Al l201] .Sopol i cecanar r esta per sonaccusedofr apewi t houtwar r ant .
Cl ause( b) . — Eachoft hest i pul at i onsi nsubcl auses( i i ) ( a)t o( i i ) ( e)i nsect i on41( 1) ,i smut ual l yexcl usi v e. Ev eni fonespeci f i edr easonappeal st ot hepol i ceof f i cerf orar r est i ngt heper soni nv ol v edi n commi ssi onoft hest at edof f ences-wher et hepol i ceof f i cerhasr easont obel i ev et hatt he per sonhascommi t t edt heof f ence,i sgoodenought oempowerhi mt oar r estt heaccused. I ndeed,hei sexpect edt oandmustr ecor dhi sr eason( s)i nwr i t i ngwhi chi nf l uencedhi mt o ar r estt heper son.Thathecanr ecor dev enatt het i meofar r estoft hatper son.Theexpr essi on “ whi l emaki ngsuchar r est ”l eav esnomannerofdoubtt hati twoul dmean“ att het i meofmaki ng such ar r est ”or“ dur i ng t hear r esti nst ant l y ” .I tcanber ecor ded cont empor aneousl y[ Af ak Shabbi rKhanvSt at eofMahar asht r a, 2013Bom CR( Cr i )24] . Cl ause( ba) . — Anypol i ceof f i cermaywi t houtanor derf r om aMagi st r at eandwi t houtawar r ant ,ar r estany per son agai nstwhom cr edi bl ei nf or mat i on has been r ecei v ed t hathe has commi t t ed a cogni zabl eof f encepuni shabl ewi t hi mpr i sonmentf orat er m whi chmayext endt omor et han sev eny ear swhet herwi t horwi t houtf i neorwi t hdeat hsent enceandt hepol i ceof f i cerhas r easont obel i ev eont hebasi soft hati nf or mat i ont hatsuchper sonhascommi t t edt hesai d of f ence. Cl ause( c) . — R/ wsect i on82. Cl ause( d) . —R/ ws.411415I PC Cl ause( e) . — Obst r uct i onorescape( sect i ons186, 224&225, I ndi anPenal Code, 1860) . Cl ause( f ) . — Deser t edf r om Ar my[ seesect i on105,Ar myAct ,46of1950;f r om nav y[ seesect i on84,Nav y Act , 1957] ; f r om Ai rFor ce[ seesect i on106, Ai rFor ceAct , 1950] . Cl ause( g) . — Sect i on23oft heExt r adi t i onAct ,appl i eswhenanar r esti smadeundercl ause( g)wi t hout war r antofcour tbutont hepol i ceof f i cer ’ sownr esponsi bi l i t y .Soundert hi scl ausepol i cecan ar r estanyper son wi t houtwar r antagai nstwhom r easonabl e compl ai ntmadeorcr edi bl e i nf or mat i onr ecei v edorr easonabl esuspi ci onexi st st hathecommi t t edanactout si deI ndi a whi chwoul dhav ebeenpuni shabl ei fcommi t t eedi nI ndi a.Soi ncaseof' r edcor nernot i ce' agai nstany f ugi t i v e cr i mi nalpol i ce can ar r estany per son wi t houtwar r antofr ecei v ed i nf or mat i ont hatper soni sst ay i ngwi t hi nhi sl ocal i t y .
Cl ause( i ) I ti si nt endedt omeett hecasewher et heaccusedhasabscondedf r om t hej ur i sdi ct i onoft he i nv est i gat i ngof f i cert ot hatofanot herpol i cest at i on.Thatomeper soncommi t t eedcr i mei n cut t ackandhi dei nBhubaneswar .Soi ft heBhubaneswarpol i cegotwr i t t enoror alr equi si t i on f r om pol i ceofcut t ackt oar r estt heni ncaseofcogni zabl eof f encehecanal soar r esthi m wi t houtwar r ant .Requi si t i onmaybemadet hr ought el ephoneorwi r el essbutt hepar t i cul ar s mustbespeci f i edwhom t oar r estunderwhatof f ence. Subsect i on( 2) . — I nnoncogni zabl eof f enceaper sonmaybear r est edunderawar r antoror derofaMagi st r at e.
Lawmandat est hepol i ceof f i cert ost at et hef act sandr ecor dt her easonsi nwr i t i ngwhi chl ed hi mt ocomet oaconcl usi oncov er edbyanyoft hepr ov i si onsundersect i on41oft heCode, whi l emaki ngsuchar r est .Law f ur t herr equi r est hepol i ceof f i cer st or ecor dt her easonsi n wr i t i ngf ornotmaki ngt hear r est .I nf act ,bef or ear r est ,f i r stt hepol i ceof f i cer sshoul dhav e r easont obel i ev eont hebasi sofi nf or mat i onandmat er i alt hatt heaccusedhascommi t t edt he of f ence.Ar r estofaccusedwi t houtr ecor di ngr easonsi sav i ol at i onnotonl yoft hepr ov i si ons undersect i on41ofCodeofCr i mi nalPr ocedur e, 1973.butal soav i ol at i onoff undament alr i ght guar ant eedunderAr t i cl e21oft heConst i t ut i onofI ndi a[ N.Rat nakumar ivSt at eofOdi sha, 2014 CrLJ4433( Or i ) ] . Ther egi st r at i onofFI Rundersect i on154oft heCodeandar r estofanaccusedper sonunder sect i on41ar et woent i r el ydi f f er entt hi ngs.I ti snotcor r ectt osayt hatj ustbecauseFI Ri s r egi st er ed, t heaccusedper soncanbear r est edi mmedi at el y .I ti st hei magi nar yf eart hat‘ mer el y becauseFI Rhasbeenr egi st er ed,i twoul dr equi r ear r estoft heaccusedandt her ebyl eadi ngt o l ossofhi sr eput at i on”andi tshoul dnotbeal l owedt ohol dt hatr egi st r at i onofFI Ri snot mandat or yt oav oi dsuchi nconv eni encet osomeper sons.Ther emedyl i esi nst r i ct l yenf or ci ng t hesaf eguar dsav ai l abl eagai nstar bi t r ar yar r est smadebyt hepol i ceandnoti nal l owi ngt he pol i cet oav oi dmandat or yr egi st r at i onofFI Rwhent hei nf or mat i ondi scl osescommi ssi onofa cogni zabl eof f ence[ Lal i t aKumar i vGov t .ofUP, AI R2014SC187 Wher eanaccusedhasbeeni mpl i cat edi nacasepuni shabl ewi t hupt osev eny ear s, t hear r estof t heaccusedmaynotbenecessar yatt hei ni t i alst ageandhi sat t endancemaybesecur edby i ssui nganot i cet ohi mt oappearbef or et hepol i ceof f i ceraspr ov i dedundersect i on41Aoft he CodeofCr i mi nalPr ocedur e,1973.I nsuchcasesi twoul dbeadv i sabl et oar r estt heaccused onl yaf t ersuf f i ci entev i denceofhi si nv ol v ementi nt hecr i mehasbeencol l ect edandt hechar ge sheetneedst obesubmi t t ed[ Shauki nvSt at eofUP, 2011( 11)ADJ249] . Thesect i onconf er sv er ywi depower sont hepol i cei nor dert hatt heymayactswi f t l yf ort he pr ev ent i onordet ect i onofcogni zabl eof f enceswi t houtt hef or mal i t yanddel ayofhav i ngt ogo
t oaMagi st r at ef oror derofar r est .Cour t sshoul dt her ef or ebepar t i cul ar l yv i gi l antt oseet hatt he power sar enoti nanywayabusedorl i ght l yusedf ort hesat i sf act i onofpr i v at ef eel i ngsorof desi gni ngcompl ai nant s.Asobser v edi nacase,t hear r estanddet ent i onofper sonswi t hout war r antar enotmat t er sofcapr i cebutar egov er nedbyr ul esandpr i nci pl escl ear l yl ai ddownby l aw.Toar r estper sonswi t houtj ust i f i cat i oni soneoft hemostser i ousencr oachment supont he l i ber t yofasubj ect . I ti sonl yf ort heI nv est i gat i ngOf f i cert oar r estornott oar r estt hepet i t i oner .Hel d,al l owi ng pr ay erf orst ayofar r estwoul damountt oi nt er f er encei ni nv est i gat i onandwi l lbewi t hout j ur i sdi ct i on[ Meer avSt at eofUP,2008CrLJ( NOC)935( Al l ):2008( 4)ALJ120:2008( 61)Al l Cr i C233] . I nacasewher et heMagi st r at epassedor derunderSect i on156( 3)t or egi st eracaseand i nv est i gat i onagai nstaccusedi twashel dt hatt her equestf orst ay i ngar r estt i l lsubmi ssi onof r epor tunderSect i on173oft heCodewaspr emat ur eandt hatt her emedywoul dbeav ai l abl et o t heaccusedonl ywhent hecasewoul dber egi st er edandi nv est i gat i onwoul dbei npr ogr ess. Ri ghtofar r est edper son—Gui del i nes. — ( 1) Anar r est edper sonbei nghel di ncust odyi sent i t l ed,i fhesor equest st ohav eonef r i end, r el at i v eorot herper sonwhoi sknownt ohi m orl i kel yt ot akeani nt er esti nhi swel f ar et ol dasf ar asi spr act i cabl et hathehasbeenar r est edandwher ei sbei ngdet ai ned; ( 2)ThePol i ceOf f i cershal li nf or mt hear r est edper sonwhenhei sbr oughtt ot hePol i ceSt at i on oft hi sr i ght ; ( 3)Anent r yshal lber equi r edt obemadei nt heDi ar yast owhowasi nf or medoft hear r est . Thesepr ot ect i onsf r om powermustbehel dt of l owf r om Ar t s.21and22( 1)andenf or cest r i ct l y . I tshal lbet hedut yoft heMagi st r at e,bef or ewhom t hear r est edper soni spr oduced,t osat i sf y hi msel ft hatt heser equi r ement shav ebeencompl i edwi t h.Theabov er equi r ement sshal lbe f ol l owedi nal lcasesofar r estt i l ll egalpr ov i si onsar emadei nt hi sbehal f .Theser equi r ement s shal lbei naddi t i ont ot her i ght soft hear r est edper sonsf oundi nt hev ar i ousPol i ceManual s [ Jogi nderKumarv .St at eofU. P. , AI R1994SC1349] I nDKBasuvSt at eofWestBengalt heSupr emeCour tconsi der edi tappr opr i at et oi ssuet he f ol l owi ngr equi r ement st obef ol l owedi nal lcasesofar r estordet ent i ont i l ll egalpr ov i si onsar e madei nt hatbehal faspr ev ent i v emeasur es:
( 1) Thepol i ceper sonnelcar r y i ngoutt hear r estandhandl i ngt hei nt er r ogat i onoft hear r est ee shoul dbearaccur at e, v i si bl eandcl eari dent i f i cat i onandnamet agswi t ht hei rdesi gnat i ons.The par t i cul ar sofal lsuchpol i ceper sonnelwhohandl ei nt er r ogat i onoft hear r est eemustbe r ecor dedi nar egi st er .
( 2) Thatt hepol i ceof f i cercar r y i ngoutt hear r estoft hear r est eeshal lpr epar eamemoofar r est att het i meofar r est .Suchmemoshal lbeat t est edbyat l eastonewi t nesswhomaybeei t hera memberoft hef ami l yoft hear r est eeorar espect abl eper sonoft hel ocal i t yf r om wher et he ar r esti smade.I tshal lal sobecount ersi gnedbyt hear r est eeandshal lcont ai nt het i meand dat eofar r est . ( 3) Aper sonwhohasbeenar r est edordet ai nedandi sbei nghel di ncust odyi napol i cest at i on ori nt er r ogat i oncent r eorot herl ockup,shal lbeent i t l edt ohav eonef r i endorr el at i v eorot her per sonknownt ohi m orhav i ngi nt er esti nhi swel f ar ebei ngi nf or med,assoonaspr act i cabl e, t hathehasbeenar r est edandi sbei ngdet ai nedatt hepar t i cul arpl ace,unl esst heat t est i ng wi t nessoft hememoofar r esti shi msel fsuchaf r i endorar el at i v eoft hear r est ee. ( 4) Thet i me,pl aceofar r estandv enueofcust odyofanar r est eemustbenot i f i edbyt hepol i ce wher et henextf r i endorr el at i v eoft hear r est eel i v esout si det hedi st r i ctort ownt hr ought he l egalAi dOr gani sat i oni nt heDi st r i ctandt hepol i cest at i onoft hear eaconcer nedt el egr aphi cal l y wi t hi naper i odof8t o12hour saf t ert hear r est . ( 5) Theper sonar r est edmustbemadeawar eoft hi sr i ghtt ohav esomeonei nf or medofhi s ar r estordet ent i onassoonhei sputunderar r estori sdet ai ned. ( 6) Anent r ymustbemadei nt hedi ar yatt hepl aceofdet ent i onr egar di ngt hear r estoft he per sonwhi chshal lal sodi scl oset henameoft henextf r i endoft heper sonwhohasbeen i nf or medoft hear r estandt henamesandpar t i cul ar soft hepol i ceof f i ci al si nwhosecust ody t hear r est eei s. ( 7) Thear r est eeshoul d,wher ehesor equest s,beal soexami nedatt het i meofhi sar r estand maj orandmi nori nj ur i es,i fanypr esentonhi s/ herbody ,mustber ecor dedatt hatt i me.The “ I nspect i onMemo”mustbesi gnedbot hbyt hear r est eeandt hepol i ceof f i ceref f ect i ngt he ar r estandi t scopypr ov i dedt ot hear r est ee. ( 8) Thear r est eeshoul dbesubj ect edt omedi calexami nat i onbyt r ai neddoct orev er y48hour s dur i nghi sdet ent i oni ncust odybyadoct oront hepanelofappr ov eddoct or sappoi nt edby Di r ect or ,Heal t hSer v i cesoft heconcer nedSt ar eorUni onTer r i t or y .Di r ect or ,Heal t hSer v i ces shoul dpr epar esuchapanel f oral l Tehsi l sandDi st r i ct saswel l . ( 9) Copi esofal lt hedocument si ncl udi ngt hememoofar r est ,r ef er r edt oabov e,shoul dbesent t ot heI l aqaMagi st r at ef orhi sr ecor d. ( 10) The ar r est ee maybe per mi t t ed t o meethi sl awy erdur i ng i nt er r ogat i on,t hough not t hr oughoutt hei nt er r ogat i on. ( 11) A pol i cecont r olr oom shoul dbepr ov i dedatal lDi st r i ctandSt at eheadquar t er s,wher e i nf or mat i on r egar di ng t he ar r est and t he pl ace of cust ody of t he ar r est ee shal lbe communi cat edbyt heof f i cercausi ngt hear r est ,wi t hi n12hour sofef f ect i ngt hear r estandat t hepol i cecont r ol r oom i tshoul dbedi spl ay edonaconspi cuousnot i ceboar d.
Fai l ur et ocompl ywi t ht her equi r ement sher ei nabov ement i onedshal lapar tf r om r ender i ngt he concer nedof f i ci all i abl ef ordepar t ment alact i on,al sor enderhi ml i abl et obepuni shedf or cont emptofcour tandt hepr oceedi ngsf orcont emptofcour tmaybei nst i t ut edi nanyHi gh Cour toft hecount r y ,hav i ngt er r i t or i alj ur i sdi ct i onov ert hemat t er[ DKBasuv .St at eofWest Bengal , AI R1997SC610 I nAr neshKumar ’ scase,t heSupr emeCour tgav et hef ol l owi ngdi r ect i onst oensur et hatpol i ce of f i cer sdonotar r estaccusedunnecessar i l yandMagi st r at edonotaut hor i sedet ent i oncasual l y andmechani cal l y : ( 1) Al lt heSt at eGov er nment st oi nst r ucti t spol i ceof f i cer snott oaut omat i cal l yar r estwhena caseunderS.498AAoft heI ndi anPenalCodei sr egi st er edbutt osat i sf yt hemsel v esabout t henecessi t yf orar r estundert hepar amet er sl ai ddownabov ef l owi ngf r om S.41,Codeof Cr i mi nal Pr ocedur e; ( 2) Al lpol i ceof f i cer sbepr ov i dedwi t hacheckl i stcont ai ni ngspeci f i edsubcl ausesunderS. 41( 1) ( b)( i i ) ; ( 3) Thepol i ceof f i cershal lf or war dt hecheckl i stdul yf i l l ed and f ur ni sh t her easonsand mat er i al swhi chnecessi t at edt hear r est ,whi l ef or war di ng/ pr oduci ngt heaccusedbef or et he Magi st r at ef orf ur t herdet ent i on; ( 4) TheMagi st r at ewhi l eaut hor i si ngdet ent i onoft heaccusedshal lper uset her epor tf ur ni shed byt hepol i ceof f i ceri nt er msaf or esai dandonl yaf t err ecor di ngi t ssat i sf act i on,t heMagi st r at e wi l l aut hor i sedet ent i on; ( 5) Thedeci si onnott oar r estanaccused, i st obef or war dedt ot heMagi st r at ewi t hi nt woweeks f r om t hedat eoft hei nst i t ut i onoft hecasewi t hacopyt ot heMagi st r at ewhi chmaybeext ended byt heSuper i nt endentofPol i ceoft heDi st r i ctf ort her easonst ober ecor dedi nwr i t i ng; ( 6) Not i ceofappear ancei nt er msofS.41Aoft heCodeofCr i mi nalPr ocedur ei st obeser v edon t heaccusedwi t hi nt woweeksf r om t hedat eofi nst i t ut i onoft hecase,whi chmaybeext ended byt heSuper i nt endentofPol i ceoft heDi st r i ctf ort her easonst ober ecor dedi nwr i t i ng; ( 7) Fai l ur et ocompl ywi t ht hedi r ect i onsaf or esai dshal lapar tf r om r ender i ngt hepol i ceof f i cer s concer nedl i abl ef ordepar t ment alact i on,t heyshal lal sobel i abl et obepuni shedf orcont empt ofcour tt obei nst i t ut edbef or eHi ghCour thav i ngt er r i t or i al j ur i sdi ct i on. ( 8) Aut hor i si ngdet ent i onwi t houtr ecor di ngr easonsasaf or esai dbyt hej udi ci alMagi st r at e concer nedshal l bel i abl ef ordepar t ment al act i onbyt heappr opr i at eHi ghCour t . TheSupr emeCour tcl ar i f i edt hatt heaf or esai ddi r ect i onsshal lnotonl yappl yt ot hecasesunder S.498AAoft heI ndi anPenal CodeorS.4oft heDowr yPr ohi bi t i onAct , butal sot osuchcases wher eof f encei spuni shabl ewi t hi mpr i sonmentf orat er m whi chmaybel esst hansev eny ear s orwhi chmayext endt osev eny ear s;whet herwi t horwi t houtf i ne[ Ar neshKumarv .St at eof
Bi har ,AI R2014SC2756[ LNI ND2014SC647] :2014( 8)SCALE250[ LNI ND2014SC647]: ( 2014)8SCC273[ LNI ND2014SC647]] . Sect i on41oft heCodeofCr i mi nalPr ocedur e,1973pr ov i desf orar r estbyapol i ceof f i cer wi t houtanor derf r om aMagi st r at eandwi t houtawar r ant .Thesect i ongi v esdi scr et i ont ot he pol i ceof f i cerwhomay ,wi t houtanor derf r om aMagi st r at eandev enwi t houtawar r ant ,ar r est anyper soni nt hesi t uat i onsenumer at edi nt hatsect i on.I ti sopent ohi m,i nt hecour seof i nv est i gat i on,t oar r estanyper sonwhohasbeenconcer nedwi t hanycogni zabl eof f enceor agai nstwhom r easonabl ecompl ai nthasbeenmadeorcr edi bl ei nf or mat i onhasbeenr ecei v ed, orar easonabl esuspi ci onexi st sofhi shav i ngbeensoconcer ned.Obv i ousl y , hei snotexpect ed t oacti namechani calmannerandi nal lcasest oar r estt heaccusedassoonast her epor ti s l odged.I nappr opr i at ecases, af t ersomei nv est i gat i on, t hei nv est i gat i ngof f i cermaymakeuphi s mi ndast owhet heri ti snecessar yt oar r estt heaccusedper son.Att hatst aget heCour thasno r ol et opl ay .Si ncet hepoweri sdi scr et i onar y ,apol i ceof f i ceri snotal way sboundt oar r estan accusedev eni ft heal l egat i onagai nsthi mi sofhav i ngcommi t t edacogni zabl eof f ence.Si nce anar r esti si nt henat ur eofanencr oachmentont hel i ber t yoft hesubj ectanddoesaf f ectt he r eput at i onandst at usoft heci t i zen,t hepower ,hast obecaut i ousl yexer ci sed.I tdependsi nt er al i aupont henat ur eoft heof f enceal l egedandt het y peofper sonswhoar eaccusedofhav i ng commi t t edt hecogni zabl eof f ence.Obv i ousl y , t hepowerhast obeexer ci sedwi t hcaut i onand ci r cumspect i on[ M. C.Abr aham vSt at e, ( 2003)2SCC649 Wi l f ulexcessorunj ust i f i abl euseofpower sundersect i on41i spuni shabl e( sect i on220I ndi an Penal Code, 1860) .Thepowert oar r estmaybeexer ci sedbey ondt hel i mi t soft hepol i ceof f i cer s st at i on( sect i on48) .Pr ocedur eaf t erar r est( sect i ons56,57) .Besi dessect i on41t her ear e v ar i ousAct sbySt at el egi sl at ur epr ov i di ngf orar r estwi t houtwar r ant . Undersect i on50anar r est edper sonshal lf or t hwi t hbei nf or medoff ul lpar t i cul ar sorot her gr oundsf orhi sar r estandi ncaseofot hert hannonbai l abl eof f enceheshal lbei nf or medt hat hei sent i t l edt ober el easedonbai l andhemayar r angef orsur et i es. Ar r estofJudi ci al Of f i cer —Gui del i nesf orPol i ce. — ( a)I faj udi ci alof f i ceri st obear r est edf orsomeof f ence,i tshoul dbedoneunderi nt i mat i ont o t heDi st r i ctJudgeort heHi ghCour t , ast hecasemaybe. ( b)I ncasei mmedi at ear r esti snecessar y , at echni cal orf or mal ar r estmaybeef f ect ed. ( c)Factofsuchar r estshoul dbei mmedi at el ycommuni cat edt ot heDi st r i ctandSessi ons Judgeoft heDi st r i ctandt heChi efJust i ceoft heHi ghCour t . ( d)Thear r est edof f i cershal lnotbet akent oapol i cest at i onwi t houtt hepr i oror derordi r ect i on oft heDi st r i ctandSessi onsJudgeoft heconcer nedDi st r i ct , i fav ai l abl e. ( e)I mmedi at ef aci l i t i esshal lbepr ov i dedt ot hej udi ci alof f i cerf orcommuni cat i onwi t hhi s
f ami l ymember s, l egal adv i ser sandj udi ci al of f i cer s, i ncl udi ngt heDi st r i ctandSessi onsJudge. ( f )Nost at ementofanof f i cerunderar r estber ecor dednoranypanchanamabedr awnupnor anymedi calt est sbeconduct edexcepti nt hepr esenceofhi sl egaladv i seroranot herj udi ci al of f i cerofequal orhi gherr ank, i fav ai l abl e. ( g)Ther eshoul dnor mal l ybenohandcuf f i ngofaj udi ci alof f i cerandi fi ti snecessar yi nv er y except i onalci r cumst ancesasenumer at ed,i mmedi at er epor tshal lbemadet ot heDi st r i ctand Sessi onsJudgeandal sot ot heChi efJust i ceoft heHi ghCour t .Thesegui del i neshav enotbeen hel dt obeexhaust i v e[ Del hiJudi ci alSer v i ceAssoci at i on, Ti sHazar iCour tvSt at eofGuj ar at , AI R 1991SC2176 UnderAr t i cl e22oft heConst i t ut i on, anar r est edper sonshal l bei nf or med, assoonasmaybe, of t hegr oundofhi sar r estandheshal l begi v ent her i ghtt oconsul tandt obedef endedbyal awy er ofhi schoi ce.Heshal lal sobepr oducedbef or et henear estMagi st r at ewi t hi nt went y f ourhour s ofsuchar r est . Ar r estoff emal e. — Whi l ear r est i ngaf emal eper son, al lef f or t sshoul dbemadet okeepal adyconst abl epr esentbut i nci r cumst anceswher et heAr r est i ngOf f i ceri sr easonabl ysat i sf i edt hatsuchpr esenceofa l adyconst abl ei snotav ai l abl eorpossi bl eand/ ort hedel ayi nar r est i ngcausedbysecur i ngt he pr esenceofal adyconst abl ewoul di mpedet hecour seofi nv est i gat i on,suchAr r est i ngOf f i cer f orr easonst ober ecor dedei t herbef or et hear r estori mmedi at el yaf t ert hear r estbeper mi t t ed t oar r estaf emal eper sonf orl awf ulr easonsatanyt i meoft hedayorni ghtdependi ngont he ci r cumst ancesoft hecaseev enwi t houtt hepr esenceofal adyconst abl e[ St at eofMahar asht r a vChr i st i anCommuni t yWel f ar eCounci l ofI ndi a, AI R2004SC7 Ar r estandcust ody . — Thet aki ng oft heper son i nt oj udi ci alcust odyi sf ol l owed af t ert hear r estoft heper son concer nedbyt heMagi st r at eonappear anceorsur r ender . compensat i onf ori l l egal det ent i on. — I ncaseofar r est ,t hepr ocedur eshal lbef ol l owedbyt hepol i ceof f i cer .I nt hei nst antcaset he condi t i onspr ecedentofpr ocedur eofar r estwer enotf ol l owedhencet hedi gni t yofpet i t i oner s, doct orand pr act i si ng adv ocat e,bot hl adi es was ser i ousl yj eopar di sed and t he l i ber t yof pet i t i onerwascur t ai l ed.St at ewasdi r ect edt opaycompensat i onofRs.Fi v eLakhsgr ant edt o eachoft hem.[ Dr .Ri ni JoharvSt at eofMP, AI R2016SC2679