Landmark case · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Juvenile Justice and Probation · Semester 5

D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal

AIR 1997 SC 610 · Supreme Court of India

The Court laid down mandatory arrest-and-detention guidelines (memo, medical exam, informing a relative) as part of Articles 21 and 22.

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Arrest without warrant: BNSS 35–62 / CrPC 41–60A — Unit I, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Juvenile Justice and Probation.

Related sections:

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 35 — When police may arrest without warrant (cf. s. 41 CrPC)
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 36 — Procedure of arrest and duties of officer (cf. s. 41A CrPC notice of appearance)
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 43 — Arrest how made (cf. s. 46 CrPC)
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 47–48 — Search of arrested person and informing grounds (cf. ss. 50–51 CrPC)