Accused Under Any Law Must Be Provided Written Grounds of Arrest in a Language He Understands: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday delivered a landmark judgment affirming that police and investigating agencies must provide written grounds of arrest to every arrested person as soon as possible, regardless of the offence or the statute under which the arrest is made. The judgment was delivered in the case Mihir Rajesh Shah vs. State of Maharashtra & Another, arising from the 2024 Worli BMW crash case in Mumbai.…
