Arrest Declared Illegal for Non-Supply of Grounds as Police’s Ignorance of DGP Circular Held Unjustifiable: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court examined a Habeas Corpus petition filed by Anoop Kumar and another petitioner against the State of Uttar Pradesh. The case arose from the arrest of the petitioners by the police in Mainpuri district, where they were taken into custody without being informed of the grounds of arrest. The petitioners alleged that their arrest was illegal and in clear violation of established legal safeguards meant to protect…