Court Serves Contempt Notice to Judicial Magistrate and Investigating Officer for Breaching 'Arnesh Kumar' Guidelines on Arrest and Remand: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench recently heard a contempt petition filed by Ashutosh Singh and another applicant against Ankita Singh-II, Incharge Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 21, Sultanpur, for alleged non-compliance with landmark Supreme Court directives on arrest and remand procedures. The case revolves around allegations of contempt of court under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, where the respondents are accused of deliberately ignoring the guidelines issued…