Arnesh Kumar Guidelines News Today

Rajasthan High Court has recently issued notice to police officials including the Director General of Police in a contempt petition alleging a violation of Arnesh Kumar guidelines and Apex court’s...

It is almost a decade since the Supreme Court passed a slew of guidelines in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, 2014 for curbing unnecessary arrests at the hands of police officers. However, till ...

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday issued a circular for all the Sessions and criminal courts in the state directing them to strictly follow the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court in the...

The Patna High Court recently issued a circular for all the courts under its territorial jurisdiction of this Court directing them to follow the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court in the 2014...

The Supreme Court has ordered the issue of notifications and instructions to ensure that police authorities and criminal courts strictly adhere to the guidelines on arrest laid down in the 2014 Arnesh Kumar case.

The Supreme Court of India on Monday reiterated the guidelines laid down by the top court for arrest under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and for other offences punishable by a maximum...

The mandate of law requires that a magistrate not act as an extension of the executive. It is for this reason that she or he has not only the power to refuse judicial remand, but also the responsibility to justify it.

The High Court expressed shock that a police personnel who had arrested a physically disabled lawyer without following due procedure had never read the Supreme Court's Arnesh Kumar judgment.

Experts believe that holding the executive and judiciary accountable for illegal arrests will go a long way in ensuring compliance with the law.

The Kerala High Court has sought an explanation from a judicial officer for remanding two accused persons in a case in which arrest was made without satisfying the guidelines in Arnesh Kumar case.