Supreme Court strengthens written-arrest safeguards
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- The Supreme Court in Jaskaran Jeet Singh Deol v. State of Punjab held that an investigating agency needs magistrate permission to re-arrest after an earlier arrest was illegal for non-supply of written grounds.
- The article links the safeguard to Article 21, Article 22(2) and Section 47 of the BNSS.
- The Court required written grounds in a language understood by the arrestee at least two hours before remand, where the arresting officer cannot communicate them in writing immediately.
- Non-compliance can make arrest and subsequent remand illegal; the Court also indicated departmental inquiry, investigation transfer and possible compensation.
- exam_relevance: tests preventive detention safeguards, remand procedure, BNSS transition and the relationship between personal liberty and fair investigation.
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