Case Law Analysis
|Gauhati High Court
BNSS Section 36 | Absence of Witness Signature on Arrest Memo Valid If Section 48 Notice Served to Family : Gauhati HC
Gauhati HC rules that an arrest under BNSS remains lawful even without a witness signature on the arrest memo, provided Section 48 notice is duly served to the accused's family. The judgment prioritizes substantive compliance over procedural technicalities, impacting arrest validity in criminal proceedings under the new criminal laws.