Kerala High Court holds that failure to communicate written grounds of arrest, including quantity of contraband in NDPS cases, renders arrest illegal and mandates immediate release.
Kerala High Court holds that failure to communicate written grounds of arrest in understood language renders arrest illegal, even in POCSO cases, affirming mandatory constitutional rights under Article 22(1).
Delhi High Court holds that while written grounds of arrest are mandatory before remand, the ruling in Mihir Rajesh Shah applies prospectively and requires demonstrable prejudice to invalidate arrest.
Delhi High Court holds that failure to provide written grounds of arrest vitiates detention, entitling accused to bail regardless of gravity of offence. Key precedent: *Prabir Purkayastha*.
Kerala High Court holds that failure to communicate written grounds of arrest, including contraband quantity in NDPS cases, renders arrest illegal and mandates bail.