Police Reforms and Criminal Justice — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

D. K. Basu v. State of West Bengal, [1996] Supp. 10 SCR 284 (18 December 1996)

1996

The Court translated constitutional protection against custodial abuse into specific arrest and detention safeguards. Its directions required identifiable officers, an attested…

Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, Criminal Appeal No. 1277 of 2014, [2014] 8 SCR 128 (2 July 2014)

2014

The Court required officers to test the statutory necessity of arrest under section 41 CrPC rather than arrest automatically on an accusation. Magistrates were required to examine…

Paramvir Singh Saini v. Baljit Singh, Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 3543 of 2020 (2 December 2020)

2020

The Court directed comprehensive CCTV coverage of police stations and specified investigative-agency premises where interrogation and holding of accused occur. It required audio…