Police officer who fails to furnish written grounds of arrest must face departmental inquiry: Supreme Court
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Police officer who fails to furnish written grounds of arrest must face departmental inquiry: Supreme Court
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TypeNews
SourcePolicyRadar India
PublishedTuesday, 22 September 2026
Affected Population1.4 billion citizens, 20 million government employees
Key Numbers
20 million central + state government employees
Rs 3.3 lakh crore transferred via DBT
1,500+ services on UMANG app
UAPA cases: 5,000+ pending
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DescriptionTuesday, 22 September 2026via barandbench
The Supreme Court has held that when police seek to re-arrest an accused released due to their failure to furnish written grounds of arrest, the investigation must be transferred to another officer and a departmental inquiry initiated against the officers responsible for failing to furnish the grounds of arrest [Jaskaran Jeet Singh Deol v. State of Punjab].A Bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S Chandurkar reiterated that a failure to furnish written grounds of arrest violates Article 22(1)