In DK Basu v State of West Bengal (1997), the Supreme Court laid down detailed
ABail guidelines
BArrest and detention safeguards (memo of arrest, intimation to a relative, medical examination, etc.) which were later codified in the CrPC by the 2008 Amendment
CRules for capital punishment
DProcedure for plea bargaining
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Arrest and detention safeguards (memo of arrest, intimation to a relative, medical examination, etc.) which were later codified in the CrPC by the 2008 Amendment
DK Basu prescribed 11 procedural safeguards binding on all police and investigative agencies. These were codified into Sections 41B and 50A CrPC by the CrPC (Amendment) Act 2008.
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