In Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P., (1994) 4 SCC 260, the Supreme Court held that:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A.
1. In Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P. (1994), the Supreme Court issued guidelines: (i) arrest must be REASONABLE and JUSTIFIED, not routine; (ii) reasons for arrest must be recorded; (iii) a friend, relative or other person known to the arrested person must be informed forthwith.
2. These were elaborated in D. K. Basu v. State of West Bengal, AIR 1997 SC 610 — arrest memo, witnessed by family member, medical examination, etc.
3. The principles have been incorporated into Section 50A CrPC (right to inform relative) and Section 41A (notice of appearance), to enforce them statutorily.
4. Arnesh Kumar (2014) extended these to Section 41(1)(b) cases.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P., (1994) 4 SCC 260; D.K. Basu v. State of W.B., AIR 1997 SC 610_
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