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In Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P., (1994) 4 SCC 260, the Supreme Court held that:

Aarrest must be reasonable, justified and not routine; reasons must be recorded; immediate family/friend must be informed
Bpolice may arrest any accused person on mere suspicion in every cognizable offence
Cjudicial review of police arrest discretion is not permissible under any circumstances
Darrest without warrant is permissible only for offences punishable with death or life imprisonment
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. arrest must be reasonable, justified and not routine; reasons must be recorded; immediate family/friend must be informed
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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