In D.K. BASU v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL, AIR 1997 SC 610, the Supreme Court issued 11 GUIDELINES to be followed by ARRESTING AUTHORITIES to prevent custodial violence. These include:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A.
1. In D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal (1997), the Supreme Court issued 11 GUIDELINES to prevent custodial deaths and torture.
2. The guidelines (made requirements): (i) clear identification of arresting officers; (ii) arrest memo signed by witness and family member; (iii) information to friend/relative of detention; (iv) right of friend to know of arrest place; (v) entry in diary of arrest particulars; (vi) medical examination on arrest; (vii) thereafter medical exam every 48 hours; (viii) copies of all documents sent to area Magistrate; (ix) right to meet lawyer during interrogation (limited); (x) inspection memos at police station; (xi) control room communication of arrests.
3. Codified in part by 2008 amendments to CrPC (Sections 41A-D, 50A, 55A).
4. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: UDHR 1948 / ICCPR 1966 / ICESCR 1966 / CAT 1984 / CEDAW 1979 / CRC 1989 / PHRA 1993 / Constitution Part III — D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal, AIR 1997 SC 610_
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