Supreme Court of India

Vihaan Kumar v. State of Haryana & Anr.

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Reported as [2025] 2 S.C.R. 424
Bench Abhay S. Oka and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh JJ.
Decided 6 February 2025

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above findings, we are not deciding the issue of violation of Article 22(2) of the Constitution.

Judgment, page 26

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration The main issue canvassed by the appellant in this appeal is the violation of the appellant’s right under Article 22(1) of the Constitution of India as the appellant was not informed of the grounds for his arrest. Headnotes† Constitution of India – Art.22(1) – Mandatory requirement under: Held: [Per Abhay S. Oka, J.] The requirement of informing a person arrested of grounds of arrest is a mandatory requirement of Article 22(1). [Para 21(a)] Constitution of India – Art.22(1) – What is the manner of informing the arrested person of his grounds of arrest: Held: [Per Abhay

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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