Precautions during arrest require strict adherence to arrest procedure and custody safeguards protecting notification, records, medical and legal access. Arrest procedures must adhere to Section 57 and Section 56 Cr.P.C., ensuring limited detention without production and prompt presentation before a Magistrate. Arresting officers must follow custody safeguards: visible identification, a signed and attested memo of arrest with time and date, notification to a friend or relative and legal aid where applicable, diary entry of custody particulars, recording of injuries with an inspection memo, periodic medical examination by approved doctors, copies of documents sent to the Magistrate, regulated access to counsel during interrogation, and timely communication of arrest and custody location to a police control room for display.
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Precautions during arrest require strict adherence to arrest procedure and custody safeguards protecting notification, records, medical and legal access.
Arrest procedures must adhere to Section 57 and Section 56 Cr.P.C., ensuring limited detention without production and prompt presentation before a Magistrate. Arresting officers must follow custody safeguards: visible identification, a signed and attested memo of arrest with time and date, notification to a friend or relative and legal aid where applicable, diary entry of custody particulars, recording of injuries with an inspection memo, periodic medical examination by approved doctors, copies of documents sent to the Magistrate, regulated access to counsel during interrogation, and timely communication of arrest and custody location to a police control room for display.
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