Illegal arrest and detention for non-disclosure of arrest details and missing CBIC-DIN on arrest documents.

Arrest and detention were treated as illegal because the arrest memo did not disclose the place of arrest, the grounds of arrest were not shown to have been furnished, and the arrest documents did not bear CBIC-DIN as required by the departmental circular. The court treated these defects as violations of the mandatory arrest procedure and, on that basis, directed the petitioner's immediate release.

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Issues: Whether the arrest and detention of the petitioner were illegal on account of non-disclosure of the place of arrest, non-supply of the grounds of arrest, and absence of CBIC-DIN on the arrest documents.

Analysis: The arrest memo did not disclose the place of arrest, and the grounds of arrest were not shown to have been furnished as required. The grounds of arrest also did not bear any CBIC-DIN. The respondents failed to controvert the petitioner's reliance on the departmental circular requiring documents to bear CBIC-DIN, and the defects in the arrest record were treated as violations of the mandatory procedure governing arrest and detention.

Conclusion: The arrest and detention were held to be illegal, and the petitioner was directed to be released forthwith.

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