https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188395 Article 22(1) requires a person arrested without warrant to be informed, as soon as may be, of the grounds of arrest and to be enabled to consult counsel. Where the material did not show that the detenus were told the true basis of their custody, that omission rendered the detention unconstitutional. A routine and mechanical remand order did not cure the initial illegality, because it could not validate an arrest made in breach of the mandatory constitutional safeguard. The detention was therefore illegal, and the arrested persons were entitled to immediate release. en-us Wed, 18 Dec 1968 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 15 May 2026 12:13:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188395 Article 22(1) requires a person arrested without warrant to be informed, as soon as may be, of the grounds of arrest and to be enabled to consult counsel. Where the material did not show that the detenus were told the true basis of their custody, that omission rendered the detention unconstitutional. A routine and mechanical remand order did not cure the initial illegality, because it could not validate an arrest made in breach of the mandatory constitutional safeguard. The detention was therefore illegal, and the arrested persons were entitled to immediate release. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 Dec 1968 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188395