https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305857 Where police remove a person from his residence for the purpose of arrest and take him to the police station without formally arresting him at the outset, the custody counts as constitutional detention and cannot be recast as voluntary transit to avoid the safeguards of Articles 21 and 22. The High Court held that the petitioner's liberty was curtailed from the time he was taken from home, that the arrest-related procedure was breached, and that the detention was illegal and unconstitutional. Compensation, costs, and directions for inquiry and action against erring officials were awarded. en-us Wed, 22 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 08:18:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305857 Where police remove a person from his residence for the purpose of arrest and take him to the police station without formally arresting him at the outset, the custody counts as constitutional detention and cannot be recast as voluntary transit to avoid the safeguards of Articles 21 and 22. The High Court held that the petitioner's liberty was curtailed from the time he was taken from home, that the arrest-related procedure was breached, and that the detention was illegal and unconstitutional. Compensation, costs, and directions for inquiry and action against erring officials were awarded. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 22 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305857