https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779043 Grounds of arrest must be communicated to the arrestee as a constitutional safeguard under Article 22(1), and where a statute prescribes a specific mode of communication, that mode must be followed strictly. Mere reference to the offence or penal provision is insufficient unless the actual grounds are reduced into writing and contemporaneously explained or read over at the time of arrest. Subsequent explanations do not cure the defect without contemporaneous compliance. On the facts, there was no disclosure of the grounds of arrest and no record showing compliance, so the arrest was treated as vitiated and bail was held to follow despite the NDPS restrictions. en-us Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 08:34:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779043 Grounds of arrest must be communicated to the arrestee as a constitutional safeguard under Article 22(1), and where a statute prescribes a specific mode of communication, that mode must be followed strictly. Mere reference to the offence or penal provision is insufficient unless the actual grounds are reduced into writing and contemporaneously explained or read over at the time of arrest. Subsequent explanations do not cure the defect without contemporaneous compliance. On the facts, there was no disclosure of the grounds of arrest and no record showing compliance, so the arrest was treated as vitiated and bail was held to follow despite the NDPS restrictions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779043