Illegal detention by police, What is the law ???
Shipra Dwivedi As the society evolves, the socio – economic and political developments are faced and adapted accordingly. Therefore, the manners and methods of curbing the injustices and crimes in the society are developed to keep up with the social needs of the nation. Often, if and when the circumstances demand, detention is used on a person to restrain him from any illegal act or omission. Sometimes, detention is a necessity in order to prevent any further interruption in a legal proceeding. It also serves the purpose of informing the society of the accused so that nobody, under any influence or force to protect the accused. Being an administrative authority, the police is empowered to arrest a person in the cognizance of his offence. It may be for the protective or preventive purposes. Scope and Extension Betimes, only criminal offences attracted arrests of persons. The criminal policies relating to arrests and trials were stringent that left a great impact on the potential crimi