Criminal & Bail
Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P.
Full citation: Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P., (1994) 4 SCC 260, Supreme Court of India, decided 25.04.1994
Legal proposition
Arrest must be justified; the police must have reasonable grounds and record why arrest is necessary.
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