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In Vihaan Kumar v. State of Haryana (7 February 2025), the Supreme Court held an arrest illegal for…

In Vihaan Kumar v State of Haryana (2025), the Court held that failure to inform the accused of the grounds of arrest violated Article 22(1) and vitiated the arrest, and…

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In Vihaan Kumar v. State of Haryana (7 February 2025), the Supreme Court held an arrest illegal for failure to communicate its grounds under Article 22(1). What did its operative order say about the pending prosecution?

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In Vihaan Kumar v State of Haryana (2025), the Court held that failure to inform the accused of the grounds of arrest violated Article 22(1) and vitiated the arrest, and ordered his release. It made clear that this finding would not affect the merits of the chargesheet or the pending case, and required the accused to attend the trial regularly unless exempted. An illegal arrest therefore does not lead to acquittal or quashing of the prosecution.

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