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Under which of the following cases, the Supreme Court held that woman can be arrested by police at any…

In "State of Maharashtra v. Christian Community Welfare Council of India, (2004)", the Supreme Court held that a woman can be arrested at any time, even without a lady…

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Under which of the following cases, the Supreme Court held that woman can be arrested by police at any time and even in absence of lady constable if the arresting officer records the proper reasons for such an arrest?

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In "State of Maharashtra v. Christian Community Welfare Council of India, (2004)", the Supreme Court held that a woman can be arrested at any time, even without a lady constable present, provided the arresting officer records proper reasons.

The statutory position is now in section 43(5) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 46(4) CrPC): save in exceptional circumstances, no woman shall be arrested after sunset and before sunrise, and in such circumstances the woman police officer must make a written report and obtain the prior permission of the Judicial Magistrate of the first class.

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