What was the subject of the safeguards laid down by the Supreme Court of India in D. K. Basu v. State…
D. K. Basu v. State of West Bengal prescribed safeguards for people who are arrested or detained. The judgment addressed custodial violence and set out preventive procedural…
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What was the subject of the safeguards laid down by the Supreme Court of India in D. K. Basu v. State of West Bengal, decided on 18 December 1996?
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D. K. Basu v. State of West Bengal prescribed safeguards for people who are arrested or detained. The judgment addressed custodial violence and set out preventive procedural requirements.
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Option A
The safeguards in this judgment address arrest and detention procedures.
Option B
The Court prescribed safeguards to prevent abuse in arrest and detention, including an arrest memo and notice to a friend or relative in the circumstances described.
Option C
The judgment’s requirements address custody, rather than school protection.
Option D
The decision does not lay down safeguards for workplace harassment.
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