{"id":341384,"date":"2025-02-14T13:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T07:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=341384"},"modified":"2025-02-18T09:35:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T04:05:57","slug":"bombay-hc-upholds-session-courts-view-that-informing-grounds-4-minutes-after-arrest-was-not-unreasonable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/02\/14\/bombay-hc-upholds-session-courts-view-that-informing-grounds-4-minutes-after-arrest-was-not-unreasonable\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Police thoroughly followed the legal procedure\u2019; Bombay HC upholds Trial Court\u2019s view that informing grounds four minutes after arrest was not unreasonable"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Bombay High Court:<\/span> In a writ petition filed against the order passed by the Sessions Court wherein the accused&#8217;s claim regarding violation of his fundamental right to know the grounds of his arrest under Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001574961\" target=\"_blank\">22(1)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726967\" target=\"_blank\">Constitution<\/a> was rejected, a Single Judge Bench of Dr. Neela Gokhale, J., rejected the writ petition holding that the police had thoroughly followed the legal procedure and there was no violation of the fundamental right of the accused.<\/p>\n<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">An FIR was registered against the accused under Sections <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561701\" target=\"_blank\">376(2)(n)<\/a><a id=\"fnref1\" href=\"#fn1\" title=\"1. Section 64 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561639\" target=\"_blank\">328<\/a><a id=\"fnref2\" href=\"#fn2\" title=\"2. Section 123 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561860\" target=\"_blank\">506<\/a><a id=\"fnref3\" href=\"#fn3\" title=\"3. Section 351(2)\/(3) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\">Penal Code, 1860<\/a> (&#8216;IPC&#8217;) and accordingly, he was arrested and produced before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (&#8216;JMFC&#8217;)<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Upon perusal of the notice-cum-intimation provided under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001804205\" target=\"_blank\">47(1) &amp; (2)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001804327\" target=\"_blank\">Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (&#8216;BNSS&#8217;), 2023<\/a>, which revealed that the arresting officer communicated the grounds of arrest to the accused and his friend four minutes after his actual arrest, the JMFC held that the fundamental right of the accused was violated. Accordingly, the State was directed to release the accused.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Aggrieved by this order, the State assailed the JMFC&#8217;s order before the Sessions Court. After perusal of the arrest timeline, the Sessions Court set aside the JMFC&#8217;s order, holding that the communication of grounds of arrest within four minutes was not unreasonable. Thus, the arrest was held to be legal, as per the procedural requirements of the BNSS. Accordingly, the accused was directed to surrender.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Aggrieved, the accused filed the present petition.<\/p>\n<h3>Analysis<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Considering the factual matrix, the timeline, provisions of BNSS regarding arrest, and the settled legal position, the Court stated that it was clear that the police had thoroughly followed the legally mandated procedure. The grounds of arrest were conveyed to the accused within four minutes of his arrest, as indicated by the diary entry and the contemporaneous documents provided by the State.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In this regard, the Court relied on the settled legal position in <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Prabir Purkayastha<\/span> v. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">State (NCT of Delhi)<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/d19TH88G\" target=\"_blank\">(2024) 8 SCC 254<\/a>, wherein the Supreme Court held that the arrestee had the fundamental and statutory right to be informed about the grounds of arrest in writing and a copy of the same had to be provided to the arrestee at the earliest without exception. The Court also relied on <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Ram Kishor Arora<\/span> v. <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Enforcement Directorate<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/nq91W8wm\" target=\"_blank\">(2024) 7 SCC 599<\/a>, wherein the Supreme Court held that if the arrestee was informed or made aware orally about the grounds of arrest at the time of his arrest and given a written communication about the same as soon as possible, and within a reasonably convenient and the requisite time of 24 hours of his arrest, that would be sufficient compliance of Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001574961\" target=\"_blank\">22(1)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726967\" target=\"_blank\">Constitution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court rejected the contention that disallowing the adjournment application of the accused amounted to deprivation of his opportunity to be heard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Thus, the Court dismissed the petition, holding that there was no violation of any fundamental right of the accused and no infirmity in the impugned order.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Gunwant Tarachand Jain v. State of Maharashtra, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/0bY0M5gu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 SCC OnLine Bom 273<\/a>, decided on 12-02-2025<\/span>]<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Advocates who appeared in this case:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">For the petitioner:<\/span> Sanjaykumar Singh,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">For the respondent:<\/span> Public Prosecutor H. S. Venegavkar and APP Aashish I. Satpute<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000080;\">Buy Constitution of India &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product\/the-constitution-of-india-coat-pocket-edition?products_id=100647\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product\/the-constitution-of-india-coat-pocket-edition?products_id=100647\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/ebcwebstore\/images\/the-constitution-of-india-coat-pocket-edition-Gopal-Sankaranarayanan-ebc-front-cover.JPG\" alt=\"Constitution of India\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-294438\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000080;\">Buy Penal Code, 1860 &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1158\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product_info.php?products_id=1158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"penal code, 1860\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-294601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/penal-code-1860-60x40.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn1\" href=\"#fnref1\">1.<\/a> Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001803752\" target=\"_blank\">64<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001804326\" target=\"_blank\">Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn2\" href=\"#fnref2\">2.<\/a> Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001803460\" target=\"_blank\">123<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001804326\" target=\"_blank\">Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn3\" href=\"#fnref3\">3.<\/a> Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001803713\" target=\"_blank\">351(2)\/(3)<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001804326\" target=\"_blank\">Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Court reiterated that informing the arrestee about the grounds at the time of arrest and providing a written copy of the same within 24 hours of arrest was sufficient compliance of Article 22(1) of the Constitution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67011,"featured_media":314919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[78666,78663,2569,33741,78665,9881,13961,72250,71597,78664,21614],"class_list":["post-341384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casebriefs","category-highcourts","tag-4-minutes","tag-article-221-of-the-constitution","tag-Bombay_High_Court","tag-cognizable-offence","tag-communication-of-grounds-of-arrest","tag-fundamental-right","tag-ipc","tag-judicial-magistrate-first-class","tag-justice-dr-neela-gokhale","tag-section-47-bnss","tag-sessions-court"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bombay HC upholds Session Court&#039;s view that informing grounds 4 minutes after arrest was reasonable | SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bombay HC upholds Session Court&#039;s view that informing grounds 4 minutes after arrest was not unreasonable, held police thoroughly followed legally mandated procedure\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/02\/14\/bombay-hc-upholds-session-courts-view-that-informing-grounds-4-minutes-after-arrest-was-not-unreasonable\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Police thoroughly followed the legal procedure\u2019; 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