Orissa High Court Flags Arrest Norm Violations, Asks Home Secretary and DGP to Train Police

The Orissa High Court, while granting bail in a bank robbery case, observed repeated violations of mandatory arrest procedures under Article 22(1) of the Constitution and Section 47 and of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. 

It noted that arrest memos merely stated that the accused were apprehended without recording the grounds of arrest in writing or in a language understood by them.

The Court asked the Principal Secretary (Home) and the Director General of Police to personally ensure police officers are trained on mandatory arrest norms. 

It directed them to issue instructions to avoid future non-compliance and communicated a copy of the order to senior police and home department officials.