Section 151 (1) of CrPC provides that a police officer can detain a person if he is suspected to commit cognizable offence for a period of 24 hours, and after this period, he shall be released ...

The arrested women were identified as Nandhini, 31, wife of Guna Jothibasu, and her younger sister Niranjana, 26, both hailing from K Pudur in Madurai district. Police have planned to book the two ...

To curb misuse of power to preventively detain a person under certain sections of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), the Delhi High Court has issued a string of directions, including reviewing the ...

New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) Taking note of several cases where persons were arrested or taken into preventive custody as there were “no guidelines”, the Delhi High Court has decided to examine the issue ...

The tally includes 618 arrested for violation of Section 151 of the CrPC for causing a nuisance and 502 arrested for arson and vandalism from 19 different districts, including 12 east UP districts. As ...

The court asked the Delhi government to furnish number of people arrested this way (File) Taking note of several cases where persons were arrested or taken into preventive custody as there were "no ...

Hapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 12 (ANI): Three members of a family were on Monday booked under Section 151 CrPC after a video of a scuffle between them went viral in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur.