Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Supreme Court Mandates Written Arrest Grounds in PMLA, UAPA Cases
The Supreme Court issued an important instruction about arrests.
It said people must be told why they are being arrested.
This explanation must be given in writing.
The arrested person must receive a copy of it.
The court said this rule applies to special cases under PMLA and UAPA too.
It described this right as both fundamental and provided by law.
The written grounds should be supplied at the earliest opportunity.
The court said there should be no exceptions to this requirement.
The Supreme Court said arrested people have a fundamental and statutory right to know why they were arrested.
The grounds of arrest must be provided in writing.
A copy must be given to the arrested person as a matter of course.
The court said this requirement applies even in PMLA and UAPA cases.
Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and AS Chandurkar delivered the observation.
- Who
- The Supreme Court bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and AS Chandurkar.
- What
- The court ruled that written grounds of arrest must be provided to arrested people.
- When
- The report does not specify when the ruling was delivered.
- Where
- The report identifies the Supreme Court but does not provide a more specific location.
- Why
- To uphold an arrested person’s fundamental and statutory right to know the grounds of arrest.
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Judges
- Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and AS Chandurkar
- Requirement
- Grounds of arrest must be provided in writing
- Recipient
- The arrested person must receive a copy
- Timing
- The written grounds must be supplied at the earliest
- Scope
- The requirement applies even in PMLA and UAPA cases
- Nature of right
- The court called it both fundamental and statutory