SC Rules Against Continuous Lawyer Presence During Interrogation

The Supreme Court of India recently made a big decision about the rights of people who are being questioned by the police.

They said that a person who is accused of a crime does not have the right to have their lawyer with them the whole time during police questioning.

The court explained that the law only guarantees the right to meet with a lawyer during interrogation, not to have the lawyer present every single moment.

This decision was made in a case involving a police officer who was suspended because of a death that happened while someone was in police custody.

The court also said that some of the conditions set by lower courts were too strict and made it hard for the police to do their job properly.

They kept some protections, like recording the questioning with cameras, to make sure the accused is treated fairly and to protect the police from false claims.

The court's decision was based on the idea that both the accused and the police need to be protected, and that the investigation should be able to happen without too many restrictions.