Mere Allegations Of Illegal Arrest Insufficient To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against Police: Bombay High Court

Narsi Benwal

29 July 2026 11:00 AM IST

  • Mere Allegations Of Illegal Arrest Insufficient To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against Police: Bombay High Court

    Mere allegations that an individual's arrest violated the Supreme Court guidelines in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P. and other decisions do not attract civil or criminal contempt against Police, the Bombay High Court held on Tuesday (July 28).A division bench of Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Advait Sethna refused to initiate contempt action against Mumbai...

    Narsi Benwal

    Narsi Benwal

    Narsi Benwal is a Special Correspondent with Live Law covering Bombay High Court and also the Trial Courts across Maharashtra

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