Suresh Kumar Mohapatra @ Suria v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Grounds of arrest; arrest memo; communication of grounds; Article 22(1) Constitution of India; Article 21; Section 47(1) BNSS; Section 47 BNSS; Section 50 Cr.P.C.; Section 52(1) NDPS Act; Section 20(b)(ii)(C) NDPS Act; Section 37 NDPS Act commercial quantity; quashing of arrest memo and remand order; inherent jurisdiction Section 482 CrPC / Section 528 BNSS; prospective application of written grounds of arrest; Mihir Rajesh Shah v. State of Maharashtra 2025 INSC 1288; Prabir Purkayastha v. State (NCT of Delhi); Vihaan Kumar v. State of Haryana; Kasireddy Upendra Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh; Narcotic Control Bureau v. Kashif; Mancheswar P.S. F.I.R. No. 91 of 2025; Ganja seizure 210 kg 410 g; remand T.R. No. 110 of 2025; dismissal of CRLMC; DGP Odisha circular on grounds of arrest; judicial custody; bail rejection 23.05.2025.
What did the court decide?
The constitutional requirement under Article 22(1) of informing an arrested person of the grounds of arrest stands satisfied where the arrest memo, containing the essential factual allegations forming the basis of the arrest, is supplied to the accused; a separate document distinct from the arrest memo is not required.