Police Arrested Forcefully On Unreasonable Grounds

Section 41A of the CrPc has set some guidelines for the police officer pertaining to the arrest of any person. govern arrest by police without warrant. These sections were modified in amendment to CrPC (Criminal Procedure Code) in 2010 to minimize abuse of powers of arrest by police, especially in cases like IPC 498a, which being a cognizable offence didn?t need a warrant for arrest. Failure to comply with the directions aforesaid shall apart from rendering the police officers concerned liable for departmental action, they shall also be liable to be punished for contempt of court to be instituted before High Court having territorial jurisdiction