Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar
(2014) 8 SCC 273 · Arrest safeguards and the importance of statutory requirements for arrest.
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Lalita Kumari v. Government of Uttar Pradesh
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Justice K. S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India
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