Grounds in writing a must during arrests even in UAPA: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: Holding that fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution cannot be interpreted in a restrictive manner, Supreme Court on Monday held that a person's personal liberty cannot be invaded except in accordance with the procedure established by the Constitution, even if accused of a grave offence and anti-social activities, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.Elucidating Article 22 of the Constitution, which offers protection against arrest and detention in certain cases, a bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S Chandurkar said a person must be provided with the grounds of arrest by the probe agency at the time of arrest in writing and its language understandable to the accused.