Table of Contents

Rights of an accused Person

Protection against false implication

A person does not become an accused simply because an FIR is lodged against him or he is arrested or detained by the police.

Uma Shankar Sahay v State of Bihar, 1998 CrLJ 2807

Right to Free and Fair Investigation

Right to get informed

Right to Seek Bail

where a detenuecannot furnish security and the magistrate had well-ordered his detention in judicial custody without any enquiry and without applying his judicial mind, the order of such detention was held illegal.

Arunsingh v State of MP, 1984 CrLJ 1616 MP

Supreme Court's Guidelines on accused rights.