Question

D. K. Basu guidelines include…..
A. The police official should wear, accurate and visible name tags with their identification
B. A memo of arrest should be prepared at the time of arrest
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint:D. K. Basu Guidelines explains the specific requirements and procedures laid down by the Supreme Court of India for the police and other agencies to follow during the arrest, detention and interrogation of any person.

Complete answer:
The Honorable Supreme Court, in case of D.K.Basu Vs State of West Bengal, has laid down specific guidelines required to be followed while making arrests by police officials. Now let’s see from given options which guidelines are included,

A. The police officer carrying out the arrest and handling the interrogation of the arrestee should bear accurate, visible and clear identification and should wear name tags with their own identifications. The particulars of all such police officers who handle interrogation of the arrestee must be recorded in a register.
B. That the police officer which carrying out the arrest, shall prepare a memo of arrest at the time of arrest and such memo shall be attested in front of at least one witness, who can be either a member of the family of the arrestee or any respectable person of the locality from where the arrest is made. It shall also be signed by the arrestee and shall contain the time and date of arrest.
C. Here both (a) And (b) are the principal guidelines laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and D. K. Basu.
D. None of these could not be answered for this question.

Therefore the correct answer is C. I.e. both A. and B.

Note: D.K. Basu Guidelines and these include:-
1. The police officer carrying out the arrest shall prepare a memo of arrest at the time of arrest and attested by at least one witness.
2. The time, place of arrest and venue of custody of an arrestee must be notified by the police to any friend or relative of the arrestee.
3.Copies of all the documents including the memo of arrest should be sent to the Magistrate for his record.