Supreme Court Rules Courts Cannot Suggest Custodial Interrogation

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The Supreme Court ruled that courts cannot suggest to investigating agencies that an accused or suspect undergo custodial interrogation, emphasizing that such decisions rest solely with the investigating agency. The bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S Chandurkar warned that broad judicial comments on custody could threaten individual liberty. The court clarified its role is limited to considering arrest protection pleas, not dictating interrogation methods.

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