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Supreme Court’s guidelines in the D.K. Basu case
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The Supreme Court's guidelines in the D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal (1997) set procedural safeguards to prevent custodial torture and ensure the legality of arrests. They require police to prepare a written memo of arrest, inform the next of kin, obtain a medical examination, and submit the memo to a magistrate within 24 hours.