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Police must have sufficient grounds for making any arrest: SC


April 9, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that a police officer should have sufficient grounds prior to exercise of his discretion to arrest a person on the basis of some allegations. “Having the power to arrest is one thing but the justification for the exercise of that power is quite another,” observed Justice Syed Mansoor Ali in a five-page judgement given …

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