SC seeks responses of Centre, states on PIL for presence of lawyer during police quizzing
NEW DELHI: (Oct 15) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre, all the states and Union territories to respond to a PIL seeking a declaration that an individual has a fundamental right to have his or her lawyer present during interrogation by police or other probe agencies.
A bench comprising Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran issued notices on the plea filed by lawyer Shaffi Mather, who has sought to read such a right as part of the constitutional guarantees under Articles 20(3), 21, and 22 of the Constitution.
At the outset, the bench asked senior advocate Maneka Guruswamy, appearing for Mather, whether the PIL cited any instances of duress or coercion faced by individuals during questioning.
(Source: PTI)
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