The Madras High Court has ruled that while arresting a woman after sunset and before sunrise without prior permission from a Magistrate is a violation of Section 46(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.), such arrests are not automatically illegal. The ruling was delivered by a division bench comprising Justice G.R. Swaminathan and Justice M.
Arrest of Women After Sunset Without Magistrate’s Permission Violates Law, But Not Always Illegal: Madras High Court
