Case Name : Siddharth vs State of Uttar Pradesh Case Reference: (0000) 0 SCR 00 :
Neutral Citation: Case Number: Crl A 838/2021 Court: Supreme Court Bench: 02 Coram: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Hrishikesh Roy (per curium) Date: 16.08.2021

CrPC - Section 170 does not impose an obligation on the officer-in-charge to arrest each and every accused at the time of filing of the chargesheet.

If the Investigating Officer does not believe that the accused will abscond or disobey summons, they are not required to be produced in custody.

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