Rights of a person arrested
The Constitution of India is the grundnorm of the Indian Legal System which cannot be violated or transgressed by any authority in the country. All the actions and laws made by the legislature or the executive has to be in consonance with the principles enshrined under the Constitution. Any law or statute which is contrary to the provisions of this important Charter shall be declared void and shall have no effect whatsoever [1] . The Constitution of India guarantees to all the citizens of the country certain fundamental rights which cannot be taken away by means of any law or action on the part of the Government [2] . These fundamental rights are certainly basic human rights to which all the people are entitled. Therefore, these rights cannot be taken away even if the person is arrested and taken into police custody [3] . Besides the various fundamental rights enshrined under the Constitution of India, there are certain other rights which are available to an arrested pe