Panchkula, June 6 -- A special CBI court in Panchkula has declared the arrest of Tanoj Yadav, superintendent in the anti-evasion branch of CGST Faridabad, and Aakash Rohilla, a data entry operator, as illegal. The court ordered their immediate release, citing the CBI's failure to provide them with written grounds of arrest at the time of their detention on June 3.

CBI special judge Rajeev Goyal dismissed the agency's remand application and underscored that the arrest violated legal procedure. Referring to Supreme Court and high court rulings, the judge said that supplying written grounds for arrest is essential to ensure the accused can consult legal counsel, challenge custody, and seek bail.

"The written grounds for arrest were not giv...