India, April 30 -- A Delhi court recently granted bail to a gangster, ruling that the failure to convey the grounds for his arrest infringed upon his constitutional rights and warranted his release.

The court emphasised the need for police to communicate the reasons for arrest while hearing a bail application moved by Ata Ur Rehman, an accused in the 2023 murder of rival gangster Prince Tewatia inside Tihar Jail.

"To put it pithily, the constitutional guarantee has been infringed - warranting release of the applicant/releasing back his liberty..." said additional sessions judge (ASJ) Sumit Dass of Patiala house courts.

The order was passed on April 15 but uploaded recently.

The court expressed disappointment over an order passed by th...