The Court has sought the Centre’s response on a PIL that seeks to make the presence of legal counsel a guaranteed right during custodial and pre-custodial interrogation.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the Union government’s response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that has sought the recognition of a right to have a lawyer present when an individual is being interrogated by the police [Shaffi Mather vs. Union of India & Ors.].