Editing Arrest (section)

===India===

According to Indian law, no formality is needed during the procedure of arrest.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Kanoon -Shri D.K. Basu, Ashok K. Johri vs State of West Bengal, State of U.P|url=http://indiankanoon.org/doc/501198/|publisher=IndianKanoon.org|accessdate=12 September 2011|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20240314182959/http://indiankanoon.org/doc/501198/ |archive-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref> The arrest can be made by a citizen, a police officer or a Magistrate. The police officer needs to inform the person being arrested the full particulars of the person's offence and that they are entitled to be released on bail if the offence fits the criteria for being bailable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://delhicourts.nic.in/CrPC.htm|title=CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE|accessdate=21 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507011409/http://delhicourts.nic.in/CrPC.htm|archive-date=7 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> There is no general rule of eligibility or requirement that a police officer must handcuff a person who is being arrested. When there is a question regarding handcuffing a person, case law has stated that the choice to handcuff a person is dependent on the surrounding circumstances, and that officers should always take the proper precautions to ensure the safety of themselves, and the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://intolegalworld.com/2017/09/27/handcuffing-is-it-really-easy-as-it-seems-to-be/|title=HANDCUFFING: IS IT REALLY EASY AS IT SEEMS TO BE - Into Legal World|work=Into Legal World|access-date=2017-12-07|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208003746/http://intolegalworld.com/2017/09/27/handcuffing-is-it-really-easy-as-it-seems-to-be/|archive-date=8 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>