Narinder Singh Bogarh vs State Of Punjab

The Supreme Court held that Section 166B of the Cr.P.C. allows for the issuance of directions to obtain statements and blood samples for international cooperation in criminal matters. However, the Court emphasized that such requests must be voluntary, as per the Canadian law, which deems compelled statements and samples inadmissible. The Court found that the lower courts erred in compelling the appellant to comply with the request from the Canadian authorities, leading to the quashing of the orders compelling the appellant to provide his statement and blood sample.