Subhashree Das @ Milli vs State Of Orissa And Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the legality of the appellant's arrest under the provisions of Section 57 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which mandates that an arrested person must be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours. The Court held that the appellant's arrest was illegal as she was not produced before the magistrate within the stipulated time, thereby violating her rights under Article 21 of the Constitution. Consequently, the Court ordered compensation for the illegal detention of the appellant.