# Chhattisgarh High Court Rejects ‘Voluntary’ Police Custody 2026-08-07T06:10:25+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that police cannot keep a person in custody under the guise of voluntary cooperation to avoid Article 22 safeguards. The court said constitutional protection begins when police substantially curtail a person’s liberty, not when officers prepare a formal arrest memo. The ruling concerned a cyber fraud case in which the petitioner was allegedly taken from Rohtak on 28 June 2026, transported through Delhi to Chhattisgarh and produced before a magistrate on 30 June. The court found that he remained under police control throughout. It held that an endorsement on a Section 35(3) BNSS notice did not prove genuine consent, declared the detention illegal, quashed the remand orders and ordered his release. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: Article 22, BNSS, Chhattisgarh High Court, personal liberty, police custody Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/chhattisgarh-high-court-rejects-voluntary-police-custody/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/chhattisgarh-high-court-rejects-voluntary-police-custody/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.