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This is what former Chief Justice Of India, M.N. Venkatachalliah says (JOGINDER KUMAR Vs. STATE OF U.P.25/04/1994) in this landmark judgment that defined the powers of the police to arrest a person. This judgment is especially applicable in the case of a cognizable offense such as 498A:
“No arrest can be made because it is lawful for the police officer to do so. The existence of the power to arrest is one thing. The justification for the exercise of it is quite another. #docx