Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre VS. State of Maharashtra [(2011) 1 SCC 694]
Arrest should be the last option and it should be restricted to those exceptional cases
90. A great ignominy, humiliation
and disgrace is attached to the arrest. Arrest leads to many serious consequences
not only for the accused but for the entire family and at times for the entire
community.
113. Arrest should be the last option and it should
be restricted to those exceptional cases where arresting the accused is
imperative in the facts and circumstances of that case. The court must carefully
examine the entire available record and particularly the allegations which have
been directly attributed to the accused and these allegations are corroborated
by other material and circumstances on record.