religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, or other status.30 Arrest and Detention: The Constitution recognises that to enjoy the protection of the law, and to be treated in accordance with law, and only in accordance with law, is the inalienable right of every citizen, and therefore, stipulates that no action detrimental to the life, liberty, body, reputation or property of any person shall be taken except in accordance with law.31 It is also guaranteed in the Constitution that no person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed of the grounds for such arrest, nor shall she be denied the right to consult and be defended by a legal practitioner of her choice.32 The Constitution also stipulates that “[e]very person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of twenty four hours of such arrest, […] and no such person shall be detained in custody beyond the said period without the authority of a Magistrate”.33 The relevant provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) as well as judicial decisions dealing with the rights of arrested persons conform to this constitutional standard. 31 Articles 31 and 32 of the Constitution. Article 33 (1) of the Constitution. 33 Article 33 (2) of the Constitution. 34 Abdur Rahman vs. the State, 29 DLR 256 SC. 32 36