THE BOOK under review builds a comprehensive narrative of arrest and detention provisions in the Indian legal system, and seeks to critically analyze them in the light of the mandate of the Indian Constitution. The central argument of the book is that there is an urgent need for a genuine departure from the imperial legal regime by a radical revision of IPC, Cr PC, and the Police Act. It further envisages amendments to certain parts of the Constitution for the legal system to uphold the letter and spirit of the Constitution of India. The author builds her argument on the foundational premise of taking individual liberty seriously in the contemporary constitutional setting. She further provides a clarion call for imposing checks and limitations on the might and power of the state with respect to the individuals by revamping of police structures,1 use of scientific, technological and managerial developments to ensure speedy investigation2 and making the criminal justice system fair and just for the most affected and marginalized, the impoverished, illiterate and ignorant.