The Orissa High Court granted bail to Vepanjeri Dileep Kumar, who faces charges of human trafficking and gang-rape, citing significant violations of his constitutional rights during detention. Justice G Satapathy highlighted that Kumar was held for over 32 hours without being presented to a magistrate, which contravenes the 24-hour limit mandated by Article 22(2) of the Indian Constitution. The court noted that the police's failure to produce him before a magistrate was compounded by their lack of proper jurisdiction and procedural adherence, as they had traveled over 1,260 kilometers from Nabarangpur district in Odisha to Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh to make the arrest. The court rejected the police's justification for the delay and issued binding directives to ensure that out-of-state arrestees are presented to the nearest magistrate without delay and that transit remands are obtained before moving them across state lines. This ruling underscores the importance of safeguarding fundamental rights in the judicial process.