Supreme Court of India

Saurabh Kumar through His Father v. Jailor, Koneila Jail & Anr.

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Reported as [2014] 8 S.C.R. 909
Bench T.S. Thakur J.
Decided 22 July 2014

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing discussion and the A reasons given in the judgment, the reliefs so sought by the petitioner in the said Crl.M.Ps. also cannot be granted in the present habeas corpus writ petition.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Writs - Writ of Habeas Corpus - Detention - Legality - Whether the petitioner could be said to be in illegal custody so as to warrant the issue of a writ of Habeas Corpus - Held: On facts, No - Petitioner was involved in a criminal case for which he was arrested and produced before the Judicial Magistrate and remanded to judicial custody by virtue of an order passed by the Judicial Magistrate - There was no illegal detention - However, petitioner at liberty to file application for his release in the criminal case pending before the Court of Judicial Magistrate - Constitution of India, 1950 -

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