January 3, 2019

Topic: Indian polity

News:-High Court has asked the Police to show act promptly in Habeas Corpus cases.

• Honourable Punjab and Haryana High court have ordered the police authorities to act swiftly in the Habeas Corpus cases.
• As these cases involve the life and liberty of the detainees, the issue should be dealt with in a brisk manner.

What is Habeas Corpus?

• A writ of habeas corpus (which literally means to “produce the body”) is a court order demanding that a public official (such as a warden) deliver an imprisoned individual to the court and show a valid reason for that person’s detention. The procedure provides a means for prison inmates, or others acting on their behalf, to dispute the legal basis for confinement. Habeas corpus has deep roots in English common law.

(Source:- The Tribune)

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