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Custody battle: Telangana High Court orders maternal grandma to return baby to father
August 18, 2026 12:57 pm
The court was dealing with the father’s plea seeking custody of his 7-month-old son after his maternal grandmother allegedly took him away after death of the mother.
Cut Rs 25,000 a day from officials' salary: Allahabad HC order on illegal detention
June 11, 2026 10:12 am
Court mandates Rs 25,000 daily compensation for illegal detention, says compensation to be deducted from salary of police officers or magistrate found responsible.
‘Can’t treat child as threat’: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court slams detention of teen
May 14, 2026 10:44 am
Preventive detention is extraordinary power; its application to child not only violates statutory safeguards but also erodes constitutional commitment to reformative justice, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court noted.
Man profiled as ‘quasi terrorist’? Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court junks ‘illegal’ detention
April 20, 2026 6:04 pm
The authorities failed to establish any link between the petitioner’s alleged activities and actual threat to state security, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court pointed out, ordering his immediate release.
‘Absolutely unacceptable’: SC warns Gujarat of contempt action for delay on murder convict’s premature release plea
March 31, 2026 4:04 pm
The Supreme Court holds that constitutional principles must be invoked in matters affecting life and liberty because any day of detention beyond the legally prescribed period amounts to illegal custody.
Karnataka HC junks murder accused’s illegal detention claim made citing Google Maps data
March 17, 2026 6:39 pm
Article 22(2) of the Constitution mandates that a person taken into police custody must be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours.
When detention becomes illegal: Key rulings and constitutional safeguards
November 18, 2025 5:16 pm
Article 22 safeguards, police illegal arrest laws: Time and again Indian courts have emphasised that unlawful detention not only violates personal liberty but also undermines public trust in the justice system.
Patna High Court awards Rs 2 lakh to man for 5 days ‘illegal detention’
November 18, 2025 11:56 am
Patna High Court compensation, Bihar illegal detention case: Observing that the practice of unlawful detention of accused persons was going on in other jurisdictions of the state, the court directed the IG, Prisons and Correctional Service to issue guidelines to all the jail superintendents in the state to strictly abide by the constitutional mandate.
Illegal forex trading case | Detention illegal, accused produced 24 hours after physical custody: Court
July 08, 2025 12:10 am
The EOW sought to interrogate Pandey on the ground that he had allegedly earned a commission of Rs 18-20 crore, for helping co-accused, Prasenjit Das, to open 200 bank accounts
A newlywed was shackled by ICE officers after her US honeymoon: ‘Moved like cattle, no food or water’
July 05, 2025 7:50 pm
During the first attempt to deport her, Ward Sakeik was told she would be taken to the Israeli border, at the very moment Israel was launching airstrikes on Iran. The second time, authorities again moved to deport her, despite a judge’s order explicitly prohibiting her removal from Texas.
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