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Issues
Petitioner:
The learned counsel from the side of the petitioner openly denied the
other parties argument that he was produced in front of the
magistrate on September,11th 1985 and in front of the Sub Judge on
13thof September 1985 and even to be examined by any doctor to
obtain a Medical Certificate that was used for obtaining a remand for
1 day from the Sub Judge. They accept that on the 14thof September
1985 his client was produced before the Sub Judge, Jammu, and
remanded for 2 days of judicial custody. They also accept that
thereafter on the 16th of September, his client was brought in front of
the Additional Sessions Judge and was granted bail.
They further also argued that during police custody his client had
been harassed by the detained police.
Respondent:
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Judgment
After hearing the arguments from both the parties and considering
the facts of the case the honorable Supreme court Court observed
that the law enforcement officials acted in a very most arbitrary way
and ruled “if the non-public liberty of a member of the legislature is
to be played within this fashion one can only wonder what may
happen to lesser mortals”. Moving forward the apex court reminded
the duties of “police officials who are the custodians of law and
order within the state should have the best respect for private liberty
of citizens and will not float the laws by stopping to such weird acts
of lawlessness. Custodians of law and order mustn't become
depredators of civil liberties. Their duty is to safeguard and to
abduct.” Chinnappa Reddy J. and Khalid J. followed the choice of
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