A writ requiring a person who has detained another to produce the detained person before the court, so the court can examine whether the detention is lawful.
बंदी प्रत्यक्षीकरण — हिरासत में रखे व्यक्ति को न्यायालय के समक्ष पेश करने का आदेश।
Latin for "you may have the body". It is the most powerful safeguard of personal liberty under Article 21, used against illegal or arbitrary detention by the State or private persons.
किसी व्यक्ति को बिना कारण पुलिस हिरासत में रखने पर उसका परिवार habeas corpus याचिका दायर कर सकता है।
Controversial Emergency-era ruling on habeas corpus; its reasoning was later disapproved in the 2017 privacy judgment.