Supreme Court · 1983 INSC 205 · Decided 24 December 1983
Sebastian M. Hongray v. Union of India and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1983 INSC 205 · [1984] 1 S.C.R. 904
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 148/1983
- Decided
- 24 December 1983
- Bench
- D.A. DESAI, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Conftitution of Indja-Art. Ji-Scope of- When Court may issue writ of habeas corpus ex parte. If 011 notice, facts controverted by respondent Court n1ust investigate facts to satisfy itself before issuing'f.writ of habeas. cor'1~s. On C writ bei'itg. issued respondent obliged to file return. A writ to be in custody of respondent has long since left the cuStody. D E F' j G The petitioner asKed for a writ of habeas co~pus under ArL 32. of ~he Constitution to be issued to the. respondents to produce the two persons, C. Daniel and C. Pauf in the Court, who, according to the petitionl!r, were
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