MURLI PRASAD Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BOTH these writ petitions have been consolidated as they arise out of the same incident. Hence they are being decided together by this judgment.

(2.) THESE petitions u / Art. 226 of the Constitution of India have been filed with a prayer that the court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Habeas Corpus commanding the respondents to release the petitioners at liberty forthwith and further be pleased to quash the detention order passed by the Distt. Magistrate, Ghaziabad on 6 5 97 (Annexure I to the writ petitions).

(3.) MOHD . Zuber, brother of Mohd. Tahir lodged the FIR. The high officers of the police deptt.., after receipt of the information arrived there shortly thereafter, and the injured Mahendra was sent for medical examination. The police took the dead body of the deceased Mohd. Tahir in possession and after performing Legal formalities, like panchayatnama etc., got the dead body sealed and sent it for post mortem examination. The shop keepers bear the spot ran away by putting their shutters down. Despite all persuasions, they were not prepared to open their shops and continue their daily normal business.