Habeas corpus plea filed for Hardik dismissed; penalty imposed

April 01, 2016 23:41

The Gujarat High Court today dismissed the habeas corpus petition filed by the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti members for the release of their leader Hardik Patel, observing that the plea was not based onaccurate information and was moved in haste.

The high court also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on the petitioners. Diposing the petition, a division bench of Justices KS Jhaveri and G B Shah stated in their order that the petitioners failed to substantiate their claims of illegal confinement of the Patel quota leader by police.

The court had noted that the petitioners, Ketan Pateland Dinesh Bambhaniya, have failed to prove that Hardik wasillegally confined by the police. The petition had been filed in September last year. The court noted that the petitioners had filed the habeas corpus petition at a time when there was no emergency situation. The court said that the petition was not well intended. A fine of Rs 5,000 was also slapped by the court on them.

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