Writ of Habeas Corpus

Abstract

Writs are a written order by the Supreme Court or High Court directing Indian people to have constitutional redress against the violation of their fundamental rights. Article 32 of the Indian Constitution deals with the constitutional remedies which an Indian citizen can bring against the infringement of his/her fundamental rights before the Supreme Court and the High Court. The same clause grants the Supreme Court the authority to issue complaints for the protection of justice, while, under Article 226, the High Court has the same power. 'To have the body of' is the Latin sense of the word 'Habeas Corpus.' This document is used to uphold the constitutional right of human rights from arbitrary imprisonment. The Supreme Court/High Court, by Habeas Corpus, orders a person who has detained another person to put the latter's body before the court.