PFI Arrests: 9 Men Approach Delhi High Court Against 'Illegal Custody', Seek Compensation
Live LawA total of nine men, who were recently arrested in connection with the ban on Popular Front of India, have moved the Delhi High Court seeking their release and compensation, alleging that they were unlawfully detained by the police.During the course of hearing today before a division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Amit Sharma, the Delhi Police raised preliminary. A total of nine men, who were recently arrested in connection with the ban on Popular Front of India, have moved the Delhi High Court seeking their release and compensation, alleging that they were unlawfully detained by the police. During the course of hearing today before a division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Amit Sharma, the Delhi Police raised preliminary objection against maintainability of the petitions, arguing that habeas corpus pleas cannot lie as most of the petitioners have been released on bail. Citing their alleged links with terrorist organizations and alleged involvement in terror acts, the Centre proscribed PFI and its affiliates Rehab India Foundation, Campus Front of India, All India Imams Council, National Confederation of Human Rights Organization, National Women's Front, Junior Front, Empower India Foundation and Rehab Foundation, Kerala.