A writ of Habeas Corpus for the release of a person can be issued l.i where the arrest or detention has taken place in contravention of the procedure established by law 2. to secure the release of a person imprisoned on a criminal charge 3. where the arre

examrobotsa's picture

Submitted by examrobotsa on

Q: 99 (CDS-II/2015)
A writ of Habeas Corpus for the release of a person can be issued l.i where the arrest or detention has taken place in contravention of the procedure established by law
2. to secure the release of a person imprisoned on a criminal charge
3. where the arrest has taken place for contempt of Court or the Parliament
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

CDS-II

stats: 

0,57,28,15,3,57,10

keywords: 

{'habeas corpus': [6, 0, 1, 3], 'arrest': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'detention': [2, 0, 0, 3], 'court': [11, 1, 18, 32], 'criminal charge': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'procedure': [6, 0, 4, 13], 'release': [0, 0, 1, 3], 'writ': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'law': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'contempt': [0, 0, 1, 3]}

The correct answer is option 3, which states that a writ of Habeas Corpus can be issued only in scenario 1, where the arrest or detention has taken place in contravention of the procedure established by law.

Let`s break down each option for better understanding:

Option 1: 1, 2 and 3 - This option suggests that a writ of Habeas Corpus can be issued in all three scenarios mentioned above, namely when the arrest or detention has taken place in contravention of the procedure established by law, to secure the release of a person imprisoned on a criminal charge, and where the arrest has taken place for contempt of Court or the Parliament. However, this is not accurate as Habeas Corpus can only be issued in the first scenario.

Option 2: 2 and 3 only - This option suggests that a writ of Habeas Corpus can be issued in scenarios 2 and 3, involving securing the release of a person imprisoned on a criminal charge and when the arrest has taken place for contempt of Court or the Parliament. However, this is also incorrect, as Habeas Corpus can only be issued in scenario 1.

Option 3: 1 only - This option correctly states that a writ of