AP High Court: Habeas corpus does not lie once an arrested person is in judicial custody or on bail, and newspaper reports alone cannot prov
The question: Is a writ of habeas corpus maintainable when the detenus are in custody under a judicial remand order that has not been challenged?
Relatives of five men said they were illegally held by forest officials from 5 February 2026 before being produced before the Special Court for red sanders cases at Tirupati on 10 February, and asked for their release and compensation. A Division Bench of the High Court dismissed the habeas corpus petition: the men were in custody under a magistrate's remand order and were later granted bail.