Daijiworld Media Network – Bangalore (SB)

Bangalore, Aug 1: High court (HC) has expressed discontentment over arrests made of Popular Front of India (PFI) members, who protested against Mysore violence stating that rules of law was not followed while the arrests were made.

In this regard, HC on Friday July 31 has asked Mysore city tahsildar Geeta Krishna to file an affidavit by Monday August 3 mentioning under which rules of the law that 162 protestors were arrested and sent to Belgaum jail. The step by the court comes in the wake of Habeas Corpus petition filed by Noorjahan of Mysore and five others with regard to arrest of PFI members and thereby demanding the release of the arrested.

Earlier, division bench comprising justice V Gopal Gowda and Bhaktavatsalam had issued notices to tahsildar and also sub-inspector of Narasimharajanagar in this regard following which both had appeared before the court on Friday July 31. During the hearing the division bench has expressed its discontentment that out of 162 persons of the same community arrested 113 have not been released as yet. Tahsildar in her reply said that case has been lodged against the protestors as they indulged in jail bharo without issuing any bond and claiming that she has the power to remand the protestors into judicial custody, tahsildar said that judicial custody was ordered based on the police report.  

However, Habeas Corpus filed in this regard claims that tahsildar has no power to remand protestors into judicial custody.