This Patna High Court judgment highlights that illegal detention of accused is a violation of Article 21 of Constitution of India.

Thus, the detention of the petitioner being per se illegal and without jurisdiction. It would be violated of its constitutional rights under Article 21 of the Constitution.

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This judgment is based on the landmark judgment of Patna High Court passed in 2011 which is available here.

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