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Supreme Court Orders Immediate Release of Delhi Lawyer Held by Gurugram STF

The order grants temporary protection pending a hearing on the arrest's legality.

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SC recorded that the police officials of STF, Gurugram, had been in communication with the petitioner in connection with a murder case, but the arrest had reportedly taken place without written grounds or the presence of independent witnesses (HT)
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Overview

  • Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria directed Vikram Singh’s release on a personal bond of Rs 10,000.
  • The registry was told to inform the Gurugram police commissioner immediately, and notices were issued to the Haryana and Delhi governments and the Bar Council of India.
  • The case is listed for further hearing next week after the court granted interim relief on Singh’s plea challenging his arrest and remand.
  • Singh was arrested on October 31 in a March 2024 murder case and was sent to 14 days’ judicial custody on November 1 by what his petition calls a non-speaking order.
  • The petition alleges a retaliatory arrest after he flagged custodial assault on client Jyoti Prakash and cites recent Supreme Court rulings on written grounds of arrest and attorney–client privilege, as bar associations in Delhi protested his detention.