Supreme Court orders immediate release of Delhi lawyer arrested by Haryana STF in murder case

A bench of Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai and justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria passed the order while hearing a petition filed by the lawyer, who alleged that his arrest was a blatant misuse of police power and a violation of constitutional protections of liberty under Articles 21 and 22.

Appearing for the petitioner, senior advocate Vikas Singh asserted that the case involved “no evidence whatsoever” linking the lawyer to the offence and that his arrest was an abuse of process aimed at intimidating him for discharging his professional duties.

“It is not a case of demanding special privileges for a lawyer but this is a case of no evidence. There is no admissible evidence against him at all. He should be released immediately,” Singh told the bench.