Custody of accused was not illegal as production warrant was issued for the said accused on the same date of hearing

Nitin Garg Vs Union of India & Anr (Delhi High Court) Conclusion: When the accused was not produced before a Court on the date of hearing and no production warrant was issued for the said accused on the same date of hearing but was issued subsequently, the custody of the accused would not be in continuum and for the break period, it might be illegal. However, ASJ-04 had rightly issued production warrants against the petitioners on 07.12.2023 for production of the petitioners and the petitioners remain in lawful custody of ASJ-04. Held: The three habeas corpus petitions were taken up to b...