Calcutta High Court cautioned against routine preventive detention during West Bengal polls, stressing it must be exceptional. Bench of Arijit Banerjee and Partha Sarathi Sen upheld free, fair elections and personal liberty protections.
Allahabad High Court quashed proceedings against married couple, criticising police interference in consensual adult relationships. Bench of J. J. Munir and Tarun Saxena flagged rising trend of FIRs targeting lawful marriages.
The Madras High Court held that habeas corpus cannot compel a spouse’s return if she leaves voluntarily, as Justices N Anand Venkatesh and P Dhanabal heard a plea seeking production of a wife and children.
