Haryana HC dismisses plea relating to Amritpal as infructuous

A day after the arrest of Waris Punjab De chief patron Amritpal Singh, the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed as infructuous a plea filed last month claiming that Singh was in the "illegal custody" of police. Imaan Singh Khara, the legal advisor of Amritpal Singh and his outfit WPD, had moved a habeas corpus plea on March 19, seeking the production of the preacher who he alleged was in police custody.

During earlier court hearings, the state of Punjab had maintained that Amritpal Singh had neither been detained nor arrested. The court had even asked the petitioner to show evidence that the preacher was in illegal custody. The Punjab Police arrested Amritpal Singh in Rode village in Moga district early Sunday.