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Both (A) and (B). - In the Indian constitution, only the Supreme Court and the High Court have the authority to grant a writ of 'Habeas Corpus.'
- A writ of habeas corpus is a writ that allows an accused person to be brought before a judge or in court.
- The habeas corpus principle guarantees that an inmate may be released from unlawful custody, i.e. custody without adequate cause or proof.
- The cure may be obtained by the inmate or any person who comes to the assistance of the prisoner.
- This right emerged in the legal system in English and is now available in several nations.
- Historically it has been an important legislative tool protecting individual rights from arbitrary state intervention.
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