Police can't detain innocent family member to force accused to surrender: HC

The Allahabad High Court said that police cannot unlawfully detain an innocent member of the family of the accused to put pressure on accused to surrender. It, thus, allowed a habeas corpus petition filed regarding the alleged illegal detention of the petitioner/corpus, Arvind Yadav, in Prayagraj. The Court awarded ₹40,000 compensation to the petitioner for his wrongful and unlawful detention.