Principle

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Fundamental Rights — Right to Liberty — Section 32(1)(c) of 1979 Constitution Covers Remand Proceedings

Area of law
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Section 32(1)(c) of the 1979 Constitution (corresponding to Section 35(1)(c) of the 1999 Constitution) permits the detention of a person upon reasonable suspicion of having committed a criminal offence. A magistrate's remand order, based on police allegations and reasonable suspicion, falls squarely within this constitutional…

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