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Habeas Corpus Lawyer in Karachi
Urgent petitions to recover persons held in illegal custody by police, agencies or private individuals.
In brief
Where a person is being unlawfully detained, a court can order that they be produced and released if no lawful basis exists. This relief is available under section 491 CrPC and Article 199 of the Constitution.
Time is critical. We prepare and file the petition quickly with the facts available, and it can also be used in appropriate cases when a child or woman is being unlawfully held.
Family members and friends of a person detained illegally or held without being produced before a Magistrate.
How we can assist
- Section 491 CrPC applications
- Article 199 petitions in the High Court
- Bailiff and production orders
- Recovery of detainees held by private persons
- Follow-up against unlawful detention
When clients come to us
- Police picked up someone and deny having them
- A person has not been produced before a Magistrate within the legal time
- A woman or child is being held against her or their will
- A relative is held in private custody
How the matter moves
We gather details of when, where and by whom the person was taken. The petition is filed before the competent court, which may appoint a bailiff to visit the place of detention or issue a notice to produce the person. The court then decides on the lawfulness of the custody.
Papers to keep ready
- Details and CNIC of the detained person
- Time, place and witnesses to the detention
- Applications sent to the police
- Photos, CCTV or call records, if any
Questions clients ask
Who can file?
Generally a relative or anyone concerned can file on behalf of the person detained.
How fast can this be done?
These petitions are treated as urgent, and they can often be filed very quickly once basic information is available.
What if the police then show an arrest?
We reassess. The remedy may then move to challenging the remand or applying for bail.
Where we act
- High Court of Sindh
- District & Sessions Courts
- Justice of the Peace
- Police oversight offices
Across Karachi
- Saddar
- Clifton
- DHA
- PECHS
- Bahadurabad
- Gulshan-e-Iqbal
- Gulistan-e-Jauhar
- North Nazimabad
- Nazimabad
- Federal B Area
- North Karachi
- Shah Faisal
- Malir
- Korangi
- Landhi
- Bahria Town
- Scheme 33
About fees
Every matter is different, so we give a fee after understanding the work involved. It is discussed before work begins, may be fixed or staged depending on the matter, and court costs or official charges are explained separately.
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