The writ Habeas Corpus is a bulwark of individual liberty against arbitrary detention.

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Habeas Corpus literally means that you have the body. Through it a person can report an unlawful detention or imprisonment to a court and request that the court order the custodian of the person, to bring the prisoner to court, to determine whether the detention is lawful. Thus it protects the person against unlawful detention and hence is considered a bulwark of individual liberty against arbitrary detention.

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79. Which of the statements given above is/are correct with reference to writs issued by the Supreme Court and High Courts in India?

1. The writ of Habeas Corpus can be issued against public authorities only.

2. The writ of Mandamus cannot be issued against a private individual or body.

3. The writ of Prohibition can be issued only against judicial and quasi-judicial authorities.

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