Habeas Corpus plea in Supreme Court to release Bihar IPS Officer investigating Sushant Singh Rajput case from Mumbai's forced quarantine

As the IPS officer from Bihar police, Vinay Tiwari, continues to be in quarantine in Mumbai who was supposed to lead the investigation in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case, a writ of habeas corpus to free him of the "illegal detention" has been filed in the Supreme Court..The plea by a public spirited individual Nalin N Mishra seeks to set aside the order of "illegal detention portrayed as 14 day quarantine" by the State of Maharashtra..[BREAKING] CBI files FIR in Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case, names Rhea Chakraborty & her family.The habeas corpus plea in the top court states that Tiwari was part of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) which reached Mumbai on July 27. The SIT was to carry out the probe of the Bollywood actor's death case in pursuance to the FIR registered by Rajput's father in Patna. However, the officer was "forcibly quarantined" by state of Maharashtra on August 2..Plea in Supreme Court links Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide with death of his former manager, Disha Salian.The detainee was quarantined forthwith, in blatant violation of the Guidelines for Quarantine and utter disregard for the Fundamental Rights of the detainee and the criminal justice machineryPetition.After Rajput's death, his father KK Singh in an FIR in Patna maintained that his alleged girlfriend, Rhea Chakraborty was responsible for his death and had leveled allegations of abetment of suicide against her in the FIR..[Breaking] Sushant Singh Rajput: "Everyone has an opinion, but we will proceed as per law", SC observes as Centre agrees to CBI probe.However, soon it led to a tussle for jurisdiction as Mumbai police claimed exclusive rights over evidences and Bihar police too sought access to the same material.Now with Bihar police giving up the probe to CBI and with CBI lodging its FIR, the investigation is currently being conducted by both Mumbai police and CBI, even as Tiwari continues to be in quarantine..The petition maintains that the detention of Tiwari is without any legal sanction..Sushant Singh Rajput suicide: Rhea Chakraborty moves SC seeking transfer of investigation from Patna to Mumbai; cites death, rape threats.The detention is in derogation to the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and State of Maharashtra wherein it provides that if the passenger is returning within 7 days of his arrival, there shall be no quarantine. Moreover, a team of four police officers had already been sent to Mumbai and were investigating the case since Monday, 27th August, 2020, all of whom have returned to Bihar and have submitted a report of their investigation containing statements of witnesses recorded in a period of 11 daysPetition.Mishra in his plea states that the "virtual house arrest" of the IPS officer by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is ultra vires and violative of Fundamental Rights under Articles 14 & 19 as the guidelines of 14-Day Quarantine is not applicable to him..The death of Sushant Singh Rajput: Allegations of nepotism and locus standi to file criminal complaints.Peition also says, if an exception could not have been made for the detainee, the detaining authority must have allowed him to go back to Patna as under the scheme of quarantine laid down in the guidelines and as such his forceful alleged quarantine amounts to illegal house arrest and unlawful detention..The Petition is drawn by Advocates Rajesh Inamdar, Shaswat Anand and filed by Mithu Jain..Follow Bar and Bench channel on WhatsAppDownload the Bar and Bench Mobile app for instant access to the latest legal news.