The writ ordering an arrested person to be produced before the court is:
AHabeas corpus
BMandamus writ
CCertiorari
DQuo warranto
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Habeas corpus
1. The court checks the grounds of arrest.
2. It can set the person free.
3. This writ is habeas corpus.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 2, Rights in the Indian Constitution._
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