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Condition to be satisfied for leave to be granted to issue the writ of habeas corpus

Duty of a judge on a habeas corpus application

Instances where the writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum will not be granted

Meaning and purpose of habeas corpus

Need for the court to inquire into the allegation of unlawful detention immediately an application for habeas corpus is made

Position of the law where conflicting claims are made to entitlement to custody in habeas corpus proceedings

The stages in an application for habeas corpus

What the executive officers concerned with the detention of a person applying for habeas corpus must prove

Whether a person released upon a prerogative writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum can be re-arrested and prosecuted on the same cause or matter

Whether an applicant for habeas corpus can succeed solely on the defect in the commitment documents

Whether habeas corpus proceedings can be instituted by a parent or guardian to regain the custody of his child

Whether habeas corpus proceedings can be instituted by by a parent or guardian to regain the custody of his child

Whether habeas corpus will be granted where there is no breach of the applicant's fundamental right

Whether in a habeas corpus application, the court must investigate or enquire into the truth of the allegations as to the veracity of the charges set out in the grounds against the applicants and whether the charges were such as to justify the arrest and detention of the applicants

Whether the detention must be illegal for habeas corpus to issue

Whether there is a difference between the application of habeas corpus as provided under article 33(2) of the Constitution, 1992 and that under the Habeas Corpus Act, 1964 (Act 244)

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