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Court Rejects Amit Kumar’s Records Plea in Siddique Murder Case
Amit Kumar is accused in the murder case of Baba Siddique.
Kumar said police held him for five days before officially arresting him.
He asked the court to obtain records that he said could help support his claim.
The records included police call data, a vehicle logbook, and a flight manifest.
The prosecution said he was arrested according to proper procedures and opposed his request.
Siddique’s family lawyer also opposed the application.
The court said claims of illegal detention are serious, but they need clear details.
It rejected Kumar’s request because his application did not give enough specific information about the alleged detention.
A special court rejected accused Amit Kumar’s request for call data and other records.
Kumar alleged Mumbai Police detained him for five days before his formal arrest on October 23, 2024.
He sought officers’ call records, a Kaithal police-station vehicle logbook, and the flight manifest for his transfer to Mumbai.
The prosecution denied illegal detention and cited station diary entries from Kaithal and Mumbai’s Anti-Extortion Cell.
The court said the application lacked specific details about when, where, and how Kumar was allegedly detained.
- Who
- Accused Amit Kumar, the prosecution, and Baba Siddique’s family lawyer.
- What
- A special court rejected Kumar’s request to preserve and produce records related to his allegation of illegal detention.
- Where
- The case is before a special court in Mumbai; Kumar said he was detained in Kaithal, Haryana, before being brought to Mumbai.
- When
- The article is dated October 10, 2026; Kumar said the alleged detention occurred five days before his formal arrest on October 23, 2024.
- Why
- The court said Kumar’s application did not provide sufficiently specific details about the alleged apprehension and detention.
Kumar’s allegation
Prosecution and family lawyer’s response
Whether Kumar was detained before arrest
Kumar’s allegation
Kumar alleged that Mumbai Police detained him for five days before formally arresting him.
Prosecution and family lawyer’s response
The prosecution denied the allegation and said he was arrested according to prescribed norms and procedures.
Whether the requested records should be obtained
Kumar’s allegation
Kumar sought police call data and transport-related records to support his allegation.
Prosecution and family lawyer’s response
The prosecution opposed the request, and Siddique’s family lawyer argued that the application was not maintainable. The court rejected it, citing a lack of sufficiently specific factual details.
Key facts
- Accused
- Amit Kumar
- Case
- Baba Siddique murder case
- Formal arrest date
- October 23, 2024
- Alleged detention
- Kumar claimed he was held for five days before his formal arrest.
- Records requested
- Call data records, a Kaithal police-station vehicle logbook, and the flight manifest for his transfer to Mumbai.
- Prosecution response
- Special Public Prosecutor Mahesh Mule denied the allegation and said the arrest followed prescribed procedures.
- Court’s reason
- The application lacked specific particulars about the alleged detention.
Quotes
The court
The special court hearing Kumar’s application.
“It was the accused himself who was allegedly taken into custody. It was, therefore, incumbent upon him to set out, to the extent of his knowledge, the specific date, time, place and circumstances of his alleged apprehension and detention, together with the particulars available to him regarding the persons or authorities involved. The application does not furnish these essential particulars.”
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“The allegation of illegal detention is undoubtedly serious and, if established, may entail serious legal consequences for the persons concerned. The request must be founded on specific and sufficiently particularised factual assertions, rather than vague, general or omnibus allegations.”
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