The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by Siddiqui ‘Suleman’ Khan, who is accused in multiple land-grabbing cases across the State.
Suleman, known for his notoriety, had filed a criminal writ petition alleging that his arrest was illegal, claiming that the police failed to provide written grounds for his detention, thereby violating Article 22(1) of the Constitution and provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). The Court rejected all his arguments and dismissed the petition.
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Suleman, who was earlier arrested on November 12, 2024, had escaped from Crime Branch custody on December 13 last year but was later rearrested in Kerala.
Investigating officers of the SIT (Land Grabbings), who are probing cases registered at the Mapusa, Valpoi and Old Goa police stations, were named as respondents in the petition.
Suleman had sought to quash the four FIRs registered against him, set aside the remand orders, and secure his release from custody. He is currently remanded in the Central Jail, Colvale.
The Mapusa Police Station had registered two cases against Suleman in 2020 and 2022, the Valpoi Police Station in 2021, and the Old Goa Police Station in 2024.
