The Correct Answer is Both (A) and (B). Explanation & Key Takeaways: • In the Indian constitution, both the Supreme Court and the High Court have the authority to grant a writ of 'Habeas Corpus.' • Article 32 deals with the ‘Right to Constitutional Remedies’, or affirms the right to move the Supreme Court by appropriate proceedings for the enforcement of the rights conferred in Part III of the Constitution. • Article 226 of the Constitution empowers a high court to issue writs including habeas corpus, mandamus, certiorari, prohibition and quo warranto for the enforcement of the fundamental rights of the citizens and for any other purpose. Related Concepts: • The Latin meaning of the word ‘Habeas Corpus’ is ‘To have the body of.’ • This writ is used to enforce the fundamental right of individual liberty against unlawful detention. • Through Habeas Corpus, Supreme Court/High Court orders one person who has arrested another person to bring the body of the latter before the court. • A writ of habeas corpus is a writ that allows an accused person to be brought before a judge or in court. • The habeas corpus principle guarantees that an inmate may be released from unlawful custody, i.e. custody without adequate cause or proof. • The cure may be obtained by the inmate or any person who comes to the assistance of the prisoner. • This right emerged in the legal system in English and is now available in several nations. • Historically it has been an important legislative tool protecting individual rights from arbitrary state intervention.