LUCKNOW, Feb. 28 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has taken a serious note of the non-availability of CCTV footage at the PGI police station in Lucknow in a matter of alleged illegal detention of a youth. The court directed the additional chief secretary(home), UP, to file a personal affidavit (reply) on the next date of hearing in the case on April 3.

"In case the personal affidavit is not filed by the next date then the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) shall appear in person along with record to assist the Court", the court warned. The order was passed by a division bench comprising Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Babita Rani on February 26 while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by one Vivek Singh, through his fat...