Chandigarh, June 4 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday ordered the release of Majitha resident Jobanpreet Singh, terming his arrest "illegal and unconstitutional".

The order was passed by the bench of justice Alok Jain while hearing a habeas corpus petition regarding the alleged illegal detention of Jobanpreet by the Majitha police.

Jobanpreet's father Mukhwant Singh had approached the high court challenging the arrest of his son. The plea stated that the detainee had served as a poll agent of a Akali Dal candidate in the recently held municipal elections. "The filing of the false FIR and the illegal arrest of the detainee are a direct and malicious consequence of the political rivalry arising from the election results, an...