Several petitions before the Supreme Court have alleged that police authorities in Delhi and Bihar resorted to “illegal and arbitrary detention” of individuals associated with the recent student protests against examination paper leaks, in “grave violation” of their constitutional guarantees. In support of the allegation, Mr. Malik has annexed an Uber receipt recording his journey from Dehradun to his residence in Delhi. Such conduct cannot be justified as a legitimate exercise of police power and warrants strict judicial scrutiny”, the application states. The petition contended that despite the government’s decision, the law student continued to remain in judicial custody. It therefore urged the Supreme Court to intervene, contending that his continued “illegal detention” constituted “the most egregious violation of fundamental rights.”