The Kerala High Court set aside the order passed by Special NIA Court Kochi granting bail to Thwaha Fasal, a journalism student, in a Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act...
The arrest of a journalist en route to Hathras has unveiled the draconian features of the Act, under which anyone can be arrested for a period of six months without any proof of anti-national activities. It raises serious questions about violation of human rights.
The Patiala House Court, Delhi has sent Jawaharlal Nehru University alumnus leader Umar Khalid to 14 days judicial custody in a case related to communal violence in north-east Delhi in February. Along with this, the Court directed the jail authorities to provide him adequate security.
The Supreme Court yesterday granted bail to a man accused of aiding the escape of a terror suspect when the bench found that the man had not been named in the FIR. While not interfering in the progress of the main investigation, the top court set aside this order of the Rajasthan High Court.
The Delhi Court allowed 10 days police custody under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Prevention Act sought by Delhi Police stating that he has to be confronted with data of more than 11 Lakh pages, Umar Khalid was presented before the magistrate today after his arrest yesterday.
In a Sunday (July 12) hearing, a special court in Mumbai denied default bail to activist Gautam Navlakha who is currently lodged at Taloja jail. The court also allowed the NIA's application seeking custody of Navlakha for ten days in order to question him in the Bhima Koregaon case.
Two senior Law officers openly clashed in the Delhi High Court over who among them would appear for the Delhi Police in a case relating to illegal custody of a 25-year-old under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, due to non-functioning of NIA Special Court.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday has issued notice to Central Government & the Government of NCT of Delhi on a petition filed alleging illegal detention under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967, due to non-functioning of NIA Courts amid lockdown.