Supreme Court Orders Release of NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha
Communication of grounds of arrest or detention in writing by the investigating agency or police was ‘sacrosanct and cannot be breached under any situation,’ the apex court held
The Supreme Court has declared the arrest and subsequent remand of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) as legally invalid. The court noted that neither Purkayastha nor his legal representative were furnished with the written grounds for his arrest. Consequently, the 74-year-old journalist is entitled to be released from custody.
This ruling highlights the importance of due process and proper legal procedures in arrests, particularly under stringent anti-terrorism laws.
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