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Topic: UAPA

Elgar Parishad case: Why Rona Wilson & Sudhir Dhawale were granted bail after 6 yrs in jail

Wilson, a researcher, and Dhawale, an activist, were booked under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, which has strict bail provisions. Bombay HC relied on a 2021 SC ruling.

In Delhi HC’s denial of bail to 7 ‘active LeT members’, a reading of how UAPA sees furthering of terror

Sections 38 & 39 of UAPA deal with membership of terrorist groups & supporting them. Support may include monetary help or facilitating meetings, the court said.

‘Old wine in new bottle?’ What is Maharashtra’s proposed law to tackle ‘urban naxalism’

CM Fadnavis reintroduced Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill in assembly last month after Shinde govt failed to have it passed. The bill has been sent to a joint committee for now.

Former DU professor GN Saibaba, charged under UAPA & later acquitted, passes away at 50

The Bombay High Court in March this year acquitted Saibaba in an alleged Maoist links case, noting the prosecution failed to prove the case against him

US report blames BJP for deteriorating religious freedom in India. ‘Malicious, biased,’ says Centre

Report by US Commission on International Religious Freedom comes at a time when External Affairs Minister Jaishankar is on a diplomatic trip to US & barely 2 weeks after Modi’s visit.

Strict 14-day timeline ‘couched in mandatory language’: Key SC order on granting sanctions under UAPA

Judgment by bench of justices CT Ravikumar & Sanjay Karol comes at a time when many UAPA accused are languishing in jail. SC says timelines are necessary to protect rights of accused.

Delhi HC refuses early hearing of Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in 2020 riots case

An accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, Imam's bail plea is scheduled to be heard on October 7. He has been in jail for more than four years.

How Supreme Court has liberalised bail jurisprudence under anti-terror law UAPA in last three years

Section 43D(5) of the Act lays down stringent provisions for grant of bail, but there has been a gradual shift in giving bail to UAPA accused over past few years.

‘Bail is rule, jail exception’ even under UAPA: In SC ruling, message to lower courts on ‘right to life’

Reinforcing earlier SC judgments acknowledging personal liberty as supreme, the court issued the diktat in a bail order releasing a Bihar man accused of having PFI links.

SC affirms ‘bail is rule’ even under special statutes, calls denial of bail a ‘violation of rights’

The verdict came while granting bail to Jalaluddin Khan, booked under UAPA for renting out upper floor of his house to alleged members of banned organisation Popular Front of India.

On Camera

We celebrate Harappa excavation—and dismiss Keeladi, Sinauli archaeological digs as politics

In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.