While dismissing the appeal by the NIA against the bail granted to an accused in a case under the UAPA by the Jharkhand High Court Supreme Court bench observed that the way the NIA seems to be going, it looked like it would have a problem with even a person reading a newspaper.
Karnataka High Court bench dismissed the plea stating that the term ‘whoever’ used in Section 15 of the UAPA includes ‘anyone or everyone’ and there is no specific mention of being associated with any terrorist organization.
Former JNU student Sharjeel Imam, who has been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly giving inflammatory speeches at Aligarh Muslim University and Delhi’s Jamia area, has filed a petition in Delhi High Court.