Parliament Security Breach: Court Reserves Bail Order for Neelam Azad in High-Profile UAPA Case

09 Sep 2024

The Patiala House Court has reserved its decision on the bail plea of Neelam Azad, accused in the Parliament security breach case from last year. After hearing the arguments, Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur set September 11, 2024, as the date for the verdict. Opposing the bail, Special Public Prosecutor...

Prabir Purkayastha: ‘Remand invalid’ SC Orders Release of NewsClick Founder In UAPA Case

15 May 2024

The Supreme Court has issued an order for the release of NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief, Prabir Purkayastha, on bail following his arrest in connection with a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Purkayastha was accused of promoting Chinese propaganda, but the court found his custody illegal due to...

SC adjourns hearing of Umar Khalid’s bail plea for 4 weeks

12 Sep 2023

The Supreme Court deferred the hearing of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid's bail application in a UAPA case connected to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in North-East Delhi for four weeks on Tuesday. The hearing was adjourned by a bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose...

Delhi Court grants 8-day custody of Amritpal, Amrik Singh to NIA

19 May 2023

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was granted eight days' custody of Amritpal Singh alias Ammy and Amrik Singh by Delhi's Patiala House Court on Friday. They are allegedly linked to Arshdeep Dhalla, a terrorist based in Canada, and the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF). They were arrested on Friday at the...

Booked under UAPA, Journalist Siddique Kappan released from UP jail after long 28 months battle

02 Feb 2023

Journalist Siddique Kappan was released from the Lucknow district jail in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, where he spent over two years after his arrest under charges of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Kappan who was in prison since October 5, 2020 was...

Umar Khalid in jail for 766 days; HC rejects his bail plea in UAPA case

18 Oct 2022

In a case involving the alleged plot behind the Delhi riots in February 2020, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid's plea for bail. In September 2020, Khalid was arrested and charged under the draconian anti-terror law known as the Unlawful...