Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act - UAPA

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"UAPA Cannot Be Used As A Tool For Harassment", High Court Pulls Up Punjab Police For Invoking UAPA Charge In Attempt To Murder Case

Observing that "UAPA cannot be used as a tool for harassment," the Punjab & Haryana High Court has pulled up Punjab Police for adding the charges under UAPA in an alleged attempt to murder case.

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‘If Your Work Is Critical You Are A Threat:’ Journalist Fighting UAPA Case Wins Global Press Award

Exactly 13 years to the day on which the Karnataka Police warned journalist Shahina K K for her reporting on the 2008 Bangalore serial bombings and filed charges under India’s anti-terrorism law, the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), she received the International Press Freedom Award...

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Parliament security breach: 4 arrested charged under UAPA, to be produced before court today

Parliament security breach: Police sources said that the accused had arrived in the capital separately over the last few days.

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UAPA should be scrapped as 97 percent accused are proven innocent, says Prof. Haragopal

Human rights activist and professor G. Haragopal criticizes the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, stating that 97% of arrests made under it result in acquittal, highlighting the need for more democratic and civilized laws.

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'Bail The Exception, Jail The Rule Under UAPA' : Supreme Court Expounds Tests To Grant Bail In UAPA Cases

While denying bail to a man charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 ("UAPA") for allegedly promoting Khalistani terror movement, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 7)...

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Bail Is The Rule, Jail Is The Exception Even In Special Statutes Like UAPA : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 13) held that 'bail is the rule, jail is the exception' even in special statutes like the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka...

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16 years as undertrial prisoner: Kerala Muslim youth Zakariya still in jail under draconian UAPA

Zakariya, a Muslim youth from Kerala, was arrested by the Karnataka Police at the age of 19 under the draconian UAPA in connection with the 2008 Bengaluru bomb blasts. On 5 February 2025, he completed 16 years in prison without a conviction. kerala, UAPA, Undertrial prisoner, ZAKARIYA Zakariya...

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Spreading radical ideology on social media can be charged under UAPA: Delhi HC | Latest News India - Hindustan Times

 

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Journalist saying AI Summit is going wrong can be jailed under UAPA: Petitioner to Delhi HC in challenge to anti-terror law

The Delhi High Court on Thursday started hearing arguments on a batch of petitions challenging several provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAP

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Field Notes: Chasing Shadows In Karnataka

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