Government relying on ‘copy-paste’ arguments to oppose bail in UAPA cases: Jammu and Kashmir HC
‘Beware of the words ‘internal security,’ for they are the eternal cry of the oppressor,’ the bench said in its order, quoting the French writer Voltaire.
#kashmir #JKHC #UAPA #PSA #KhursheedAhmedLone #UnionGovt #india
Citizens Can't Be Picked Up & Interrogated To Carve Out Grounds For Preventive Detention Without Any Criminal Case: J&K High Court
The J&K High Court has quashed the preventive detention order slapped by Shopian District Magistrate on a 26-year-old man, Jaffar Ahmad Parray, observing that in a democratic country like India, Police and Magistracy cannot be expected to pick up and interrogate citizens and carve out grounds of preventive detention without registering a criminal case against them.
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the preventive detention order slapped by Shopian District Magistrate on a 26-year-old man, Jaffar Ahmad Parray, observing that in a democratic country...
J&K High Court Warns Govt on Delay in Release of Detenus Whose Cases Are Quashed
Such instances should not re-occur, the court told the government, citing “government officials' lapse” leading to the detenu suffering around 79 days of illegal detention.
#kashmir #JKHC #IllegalDetentions #HumanRights #RuleOfLaw #india
https://www.newsclick.in/jk-high-court-warns-govt-delay-release-detenus-whose-cases-are-quashed
Calling Detention for 5 Years 'Illegal', J&K HC Sets Journalist Aasif Sultan Free
The court also reprimanded the authorities for not furnishing any credible evidence in court.
#kashmir #AasifSultan #JKHC #PressFreedom #PSA #UAPA #DraconianLaws #india
https://thewire.in/media/aasif-sultan-kashmir-journalist-detention-free
J&K High Court says ‘seditious’ article case against Fahad Shah dug out after 11 years, no evidence
Last week, the journalist was granted bail after the court quashed several charges against him. However, he is yet to be released.
#kashmir #JKHC #FahadShah #TheKashmirWala #AbdulAalaFazili #PressFreedom #UAPA #sedition #DraconianLaws #india
After Nearly 2 Years, J&K HC Grants Bail to Kashmiri Journalist Fahad Shah
Shah was held on charges of terrorism for publishing the article, ‘The shackles of slavery will break’, in his now-defunct magazine, 'The Kashmir Walla,' in 2011. The opinion piece was authored by Aala Fazili, a University of Kashmir scholar who has also been arrested in the case.
#kashmir #JKHC #FahadShah #TheKashmirWalla #AalaFazili #PressFreedom #UAPA #DraconianLaws #BJP #india
https://thewire.in/law/after-nearly-2-years-jk-hc-grants-bail-to-kashmir-walla-editor-fahad-shah
Shah was held on charges of terrorism for publishing the article, ‘The shackles of slavery will break’, in his now-defunct magazine, 'The Kashmir Walla,' in 2011. The opinion piece was authored by Aala Fazili, a University of Kashmir scholar who has also been arrested in the case.
Court orders release of Kashmiri student languishing in Haryana jail
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the detention of a South Kashmir student under the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA). The accused was put behind the bars without an FIR.
https://thekashmiriyat.co.uk/court-orders-release-of-kashmiri-student-languishing-in-haryana-jail
#kashmir #JKHC #haryana #YamunaNagar #PublicSafetyAct #PSA #DraconianLaws #india
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