HC not to stay bail in UAPA case against activist, scribe
Delhi High Court declined to stay bail granted to Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez and journalist Irfan Mehraj in a 2020 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 case, keeping alive a legal debate on the threshold for bail in terror-related prosecutions.
- The Delhi High Court declined to stay the bail granted by the trial court in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 case.
- The National Investigation Agency sought a stay of the trial court’s bail order and argued that the case involved serious offences and inadequate reasoning.
What happened
The Delhi High Court declined to stay bail granted to Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez and journalist Irfan Mehraj in a 2020 case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The decision keeps the bail order in force for the time being.
The National Investigation Agency sought a stay of the trial court’s bail order issued on 18 July, arguing that the case involved serious offences and that the bail order lacked adequate reasoning.
UPSC may frame the issue around the balance between national security and personal liberty, the high threshold for bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, and the role of appellate courts in reviewing whether a trial court has given adequate reasons.
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