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‘Mechanical’ extension of UAPA custody violates liberty: Supreme Court grants bail to Jharkhand accused

The Indian Express·Vineet Upadhyay·24 days ago
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The Supreme Court bench found that the accused had not been informed about the extension application and was not given any opportunity to object to it. (AI-generated image) Supreme Court news: The Supreme Court has granted default bail to a Jharkhand man booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act ( UAPA ), holding that repeated extensions of time granted to the investigating agency for filing the chargesheet were illegal because the accused was neither informed nor heard before the orders were passed. The Supreme Court said the trial court acted in a “mechanical manner” and failed to record cogent reasons while extending custody beyond the statutory 90-day period.…

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