Grounds of arrest not given to him in writing until his liberty was deprived: Bench
Grounds of arrest not given to him in writing until his liberty was deprived: Bench
NewsClick’s founder steps out of Tihar after Supreme Court says arrest invalid
Grounds of arrest not given to him in writing until his liberty was deprived: Bench
Written by Ananthakrishnan G
FollowNew Delhi | Updated: May 16, 2024 01:25 IST
NewsClick founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha. (File Photo)
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Underlining that any person arrested for any offence “has a fundamental and a statutory right to be informed about the grounds of arrest in writing and a copy of such written grounds of arrest have to be furnished to the arrested person as a matter of course and without exception at the earliest”, the Supreme Court Wednesday declared as “invalid” the arrest and subsequent remand of NewsClick web portal founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and ordered his immediate release.
Arrested on October 3 last year after the Delhi Police Special Cell conducted searches across Delhi-NCR and Mumbai on the premises of journalists, technicians and contributors associated with the news portal, Purkayastha walked out of Tihar Jail hours after the Supreme Court order.
