Supreme Court yesterday reiterated the paramount importance of procedural safeguards that flow from the Constitution to ensure arrests are not arbitrary. In Prabir Purkayastha (NewsClick founder) vs State (NCT of Delhi), the arrest, a subsequent.
As the arrest ground has not been provided, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of NewsClick founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha in the UAPA terror case.
NewsClick’s Amit Chakravarty and Prabir Purkayastha had approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court decision upholding their arrest.
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The Special Cell of Delhi Police had arrested Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakravarty on October 3 for allegedly receiving money to peddle pro-China propaganda on the NewsClick news portal.