Delhi HC rejects AISA chief Neha Bora's plea against notice to sign peace bond
The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea by AISA president Neha Bora challenging a police notice to sign a peace bond. Bora argued the notice was a tool to suppress dissent, while the court upheld the preventive measure.
Why it matters
The case underscores ongoing tensions regarding the use of preventive detention laws and the balance between public order and the right to peaceful protest in India.
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court rejected a plea filed by All India Students' Association (AISA) president Neha Bora challenging a police notice directing her to execute a bond for “keeping peace” before a Special Executive Magistrate.Bora had moved the high court on Monday, arguing that the notice was vague, factually incorrect and unsupported by material establishing the likelihood of a breach of peace.She alleged that the proceedings were a “colourable exercise of preventive powers to suppress peaceful dissent, in violation of Articles 19(1)(a), 19(1)(b) and 21 of Constitution”.During Thursday's hearing, Bora's counsel argued that citizens do not need permission to hoist the national flag, referring to the police notice which alleged that she had hoisted the flag without valid permission.The notice, issued on October 17 under Section 126 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), directed Bora to appear before the magistrate on October 19 and explain why she…
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