'Won't sign': Neha Bora defies Delhi Police peace bond notice after HC setback
Neha Bora, president of the All India Students' Association, has refused to sign a peace bond following a Delhi High Court ruling. The police notice, issued under the BNSS, alleges she instigated protests and unauthorized flag hoisting, which Bora claims is an attempt to suppress dissent.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing tensions between student activism, preventive detention laws, and constitutional rights in India.
NEW DELHI: All India Students' Association president Neha Bora on Saturday said she would not sign a bond to "keep peace" before a special executive magistrate, a day after the Delhi high court dismissed her plea challenging the police notice directing her to furnish a Rs 10,000 bond with a surety."We don't have any conditions. We are not going to sign the bond," Bora said.Bora had moved the high court, 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 did not need permission to hoist the national flag, referring to the police notice alleging that she had hoisted it without valid permission.The notice, issued on October 17…
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