UAPA Does Not Bar Bail for All Foreigners; Illegal Entry Is Key, Rules SC
The court said prosecutors failed to show Mohmad Rifas entered India illegally, a key requirement for denying bail under Section 43D(7) of the UAPA.
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UAPA does not bar bail to foreigner who entered India legally: SC
The Supreme Court has ruled that foreign nationals can be granted bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) if their initial entry into India was legal and authorised, even if they overstayed their visa. This decision upheld a Madras High Court order granting bail to a Sri Lankan national accused in a terror case, stating that the prosecution failed to prove illegal entry. The court clarified the conjunctive conditions of Sectio…
New Delhi: A very decisive order has now been issued by the Supreme Court on a much-discussed legal issue in the country. The anti-terrorism law UAPA....
The Supreme Court held that a foreign national who entered India legally and authorisedly can be granted bail under the UAPA. Justices Arvind Kumar and Vipul M.
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