Gauhati High Court Quashes Pranab Doley’s NSA Detention, Orders Immediate Release

  GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court on Friday, November 6, quashed the preventive detention of indigenous rights activist Pranab Doley under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, and ordered his immediate release. ALSO READ: Major Explosion at Oil India Facility in Assam's Tengakhat, Several Workers Injured “The petitioner (Pranab Doley) shall be released and set at…

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24-Hour Period For Production Before Magistrate Begins From Detention, Not Formal Arrest: Supreme Court

  GUWAHATI: The Supreme Court on Thursday, November 5, ruled against the artificial distinction between 'arrest' and 'detention', holding that the 24-hour period for producing a person before a Magistrate under Article 22(2) of the Constitution begins from the time of detention and not from the time of formal arrest. ALSO READ: At Least 11 Injured…

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‘Himanta Can Arrest Us All’: CJP Founder Reacts to Ashutosh Ranka’s Detention in Guwahati

  GUWAHATI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Founder and National Convenor Abhijeet Dipke has alleged that party Co-Convenor and Spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka was picked up by Assam Police from a private residence in Guwahati on Sunday, September 27, ahead of the party’s scheduled regional volunteers’ meeting. ALSO READ: Virat Kohli Says 2027 ODI World Cup Will Be…

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