Supreme Court Orders Uttar Pradesh to Pay Rs 10 Lakh for Illegal Detention

Times of India · india

The Supreme Court has ordered Uttar Pradesh to pay Rs 10 lakh for the illegal detention of Sambhal violence accused Mulla Afroz. The court quashed his preventive detention, questioning the reliance on an alleged police confession, undisclosed footage, and unsubstantiated phone messages. This ruling clarifies that preventive detention cannot be misused as a method to indefinitely keep individuals incarcerated. The decision emphasizes the importance of due process and the limitations on state power in detaining citizens without sufficient legal grounds.