The Supreme Court Court on Wednesday set aside the arrest and remand of Prabir Purkayastha, the chief editor of online news portal NewsClick, in connection with a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
A Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta ordered that Purkayastha be released subject to him furnishing surety and bail bond.
The court passed the order after noting that a copy of the remand application was not provided to Purkayastha, thereby violating principles of natural justice.
The court further said that since a chargesheet has been filed in the case, Purkayustha can be released only on furnishing surety and bail bond.
Otherwise, he could have been released without surety, the court stated.
The verdict came on the plea by Purkayastha challenging his arrest and remand by the Delhi Police in the case.
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