“Blatant attempt to circumvent due process of law,” says Supreme Court, quashing the arrest of Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha

While declaring the remand Order for the police custody of Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha illegal, the Supreme Court has held that the provisions on the ground of arrest either under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act or the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act have the same constitutional source, ie., Article 22(1) and must thus be uniformly construed. 
“Blatant attempt to circumvent due process of law,” says Supreme Court, quashing the arrest of Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha
Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi is a staff writer at The Leaflet

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