“Right To Sleep Upheld as Fundamental Right”: Bombay HC to ED

On Monday (15th April): The Bombay High Court affirmed the right to sleep as a fundamental human need, criticizing the Enforcement Directorate’s practice of recording statements overnight. It emphasized that deprivation of sleep violates Article 21 of the Indian Constitution and directed the ED to conduct interrogations at reasonable hours to safeguard individuals’ cognitive abilities and health.