Supreme Court: “Pankaj Bansal Ruling on Supply of Written Grounds of Arrest Extends to UAPA Cases”

The Supreme Court Today (May 15th) held that the mandate under Pankaj Bansal v Union of India & Ors. judgment to supply written grounds of arrest to money laundering accused, will apply to cases under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) as well. The Court held the same while quashing the arrest and remand of Prabir Purkayastha, chief editor of online news portal NewsClick.