The Supreme Court has quashed the NSA detention of Mulla Afroz, an accused in the 2024 Sambhal violence, holding that the State could not have passed the order on the basis of a confession allegedly made in police custody, and imposed costs of Rs 10 lakh on the Uttar Pradesh government.
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The Allahabad High Court recently ruled on the extension of detention orders under the National Security Act (1980) in India, emphasizing the legality of such extensions. The Division Bench ordered the immediate release of the petitioner, Abdul Rahman Alias Nanni, stating that any extension beyond the specified period in the confirmatory order is illegal.
