Indian Politics
Supreme Court Quashes NSA Detention of Sambhal Violence Accused, Imposes Costs
The Hindu57m
THE BRIEF
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The Supreme Court quashed a National Security Act preventive detention order issued against Mulla Afroz in connection with the November 2024 Sambhal violence.
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A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu ruled that authorities illegally exercised detention powers without considering relevant material or justifying detention on confession alone.
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The top court imposed ₹10 lakh in costs on the Uttar Pradesh government after the Allahabad High Court dismissed the accused's habeas corpus petition in June 2026.