Supreme Court orders release of NewsClick founder, calls arrest illegal |Sanjay Hegde| Faye D'Souza

Today, the Supreme Court ordered the release of Prabir Purkayastha, the editor-in-chief of news website NewsClick, and declared that his arrest under the draconian UAPA was “invalid in the eyes of law”. Purkayastha, who has been in jail for over six months now, was accused of using Chinese funding to promote “anti-national propaganda” through the digital media. Faye speaks to senior Supreme Court advocate Sanjay Hegde about the case.
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[@sukhdevsohal5172]

Arrest was illegal says SC. This is what we call undeclared emergency in India.

[@rupak58]

Shame. What about making the govt. responsible for putting him in jail wrongfully. Imagine the plight of the common man who does not have the privilege of representing him.

[@ajay-arunaarora5737]

How will dr. Purukasyastha be compensated for illegal detention. Those responsible for this act should be made to serve double time in prison, so that they don’t repeat this on other citizens. THEY MUST BE PUNISHED. THEY MUST BE PUNISHED . THEY MUST BE PUNISHED.

[@yesudhasonxavier9672]

thank God, SC didn't take years to do this

[@chalamindia]

Looks like the rest of the courts have all gone to sleep. Why is it none of the courts are able to see such simple stuff earlier ?

[@monalisahota]

This has become a pattern partly because those responsible for wrongful arrests are not held accountable. There is no compensation for the loss of time, health and opportunities. If there was a fine for such arrests, there would be probably fewer people behind bars without a good reason.

[@joaquimsilveira6439]

it took so much time to declare his arrest illegal ? democracy has become an ass

[@bijumathew540]

Now who will be held responsible for this patently illegal custody? How can the Home Minister be Not responsible?

[@RVI123]

I can now sympathize puryakastha

[@vinaygupta5831]

Who is going to compensate for this illegal arrest; time spent in jail; tarninishig his image .

[@lourdumary5915]

The News click Founder and the senior journalist should be paid a heavy compensation, and the culprits should be punished for the injustice done.

[@vins109]

and who will give him back his time...and his mental health

[@brittomadhavan]

Shameless home minister and NIA and RAW head. They shd hand their head in shame

[@RVI123]

Justice being contaminated is fact of life all over world

[@sabyasachimallick4964]

Supreme court need such long time to comprehend wrong doings . BUT same court get it before time in Arnab Goswami's case .

[@YahyaJMY-eb4yh]

Shameful act.

[@kareemkhan-hv1yp]

Banana republic = India

[@sebycardozo8665]

yes , the process is the panishment. SC should come heavy on the agencies so that this is not repeated.

[@marianfurtado7495]

When the Hon SC directed his release, why didn't they simultaneously slap heavy penalties on all concerned with this illegality? That would have at least stopped this sort of witch-hunting by the govt.

[@danielvictor3418]

This once again demonstrates abuse of power considering due process is not followed. Would the persons behind his arrest subject themselves to similar adhoc procedures involving imprisonment? When the crooked rule, such grave offences by the State will be common. The crooked should never be given power if human well being is to be secure.