5 years without trial: What Umar Khalid’s incarceration tells us about the Republic

Trials, especially under extraordinary laws, must be conducted swiftly, for justice delayed is not only justice denied – it is justice mocked

The police have finally concluded their arguments, and the court has reserved the case for judgment on Umar Khalid’s bail application, a former doctoral student at Jawaharlal Nehru University and a prominent critic of the Citizenship Amendment Act, who was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). His Continued incarceration without bail is a case of legal curiosity and surely requires a detailed analysis of the legal architecture of our Republic.

Read more here: https://thefederal.com/category/opinion/umar-khalid-in-jail-without-trial-india-legal-uapa-220608

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