National Security Act

The Supreme Court examined a series of writ petitions filed under Article 32 seeking protection and relief for victims of the September 2013 Muzaffarnagar communal riots, including compensation for rape victims and accountability for the State's failure to prevent the violence. The Court found the State government negl…

The petitioners, five accused including Simranjit Singh Mann, were arrested near the Indo‑Nepal border and charged with offences under the Indian Penal Code, while being detained under the National Security Act. They were granted bail under the proviso to Section 167(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, but could not be …

Three writ petitions under Article 32 challenged the detention of individuals under the National Security Act, alleging that the authorities delayed consideration of their representations under Article 22(5) of the Constitution. The petitioners had made representations within days of detention, but the authorities eith…

Shiv Prasad Bhatnagar was detained under Section 12(1) of the National Security Act on grounds that he and unnamed associates had abused Muslims and caused public disturbance in November 1980, and on a series of earlier incidents from 1974 to 1978. The petitioner challenged the detention before the Supreme Court under …