Unlawful Activities Prevention Act

Subject – Security

Context – Magistrates can’t extend probe under UAPA: SC

Concept –

Under UAPA, the investigation has to be completed within 90 days. If not, the accused is entitled to default bail.
The only competent authority to consider such request would be ‘the Court’ as specified in the proviso in Section 43¬D (2) (b) of the UAPA.
By ‘the Court’, the Bench meant the Special Court under the UAPA.

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