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 […]

    UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES PREVENTION ACT Subject: National Legislations Context: Only 2.2 % of cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act between the years 2016 and 2019 ended in convictions by court, according to data presented by the Union Home Ministry in the Rajya Sabha. Concept : UAPA was passed in 1967. It aims […]

Subject : Legislation Context : The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) designated 18 more individuals(all Pakistan based) as “terrorists” under the amended anti-terror law(UAPA) that was passed by Parliament last year. Concept : UAPA was passed in 1967. It aims at effective prevention of unlawful activities associations in India. Unlawful activity refers to any action […]