Online portal NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, booked under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), on November 6 told the Supreme Court that investigating authorities should at least supply him with the grounds of his arrest.
Appearing before a Bench headed by Justice BR Gavai, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, for Mr. Purkayastha, said his plea fell squarely within the ambit of a recent Supreme Court judgment in the Pankaj Bansal case which held that the Enforcement Directorate should provide an accused a written copy of the grounds of his or her arrest.
Mr. Purkayastha and NewsClick employee Amir Chakraborty had appealed to the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court had rejected their contentions about “procedural infirmity” and violation of constitutional provisions in relation to the arrest and the remand order.
