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Legal experts question Delhi detentions outside core district
The Hindu··6d ago
Legal experts questioned Delhi Police detentions outside New Delhi district on Saturday during a youth protest demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over electoral roll deletions. Section 163 BNSS prohibitory orders apply in New Delhi district. CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained after police boarded their Air India flight upon arrival.
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What It Means For You
- Protesters in Delhi-NCR may be detained if police allege BNSS order violations.
- Travellers on flights into Delhi faced police boarding as leaders were arrested.
- Legal challenges could clarify where Section 163 orders apply across districts.
What's Happening
- Police detained CJP leaders after boarding their Air India flight on Saturday.
- Section 163 BNSS replaced CrPC Section 144 for prohibitory orders in New Delhi district.
- Experts asked what authority applied to detentions outside that district.
Section 163 BNSS powers
- Delhi Police said women protesters and seniors would be released from detention centres.
- BNSS orders bar unauthorised assemblies where magistrates see an immediate risk.
- Advocates argued cyclical 144-style orders are being used to curb peaceful protest.
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