The Delhi High Court recently granted bail to 3 students, accused of conducting riots and anti CAA protests in North East Delhi. This case highlights another instance of misuse of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)<\/a>,1967. <\/span><\/p>\n The UAPA was formulated to strengthen the security framework of the country and preserve the unity and integrity of the nation. <\/span>Nonetheless, it has currently become a tool to curb free speech and political dissent in our country. The cases filed under the law have been rising<\/a> for a few years, while the conviction rate is going down. It was merely 2.2% between 2016-19.<\/span><\/p>\n Therefore, it is imperative to do a comprehensive review of the concerning provisions that make it prone to misuse by the authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n However, the act is criticized for its Draconian provisions<\/a>, which makes it susceptible to misuse.<\/span><\/p>\n UAPA gives unfettered powers to the government and leaves a person vulnerable in front of the government. This Act compromises with constitutional values such as freedom of speech, personal liberty and the right to a fair trial. However given the evolving nature of crime and terrorist activities, it is not possible to completely abandon the law. Hence focus must be placed on balancing the security interests with fundamental freedoms granted by the constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Introduction The Delhi High Court recently granted bail to 3 students, accused of conducting riots and anti CAA protests in North East Delhi. This case highlights another instance of misuse of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA),1967. The UAPA was formulated to strengthen the security framework of the country and preserve the unity and integrity… Continue reading UAPA or Unlawful Activities Prevention Act – Explained, Pointwise<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130,9],"tags":[1435],"class_list":["post-113007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-7-pm","category-public","tag-sec_5","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":6,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698477409},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113007\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What was the case?<\/b><\/h5>\n
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About Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,1967<\/b><\/h5>\n
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The rationale behind the law<\/b><\/h5>\n
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Draconian provisions of the UAPA<\/b><\/h5>\n
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Issues associated with UAPA<\/b><\/h5>\n
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Suggestions for UAPA<\/b><\/h5>\n
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Conclusion<\/b><\/h5>\n