Public Prosecutor's Statement Cannot Be Said To Be Strictly Correct: SC Grants Bail To Accused Under Stringent Anti-Terror UAPA [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the special leave petition of a Jodhpur-resident facing trial under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, allegedly for facilitating the escape of a terror suspect. The Bench of Justices RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and KM Joseph enlarged the accused on bail, while holding that the Rajasthan High Court had erred in relying on the...