Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Indian law to prevent unlawful activities
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Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act is an Indian law aimed at prevention of unlawful activities associations in India. Its main objective was to make powers available for dealing with activities directed against the integrity and sovereignty of India. The most recent amendment of the law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019 has made it possible for the Union Government to designate individuals as terrorists without a due process of law. UAPA is also known as the Anti-terror law.
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Jammu and Kashmir: 'Anti-national' slogans supporting Yasin Malik heard, 10 booked under UAPA10 people have been arrested under UAPA in J&K's Srinagar for raising slogans against the arrest and sentencing of separatist leader Yasin Malik.DNA - Published | |
Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik sentenced to life imprisonment in terror funding caseAn NIA special court on Wednesday sentenced Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik to life imprisonment. He had earlier pleaded guilty to all charges, including those under the stringent Unlawful..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Anti-CAA protests against unjust law, not against Sovereign': Umar Khalid on 2020 Delhi riots caseUmar Khalid, who was arrested under UAPA in connection with the Delhi Riots 2022 case, was presented in front of the Delhi High Court on Monday.DNA - Published | |
Sedition law: Immediate relief unlikely for terror, Naxalism accusedThe SC's interim order on Section 124A may not bring relief to those accused or chargesheeted in cases relating to terrorism or the urban Naxal network, investigated either by NIA or other agencies...IndiaTimes - Published | |
Yasin Malik pleads guilty before Delhi court in case related to terrorismSeparatist leader Mohammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday pleaded guilty to all the charges, including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), before a Delhi court in a case..IndiaTimes - Published | |
UAPA tribunal confirms Centre's decision declaring Zakir Naik's IRF as unlawfulIndiaTimes - Published | |
Sedition cases fell to 73 in 2020 from 93 in 2019; UAPA cases too dipped by 35%IndiaTimes - Published | |
Delhi court to try Yasin Malik under UAPAIndiaTimes - Published | |
NIA files âUAPA caseâ against Dawood and D-CompanyIndiaTimes - Published | |
Dawood Ibrahim, others charged by National Investigation Agency under UAPAThe agency filed the case based on a recent order received from the Ministry of Home Affairs to register a case against Dawood.DNA - Published | |
Jammu and Kashmir IED seizure case: NIA files chargesheet against 3Nadeem Ul Haq, Talib Ur Rehman of Ramban and Nadeem Ayoub Rather of Shopian have been named in the chargesheet filed under sections of the IPC, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
4,690 arrested under UAPA, 149 convicted: Government tells Rajya SabhaUnion minister of state for home Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha that 1,421 people were arrested in 2018 under the UAPA, 1,948 in 2019 and 1,321 in 2020. A total of 35 people were convicted in 2018,..IndiaTimes - Published | Solicitor general Tushar Mehta to lead Centre's legal team to defend UAPA ban in IRFThe ministry of home affairs also nominated six senior central government counsel - Sachin Datta, Amit Mahajan, Rajat Nair, Kanu Agrawal, Jay Prakash and Dhruv Pandey - to appear before the UAP..IndiaTimes - Published |
Centre: 57% of those held under UAPA in 2018-20 below 30 yearsIndiaTimes - Published | Undertrial canât be detained indefinitely, says Supreme CourtTaking up the case of a Maoist leader charged under the tough UAPA law, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that an undertrial cannot be indefinitely detained in prison if there is a delay in..IndiaTimes - Published |
Over 1,300 arrested under UAPA in 2020, lowest in four years: CentreIndiaTimes - Published | Review UAPA cases against 102 people: Biplab to DGPIndiaTimes - Published |
Centre may ban all Hurriyat factions for financing terrorCentre may soon ban Hurriyat Conference as an âunlawful organisationâ under the UAPA, citing the alleged involvement of its constituents and leaders in terror financing in Jammu & Kashmir. Sources..IndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court relief for three booked under UAPA by TripuraA bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices D Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant issued notices to the Centre and the Tripura government on the joint petition filed by the three after hearing advocate..IndiaTimes - Published |
Activists move Supreme Court challenging UAPA against lawyers by TripuraIndiaTimes - Published | Rahul Gandhi flays use of UAPA in TripuraIndiaTimes - Published |
HC erred, says SC, junks discharge of UAPA accusedIndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court quashes HC order discharging accused for alleged offences of sedition and UAPAIndiaTimes - Published |
Both Hurriyat factions may be banned under UAPA: OfficialsIndiaTimes - Published | Both factions of Hurriyat Conference likely to be banned under UAPAA ban under the stringent UAPA may be imposed on both factions of the secessionist conglomerate Hurriyat Conference, officials said. They said a recent probe into the granting of MBBS seats to Kashmiri..IndiaTimes - Published |
Over 3,000 people arrested under UAPA between 2017 and 2019: GovtIndiaTimes - Published | HC pulls up NIA judge for not hearing bail plea for 6 months, sets dateA delay of six months in hearing the bail plea of a 60-year-old man jailed under the stringent UAPA law has prompted the Delhi high court to fix a date for the special judge to hear it. A bench of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Act against those responsible for framing Stan: Opposition to PresidentA day after Father Stan Swamyâs death in custody, 10 opposition leaders wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind expressing deep anguish and outrage and demanded his immediate intervention. Referring to..IndiaTimes - Published | UP to set up panel to review NSA, UAPA casesIndiaTimes - Published |
Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi acquitted by special NIA court in last UAPA caseNearly 19 months after being arrested for allegedly inciting violence during anti-CAA agitation, Akhil Gogoi walked out of judicial custody Thursday.DNA - Published | Akhil Gogoi walks free as court acquits him in last UAPA caseNearly 19 months after being arrested for allegedly inciting violence during the anti-CAA agitation, Assam activist and newly-elected MLA Akhil Gogoi walked out of judicial custody on Thursday after a..IndiaTimes - Published |
3 activists walk free on HCâs prod, 48 hours after bail orderIt took a second intervention in less than 48 hours by the Delhi HC to finally ensure Jamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha and JNUâs Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal were released from Tihar jail on..IndiaTimes - Published | Northeast Delhi riots case: High court grants bail to JNU, Jamia student activistsThe Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to student activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha, booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) law, in..IndiaTimes - Published |
âCivil disturbance canât be UAPA offenceâ: HC upholds bail to Akhil GogoiStating that someone accused of civil disturbance canât be booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act unless it qualifies to be an act of terror, the Gauhati high court has upheld the bail..IndiaTimes - Published | Explosives case: NIA slaps UAPA on WazeThe National Investigation Agency on Wednesday invoked the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against suspended API Sachin Waze and others in the explosives case. ââMeanwhile, a..IndiaTimes - Published |
Ambani security scare: NIA invokes stringent UAPA law against Sachin WazeThe National Investigation Agency on Wednesday invokved the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against suspended Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze, who has been arrested in..IndiaTimes - Published | 5,128 UAPA cases, 229 sedition cases lodged in five years: GovernmentMinister of state for home affairs G Kishan Reddy tabled the data for a period of 2015 to 2019 in response to a query by Rajya Sabha MP Abdul Wahab. The data, updated till December 31, 2019, was based..IndiaTimes - Published |
NC MP's son booked under UAPA for pre-poll 'hate speech'IndiaTimes - Published | Disha asked Thunberg to delete tweet on 'toolkit' fearing action under UAPA: Delhi PoliceIndiaTimes - Published |
5922 held under UAPA in 2016-19, 132 convictedIndiaTimes - Published | Delhi violence: Judicial custody of Tahir Hussain, Umar Khalid in UAPA case extended till Feb 16Delhi's Karkardooma court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of northeast Delhi violence accused including Tahir Hussain, Umar Khalid, and others arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities..IndiaTimes - Published |
Delhi riots: Court rejects Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita's bail plea in UAPA caseA court here has rejected the bail plea of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student and Pinjra Tod member Devangana Kalita, booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in a..IndiaTimes - Published | R-Day Violence: Delhi Police issues lookout notices against farmer leaders, rioters charged under UAPAThe Special Cell is investigating the conspiracy and criminal designs behind these unfortunate events that occurred on Republic Day.DNA - Published |
Congress member arrested for 'ferrying militants' in South Kashmir, booked under UAPAGowhar jumped out of the car when it was intercepted saying he was victim. He was later questioned and was formally arrested on Thursday, police said.DNA - Published | MHA approves study to analyse phenomena of radicalisation, suggest changes in UAPAIndiaTimes - Published |
Delhi riots: AAP govt, MHA give nod to prosecute JNU's Umar Khalid under UAPAThe Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government has given sanction to Delhi Police for the prosecution of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a UAPA case related to the February communal violence in northeast..DNA - Published | 18 declared terrorists under UAPA including Syed Salahuddin, Riyaz Bhatkal, Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon, Anees SheikhThe 18 persons who have been included in this list by the Union Home Ministry include Lashkar-e-Taiba, Indian Mujahideen, Hizbul Mujahideen, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and members of D Company.DNA - Published |
Pulwama kingpin and Hizbul chief among 18 based in Pakistan listed as âdesignated terroristâSchedule 4 was added to UAPA in August 2019 as part of Narendra Modi governmentâs âzero toleranceâ approach to terror. Home minister Amit Shah, guided by âiron-willedâ leadership of PM Modi,..IndiaTimes - Published | Hizb chief Sallahuddin, IM's Bhatkal brothers designated 'terrorists' under UAPAChief of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen Syed Sallahudin and founders of Indian Mujahideen outfit Bhatkal brothers are among the 18 people who have been designated as "terrorists" under the anti-terror..IndiaTimes - Published |