The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court ruled Tuesday that simply downloading material about a specific ideology from the internet does not constitute an offence under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). In its verdict, the court acquitted wheelchair-bound former DU professor GN Saibaba and five others of charges related to terrorism and waging war against the country under five stringent sections of UAPA. The judges clarified that indicting people over their choice to write or read communist or Maoist literature violates fundamental rights… [rest of the article]
Downloading Material on an Ideology Not UAPA Offence: Bombay HC in Saibaba Case
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