In Prabir Purkayastha vs. State (NCT of Delhi) case, the Supreme Court ruled that investigative agencies should provide written reasons for arrests in cases related to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
- Supreme Court Judgement
- Court's order in the Pankaj Bansal vs Union of India & Ors case mandated that arrested persons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 must be provided with written grounds of arrest.
- Court extended this order for Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) also.
- Obligation to provide written grounds for arrest or preventive detention, as mandated by Articles 22(1) of the Indian Constitution, is inviolable and cannot be disregarded under any circumstances.
- Article 22(1): Provided that no person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed, as soon as may be, of the grounds for such arrest.
- Informing an arrested person about the grounds of arrest is crucial, as it's the only effective way for
- The arrested person to consult his Advocate;
- Oppose the police custody remand
- To seek bail.
- Court's order in the Pankaj Bansal vs Union of India & Ors case mandated that arrested persons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 must be provided with written grounds of arrest.
- UAPA Act (1967) aimed at enabling more effective prevention of certain unlawful activities carried out by individuals and associations, [as well as addressing terrorist activities,] and dealing with matters related to such activities.
Indian Army and Navy will receive Hermes-900 from Israel to boost their surveillance capabilities.
- It is also known as Drishti-10 drone.
About Hermes-900
- It is a next generation multi-role, Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial system.
- Features over-the-horizon, persistent multi-mission, multi-payload capabilities with class leading payload carrying capacity of 350 kgs.
- Capable of performing missions for area dominance, persistent Intelligence, Surveillance, Target acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR).
- Can also perform ground support and maritime patrol missions, and offers the capability for integrated multi-platform, multi-sensor operation.
- Tarkash: The seventh edition of the Indo-U.S. joint counter-terrorism exercise ‘Tarkash’ was recently held in Kolkata.
- It was held between the India’s National Security Guard (NSG) and U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF).
- Shakti: 7th edition of Exercise 'Shakti', a joint military exercise between India and France, started in Meghalaya.
