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Delhi High Court Asked to Quash INR10,000 Peace Bond

By Drooid · Oct 19, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Neha Bora Challenges Bond

Neha Bora, AISA president, petitioned the Delhi High Court to quash a police peace-bond notice.
The notice, dated October 17 under Section 126 BNSS, required a INR10,000 bond and one surety.
Police allege Bora shouted at Mandi House, ignored Jantar Mantar orders, and incited a Connaught Place protest.
Bora says the notice is vague, factually wrong, lacks material evidence, and violates Articles 19 and 21.
She requests an urgent hearing before the court reopens on October 26.

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Abhijeet Dipke Detained

Police deployed over 40,000 paramilitary personnel to contain protests over the Special Intensive Revision.
Authorities shut metro stations and suspended internet connectivity during the demonstrations, citing public safety.
Activist Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party, was detained and signed a peace bond.
Police justified the bond using Sections 126, 130 and 135(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

History

Historical Context

On 25 June 1975 President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, acting on Indira Gandhi’s advice, declared a national emergency that suspended civil liberties for 21 months. The regime invoked the 1971 Maintenance of Internal Security Act, under which 34,988 people were detained. In 2024 activists Neha Bora and Abhijeet Dipke received peace-bond notices under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, echoing the Emergency’s use of security statutes to curb dissent.

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Neha Bora Challenges Bond

Neha Bora, AISA president, petitioned the Delhi High Court to quash a police peace-bond notice.
The notice, dated October 17 under Section 126 BNSS, required a INR10,000 bond and one surety.
Police allege Bora shouted at Mandi House, ignored Jantar Mantar orders, and incited a Connaught Place protest.
Bora says the notice is vague, factually wrong, lacks material evidence, and violates Articles 19 and 21.
She requests an urgent hearing before the court reopens on October 26.

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