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AISA President Neha Bora Challenges Delhi Police Peace-Bond Notice
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Core Event
On October 19 2026 the All India Students’ Association (AISA) announced that its president, Neha Bora, will move the Delhi High Court to contest a notice issued by the New Delhi District police. The notice is grounded in Sections 126 and 130, read with Section 135(3), of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
Background & Context
The notice follows a series of anti-Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) protests. Demonstrators, including members of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), demanded the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. On October 16 2026 Bora was taken into preventive detention while en route to the CJP’s “Lehra Do Tiranga” flag march near Mandi House. She was released on October 17 2026 after completing formalities under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act. The police subsequently issued the peace-bond notice, citing alleged sloganeering at Mandi House, repeated protests near Jantar Mantar despite prohibitory orders under Section 163 BNSS, and an alleged instigation of a demonstration at Connaught Place (Central Park).
Data & Statistics
- Bond amount: INR10,000 (personal bond) plus one surety.
- Legal provisions invoked: BNSS Sections 126, 130, 135(3); Section 163 (prohibitory order); Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act.
- Paramilitary deployment claimed by AISA: over 40,000 personnel during the anti-CEC protests.
- Detentions on October 16 2026: Bora and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke were both taken into preventive custody.
Official Statements & Responses
The association also questioned why Bora was reportedly followed in plain clothes after her release, asking whether this constituted intimidation.
The petition cites the Supreme Court’s October 9 2026 order on protest-related curbs, which mandates that detention may occur only “by procedure established by law” and emphasizes that prior-restraint on peaceful assembly is impermissible.
Police statements in the public record are limited to the factual description of the notice and the sections invoked; no substantive justification beyond the alleged likelihood of a breach of peace has been provided.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
- on October 16 2026.
- Basis for “likelihood” of breach: The notice does not disclose any specific period, occasion, or event that would substantiate the claimed likelihood of a breach of peace, a point repeatedly highlighted by Bora’s counsel.
- Scope of prohibitory orders: The notice references violations of Section 163 BNSS but does not identify a particular order covering Mandi House; the only order on record exempts Jantar Mantar Road and does not extend to Mandi House.
Verbatim Quotes
- “This lack of information is deeply concerning,” — Rohan Deshpande
- “The police is not allowing lawyers to meet Neha at RK Puram. They are not allowing medication to be given too,” — AISA
What’s Next
The Delhi High Court remains on Dussehra vacation and is scheduled to reopen on October 26 2026. AISA’s legal team has indicated it will seek an urgent hearing before the vacation bench and will inform the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) that the bond will not be signed, prompting further judicial scrutiny of the police notice.