New Delhi: All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora has approached the Delhi High Court challenging a Delhi Police notice directing her to execute a bond for maintaining peace. The legal challenge follows her preventive detention on October 16 while she was on her way to participate in the ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march organised by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP).
Bora is expected to seek an urgent hearing, although the High Court is closed this week for the Dussehra vacation. The next steps in her petition will determine when the matter can be taken up.
Why Has Neha Bora Challenged the Delhi Police Notice?
The notice directed Bora to appear before a Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) on October 19 to execute a bond under Section 126 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
The provision empowers an Executive Magistrate to require a person to execute a bond for keeping the peace when there is credible information that the person is likely to breach the peace, disturb public tranquillity or commit a wrongful act that could lead to such a disturbance.
Bora’s challenge places the police notice and the requirement to furnish the bond before the High Court for scrutiny. Details of the specific grounds raised in her petition were not available in the information provided.
When Was Neha Bora Taken Into Preventive Detention?
Bora was taken into preventive detention on October 16 while travelling to participate in CJP’s ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march. She was released on October 17.
The notice subsequently required her to appear before the SEM on October 19. Her move to the High Court comes as she contests the police action and the requirement to execute the peace bond.
Preventive measures under the BNSS can be initiated when authorities believe the statutory conditions for preventing a breach of peace are met. However, the circumstances and legal basis of an individual notice depend on the facts of the case and the applicable procedure.
When Could the Delhi High Court Hear the Plea?
Bora is likely to seek an urgent hearing, but the court’s Dussehra vacation could affect the timing. Any urgent listing would depend on the court’s applicable vacation arrangements and whether the matter is taken up during the break.
Further details about the petition, the grounds of challenge and any order passed by the High Court were not immediately available.
