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AISA President Neha Bora Challenges BNSS Section 126 Notice in Delhi High Court
- •All India Students Association President Neha Bora moved the Delhi High Court against a Delhi Police notice regarding executing a peace bond.
- •The notice directed Bora to appear before a Special Executive Magistrate under Section 126 of the BNSS to execute a personal bond of Rs 10,000.
- •Bora has been leading recent protests against alleged irregularities in the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- •The petition filed through advocate Abhik Chimni states that the police notice is vague, factually incorrect, and lacks material evidence.
Key Questions Answered
Section 126 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) empowers a Special Executive Magistrate to require a person to execute a bond for maintaining peace if there is credible information that they may commit a breach of peace or disturb public tranquility. Under this provision, Delhi Police issued a notice directing AISA President Neha Bora to appear and execute a personal bond of Rs 10,000.
Neha Bora approached the Delhi High Court to challenge a Delhi Police notice that required her to execute a peace bond before a Special Executive Magistrate. Her petition seeks the complete quashing of the notice as well as a directive preventing the police from taking any coercive action against her.
Neha Bora was preventively detained on October 16 while on her way to participate in the Cockroach Janta Party's march, following her prominent role in protests against alleged irregularities in the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
