UAPA accused entitled to be heard to oppose extension of period of investigation but not entitled to prosecutor's report: Delhi HC

The judgment was passed by a Single Judge Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru in a petition preferred by Delhi riots accused, Khalid.
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The Delhi High Court has held that an accused under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 has the right to be heard to oppose the extension of detention and the time for completion of the investigation but he/she is not entitled to a copy of the application or the report furnished by the public prosecutor under Section 43D of the Act. (Khalid vs State)

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