Assertions like ‘J&K is illegally occupied’, ‘should separate from India’ attract UAPA sections: J&K High Court

Assertions like ‘J&K is illegally occupied’, ‘should separate from India’ attract UAPA sections: J&K High Court

The trial court was of the view that since the respondents were merely raising slogans with no activity of inciting violence, “Section 13 was not applicable”

IIOJK HC reopens UAPA case against Kashmiri men for Anti-India speeches - Kashmir Media Service

Srinagar: The High Court of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir has reversed the discharge of two Kashmiri men accused of “propagating that Jammu and Kashmir is an occupied territory”. According to Kashmir Media Service, the court, while calling the trial court’s order “palpably wrong” and “perverse”, restored charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against them. A division bench comprising Justice Sanjay Parihar an…