AISA president Neha Bora refuses peace bond after Delhi High Court rejects challenge
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All India Students’ Association president Neha Bora said Saturday they would not sign a bond requiring them to maintain peace, one day after the Delhi High Court dismissed their challenge to the notice.
The notice, issued October 17 by a special executive magistrate under provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, directed Bora to show cause why they should not furnish a personal bond of ₹10,000 with one surety during an inquiry. It followed Bora’s detention on October 16 during protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
On Friday, Justice Subramonium Prasad rejected Bora’s petition but directed the magistrate to provide them with all relevant material before issuing any order. The court also said the magistrate should consider whether a bond must be furnished at the outset or during the inquiry.
Bora had argued that the notice did not identify material establishing a likely breach of peace. Police allegations cited in the proceedings included protests despite prohibitory orders and efforts to encourage participation in another demonstration. Bora disputed elements of that account.
At a press conference Saturday, Bora said signing the bond would contradict the democratic right to dissent and questioned why peaceful demonstrations should be treated as threats to public order. They said opposition to the election commissioner should not result in dissent being labelled a breach of peace.
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