Calling the Parliament building India’s pride, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday said nobody could play a prank in there and those arrested for its security breach in 2023 couldn’t equate themselves with martyrs like Bhagat Singh.
A bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar further asked Delhi Police to explain why the accused persons were booked for an offence punishable under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
“Nobody can even play a prank or do something like… in the Parliament building which is of course the pride of the country. Nobody is saying anything about that. But the question is whether an offence under UAPA, which has stricter bail considerations, made out? There can be other Acts under which you can proceed. No problem in that. The issue is whether offence under UAPA is made out,” the bench said. PTI
