Wed Jun 25 12:54:37 UTC 2025: **News Article:**
**Supreme Court Slams Uttar Pradesh, Orders Compensation for Unlawful Detention**
**New Delhi, June 25, 2025** – The Supreme Court of India has strongly criticized the State of Uttar Pradesh for unlawfully detaining a man, identified as Aftab, for 28 days after he had already been granted bail. The court has ordered the state government to pay ₹5 lakh in interim compensation to Aftab.
Aftab was initially arrested in connection with an abduction and unlawful religious conversion case. Despite the Supreme Court granting him bail and the trial court issuing a release order, authorities delayed his release, citing an omission in the court orders regarding the specific sub-section of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, under which he was charged.
A bench comprising Justices K.V. Viswanathan and N. Kotiswar Singh deemed the state’s justification “preposterous” and “unfortunate.” Justice Viswanathan emphasized the importance of personal liberty under the Constitution and condemned the use of “useless technicalities” to deny it.
The court directed the Principal District and Sessions Judge of Ghaziabad to conduct an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the delay, specifically to determine if the missing sub-section was the real reason or if there was “something sinister” involved. The inquiry is also tasked with identifying any negligence on the part of prison officials.
Furthermore, the Director General of Prisons P.C. Meena has been directed to sensitize prison officials on the matter to prevent similar incidents in the future. The Supreme Court stressed that jail authorities must focus on the substance of court orders and avoid using minor errors as a pretext to deny liberty.
The case is scheduled to be heard again on August 18, at which point the court will consider the findings of the inquiry and determine final compensation, including the possibility of recovering funds from responsible officers.
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The provided text includes a list of various newsletters and sections of a news publication, The Hindu, and a specific news article regarding a Supreme Court case. The Supreme Court ordered the state of Uttar Pradesh to provide interim compensation to a man named Aftab who was unlawfully detained for 28 days after he was granted bail. The court found the state’s reasoning for the delay (a missing sub-section in the court order) to be unacceptable, ordered an inquiry into the matter, and emphasized the importance of not using technicalities to deny someone their liberty.
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