On Monday, the Supreme Court that a Manipur activist delayed under the National Security Act for a Facebook post that said cow urine and cow dung do not cure Covid be released on interim bail.
On 13th May Erendro Leichobam was held in Manipur for posting the comment following the death of state BJP chief S. Tikendra Singh.
The bench of Justices D.Y Chandrachud and M.R Shah said, “We are of the view that the continued detention of the petitioner… would amount to a violation of the right to life and personal liberty.”
“We accordingly direct that the petitioner shall be released forthwith as and by way of an interim direction of this court, unless he is required to be in custody in any other case, subject to further orders, subject to his filing a personal release bond in the amount of Rs 1,000.”
On Tuesday, the bench will take up a larger issue of the NSA which allows protective custody for up to 12 months on grounds of national security and public order being invoked against Erendro, convener of the political outfit Peoples’ Resurgence and Justice Alliance.
