New Delhi, Oct 22: All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora on Thursday challenged a Delhi Police notice in the Delhi High Court that asked her to execute a peace bond. Her lawyer argued that citizens do not need police permission to hoist the national flag.
Appearing before Justice Subramonium Prasad, senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, representing Bora, questioned the legal basis of the police notice.
“ We don’t need permission to hoist the national flag. They need a class on law,” he argued, referring to the police allegation that Bora had hoisted the national flag without prior permission.
Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma, representing the Delhi Police, opposed the maintainability of Bora’s petition.
Neha Bora Seeks Cancellation of Police Notice
Bora has asked the High Court to quash the police notice and direct the authorities not to take any coercive action against her.
The notice was issued on October 17 under Section 126 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). It directed Bora to appear before a Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) on October 19 and explain why she should not execute a personal bond of ₹10,000 with one surety to maintain peace during the inquiry.
Section 126 of the BNSS allows authorities to initiate proceedings requiring a person to execute a bond for keeping the peace when there is credible information that the person may disturb public tranquillity or commit an act that could lead to a breach of peace.
Neha Bora Detained Before Tiranga March
Bora was taken into preventive detention on October 16 while she was on her way to join the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march. She was released the following day, October 17.
The student leader has been actively involved in protests against alleged irregularities in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Her petition has brought the police notice and the requirement to execute a peace bond before the Delhi High Court. The case concerns the legality of the notice and the relief sought by Bora against possible coercive action.
