Allahabad High Court Quashes Detention Under National Security Act For Cow Slaughter

The court said the accused were detained for a solitary case with no evidence to show that they will commit the crime again on being released.

The Allahabad High Court has quashed the detention of three men under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) for cow slaughter, saying the issue may be a matter of law and order but not public order. Hearing habeas corpus petitions, the Lucknow Bench of the High Court said the accused were detained for a solitary case with no evidence to show that they will commit the crime again on being released. The petitions were moved against the detention of Pervez, Irfan and Rahmatullah who were arrested last year on the charge of cow slaughter. Later, the authorities charged them with the stringent NSA, which allows preventive detention for up to 12 months without any charges if the authorities are satisfied that the person is a threat to national security or law and order.