Mulla Afroz v. Union of India & Ors
2026 INSC 106729 September 202615 min read
Supreme Court Quashes NSA Detention, Holds Extra-Judicial Confession Cannot Justify Preventive Detention
The Supreme Court quashed an NSA detention order, holding that an extra-judicial confession obtained through torture cannot form the basis of preventive detention and the detention was punitive, not preventive.
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- Case Name
- Mulla Afroz v. Union of India & Ors.
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1067
- Bench
- Justice Dipankar Datta
- Date of Judgment
- September 29, 2026
- Area of Law
- Preventive Detention — National Security Act, 1980 — Article 20(3), Article 21, Article 22 — Extra-Judicial Confession — Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
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