THOKCHOM SHYAMJAI SINGH & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA THROUGH HOME SECRETARY & ORS.

$~J- * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 20th February, 2025 W.P.(CRL) 1929/2024 & CRL.M.A. 18784/2024 THOKCHOM SHYAMJAI SINGH & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Siddhartha Borgohain, Mr. Aditya Giri and Mr. Hemant Kalra, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH HOME SECRETARY & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC with Mr. Vedansh Anand, G.P., Ms. Chetanya Puri, Mr. A. Tanwar, Mr. Rahul Bhaskar and Mr. Soumyadip Chakraborty, Advocates for UOI. Mr. Rahul Tyagi, SPP with Mr. Sangeet Sibou, Mr. Jatin, Mr. Mathew M. Philip, Ms. Priya Rai and Mr. Abhishek Tomar, Advocates with DSP Neeraj Mishra, CIO for NIA. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI J U D G M E N T ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI J. Does the constitutional mandate of serving grounds of arrest in writing to an arrestee under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 („UAPA‟) come into effect from the date of the Supreme Court 2. By way of the present petition filed under Article 226 read with Article 227 of the Constitution, the petitioners, who are ordinarily residents of the State of Manipur, seek to challenge their arrest by the respondent No.2/National Investigation Agency