What’s wrong in a demo against US dignitary: HC

The petition had been filed by activists Feroze Mithiboriwala of Awami Bharat and Aslam Gazi of Jamat-e-Islam. The court asked the state to detail the grounds for their detention. It adjourned the hearing till Tuesday after additional public prosecutor Dinesh Adsule sought a day’s time to file an affidavit.

The activists had been detained under Section 151 of CrPC,with the police citing a potential threat. Section 151 states that the officer should know of a design to commit some offence. Justice Nazki felt that there was a need to go further into the interpretation of the section and appointed advocate N N Gawankar as amicus curie.

The judge said if the court accepts the interpretation made by the police then they can detain anybody. “You can take us also,” Justice Nazki said.