Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Allahabad High Court Quashes NSA Charges, Warns Uttar Pradesh
The Allahabad High Court reviewed the detention of Aakriti Chaudhary.
She is a 25-year-old graduate of Delhi University.
Police had detained her after workers’ protests in Noida.
The protests were followed by violence and a police crackdown.
Fifteen police cases were filed, and hundreds of people were accused.
At least 60 people were sent to jail.
The court canceled the National Security Act charges against Chaudhary.
It also warned officials not to misuse their power because that could harm people’s freedoms.
The Allahabad High Court quashed National Security Act charges against 25-year-old Delhi University graduate Aakriti Chaudhary.
Chaudhary had been detained in connection with workers’ protests in Noida five months earlier.
The protests and subsequent violence led to a police crackdown involving 15 FIRs.
Hundreds of people were booked, and at least 60 were jailed, according to the report.
The court warned that unchecked abuses by Uttar Pradesh police and officials could create an “Orwellian Dystopia.”
- Who
- The Allahabad High Court, Aakriti Chaudhary, Uttar Pradesh police and officials.
- What
- The court quashed National Security Act charges against Chaudhary and criticized potential bureaucratic overreach.
- When
- The detention followed protests five months earlier; the court quashed it on September 2, and the 15-page order was later made available.
- Where
- The case concerned workers’ protests in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and was decided by the Allahabad High Court.
- Why
- Chaudhary was detained in connection with the protests; the court warned against unchecked abuses of authority by police and officials.
- Detainee
- Aakriti Chaudhary, a 25-year-old Delhi University graduate
- Law invoked
- National Security Act
- Protest location
- Noida
- Police cases
- 15 FIRs
- People booked
- Hundreds
- People jailed
- At least 60
- Court action
- The detention was quashed on September 2