BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court orders the release of Erendro Leichombam today before 5 PM.

Justice Chandrachud: Let him (Erendro Leichombam) be released on bail bond of Rs. 1,000 and before 5 pm today Let this order be communicated to Central Jail Sajiwa, Imphal.

He was detained under the stringent National Security Act over a Facebook post that cow dung or cow urine will not cure COVID.

According to a copy of the order in TFM’s possession, the Supreme Court said “…having prima facie considered the contents of the petition, we are of the view that the continued detention of the petitioner before this Court would amount to a violation of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution. We accordingly direct that the petitioner shall be released forthwith as and by way of an interim direction of this Court, unless he is required to be in custody in any other case, subject to further orders, subject to his filing a personal release bond in the amount of Rs 1000….The respondents shall comply with the order of this Court on or before 5 pm today”.

Read the twitter thread below

Justice DY Chandrachud led bench of #SupremeCourt to hear a plea by the father of Manipuri activist Erendro Leichombam, who was booked under the National Security Act (#NSA) for a @Facebook post on the state BJP chief’s death from #Covid19, challenging his son's detention order pic.twitter.com/cCuQ7NmEiM

— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) July 19, 2021

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