{
  "id": 15237986,
  "title": "Breach of peace a ‘ploy’ to make detentions, says plea in SC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/breach-of-peace-a-ploy-to-make-detentions-says-plea-in-sc",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-17T16:43:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/breach-of-peace-a-ploy-to-make-detentions-says-plea-in-sc/article71597177.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Academician Apoorvanand Jha has argued that the Supreme Court's agreement to hear his plea against the Central government and Delhi Police's actions is a \"ploy\" to justify preventive detentions. Jha contends that equating the right of peaceful protest with a breach of peace is unwarranted and serves as a tactic for making arrests. He contends that if every peaceful protest call is considered a breach of peace, citizens cannot exercise their right to demonstrate. A bench with Chief Justice Surya Kant agreed to hear Jha's case on November 19. Jha points out that recent detentions, including minors', during protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar were not instances of breach of peace. He argues that the authorities' refusal to grant permission for demonstrations and subsequent issuance of prohibitory orders resulted in unlawful and inhumane detentions, violating constitutional rights.",
  "summary": "Academician Apoorvanand Jha argued that if every call for a peaceful protest is considered a breach of peace by the authorities, no citizen can ever exercise the right of public demonstration",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}