01161nam a22001097a 4500008004100000100001900041245009500060260003400155300003200189520079600221773003401017260427b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a Khan, Rafique  aRecipe for the making of a perpetual accused: Exceptional law and normalised incarceration  aEconomic & Political Weekly    a61(6), Feb 7, 2026: p.17-19  aThe Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act has institutionalised a regime of normalised incarceration through ordinary criminal process, producing what may be described as the figure of the “perpetual accused.” Through an examination of bail jurisprudence under Section 43D(5), the article demonstrates how statutory restrictions, judicial deference to prosecutorial narratives, and expansive interpretations of conspiracy have collectively inverted the presumption of innocence. The UAPA detention operates as de facto preventive detention without the constitutional safeguards traditionally associated with such measures, thereby hollowing out the guarantees of personal liberty under Article 21. –Reproduced

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