In a legal setback for All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora, the Delhi High Court rejected her plea against a Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) noticeThe court upheld the directive requiring Bora to appear in person, furnish a Rs 10,000 personal bond, and maintain public order.
Published: October 23, 2026, 7:37 PM IST
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The Delhi HC rejected Neha Bora’s pleaANI
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by AISA president Neha BoraShe had challenged a Delhi Police notice requiring her to furnish a Rs 10,000 personal bond and a surety to maintain peace during an inquiry, which was issued following her participation in the “Lehra Do Tiranga” march on October 16.
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Bora had moved the high court on Monday, arguing that the notice was vague, factually incorrect and unsupported by material establishing the likelihood of a breach of peaceShe alleged that the proceedings were a ‘colourable exercise of preventive powers to suppress peaceful dissent, in violation of Articles 19(1)(a), 19(1)(b) and 21 of Constitution’.
What was Delhi Police stand?
The Delhi Police opposed Neha Bora’s petition on maintainability grounds, arguing that her decision to contest the Special Executive Magistrate’s (SEM) notice directly in the High Court was legally improperThe plea had challenged the SEM’s order directing Bora to appear in person and furnish a ₹10,000 personal bond to maintain peace.
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Why Neha Bora challenged the police notice
The notice was issued by Delhi Police on October 17 under Section 126 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)It directed Bora to appear before the SEM on October 19 and explain why she should not be asked to furnish a personal bond of Rs 10,000 along with one surety to maintain peace during the inquiry.
Section 126 of the BNSS empowers an SEM to require a person to execute such a bond when credible information suggests that the person may breach the peace, disturb public tranquillity or commit an act that could cause a disturbance.
Bora detained ahead of Tiranga March
Bora was taken into preventive detention on October 16 while on her way to join the Cockroach Janta Party’s ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march at Connaught Place in DelhiShe was released on October 17.
The proceedings before the SEM concern allegations of sloganeering at Mandi House on October 16, repeated protests near Jantar Mantar despite prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS, and allegedly instigating people to participate in the demonstration held that day.
