Navlakha’s lawyer Advocate Yug Mohit Chaudhary argued that a basic ingredient for invoking charges under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) is violence along with terrorism, association or conspiracy.
His argument was that without violence, the provisions under UAPA could not have been invoked in the case.
Chaudhary also highlighted Navlakha’s advanced age and the fact that the trial was yet to commence.
“Discharge applications are still pending. There are 54 volumes of chargesheet with a total of 20,000 pages. There are over 370 witnesses,” Chaudhary contended.
Source: Barandbench
