India, Aug. 16 -- The Bombay high court at Goa has quashed the arrest of a municipal councillor who was taken into custody in September 2022 over alleged links to the Popular Front of India (PFI), ruling that the arrest-made on the grounds of a perceived likelihood of committing a cognizable offence-violated his fundamental right to reputation.

The division bench of justices Bharati Dangre and Nivedita Mehta, in an order passed on August 11, also ruled that "a mere apprehension that the person may indulge in illegal activities in future and there is a possibility of breach of peace in the locality or commission of any cognisable offence" was not sufficient ground to justify the arrest.

The court was hearing a plea filed by Sarfaraz Sayy...