If evidence was omitted, won't go into other arguments: SC to Wangchuk
New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday told jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk that if it is satisfied that the material that formed the basis for his detention was suppressed by the authorities, it may not need to examine other grounds challenging his arrest over violent protests in Ladakh last year, which claimed four people and injured several others.
Hearing a petition filed by his wife, Gitanjali Angmo, questioning Wangchuk's continued incarceration since September 26, 2025, at a Jodhpur jail, a bench of justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale said, "Suppose we accept your first argument, we need not go into the other points." The court was responding to submissions by senior advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for Angmo. He referred to four videos that formed the basis for his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) but were not part of the pen drive provided to him on September 29. "You can argue all your points. Let us not have a piecemeal approach. It will help us also to understand," the bench replied.
Sibal told the court, "It is settled law that documents relied upon for detention that are not served to detenu vitiate the arrest."...
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