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Anti-terror law shouldn't be used to muzzle dissent: Justice Chandrachud
Updated On: 13 July, 2021 12:00 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
He emphasised that no law can be employed to harass citizens and take away their freedom
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Supreme Court judge Justice D.Y. Chandrachud has said that criminal laws, including the anti-terror law, should not be misused for quelling dissent and courts must act as first line of defence against deprivation of liberty.
Justice Chandrachud made these remarks in his address at the Indo-US Joint Summer Conference on Indo-US legal ties on Monday evening. He emphasised that no law can be employed to harass citizens and take away their freedom.
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