Process is the punishment in India. They can arrest you based on allegations, keep you in jail for months without even filing a charge sheet and no one is liable when a court finally acquits you after months or years of jail time.
In any functioning democracy, government should not be able to arrest members of their opposition parties or journalists just based on allegations.
If an alleged scam of 100 Crore rupees is really a reason of arrest then why Adani is not arrested yet with an alleged scam and money laundering of thousands of crore rupees?
140 Cases Filed Against different AAP MLAs and Members, 72 Disposed of, Just 1 Conviction So Far [1]
Another example where they arrested a journalist. The journalist stayed in jail for 28 months before a court granted him bail. [2]
In any functioning democracy, government should not be able to arrest members of their opposition parties or journalists just based on allegations.
If an alleged scam of 100 Crore rupees is really a reason of arrest then why Adani is not arrested yet with an alleged scam and money laundering of thousands of crore rupees?
140 Cases Filed Against different AAP MLAs and Members, 72 Disposed of, Just 1 Conviction So Far [1]
Another example where they arrested a journalist. The journalist stayed in jail for 28 months before a court granted him bail. [2]
[1] https://www.news18.com/news/india/140-cases-filed-against-aa...
[2] https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/846-days-timeline-of-s...