Bengal

XKolkata: The Calcutta High Court has reaffirmed that in bail matters under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), courts must assess the totality of materials on broad probabilities and not conduct a mini-trial or test the admissibility of evidence at the pre-trial stage.

Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul), while hearing a criminal revision petition filed by several accused persons, made the observation while examining procedural lapses in the extension of the investigation period granted by a lower court.

The petitioners had sought quashing of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s order dated November 15, 2022, extending the time for completion of investigation from 90 days to 180 days under Section 43D(2)(b) of the UAPA, and the subsequent order dated December 27, 2022,

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