In Prabir Purkayastha vs. State (NCT of Delhi) case, the Supreme Court ruled that investigative agencies should provide written reasons for arrests in cases related to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

• Supreme Court Judgement
  • Court's order in the Pankaj Bansal vs Union of India & Ors case mandated that arrested persons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 must be provided with written grounds of arrest.
    • Court extended this order for Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) also.
  • Obligation to provide written grounds for arrest or preventive detention, as mandated by Articles 22(1) of the Indian Constitution, is inviolable and cannot be disregarded under any circumstances.
    • Article 22(1): Provided that no person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed, as soon as may be, of the grounds for such arrest.
  • Informing an arrested person about the grounds of arrest is crucial, as it's the only effective way for
    • The arrested person to consult his Advocate;
    • Oppose the police custody remand
    • To seek bail.
• UAPA Act (1967) aimed at enabling more effective prevention of certain unlawful activities carried out by individuals and associations, [as well as addressing terrorist activities,] and dealing with matters related to such activities.

Indian Army and Navy will receive Hermes-900 from Israel to boost their surveillance capabilities. 

• It is also known as Drishti-10 drone.

About Hermes-900

• It is a next generation multi-role, Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial system.
• Features over-the-horizon, persistent multi-mission, multi-payload capabilities with class leading payload carrying capacity of 350 kgs. 
• Capable of performing missions for area dominance, persistent Intelligence, Surveillance, Target acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR). 
• Can also perform ground support and maritime patrol missions, and offers the capability for integrated multi-platform, multi-sensor operation.

• Tarkash: The seventh edition of the Indo-U.S. joint counter-terrorism exercise ‘Tarkash’ was recently held in Kolkata.
  • It was held between the India’s National Security Guard (NSG) and U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF).
• Shakti: 7th edition of Exercise 'Shakti', a joint military exercise between India and France, started in Meghalaya.