West Bengal's new BJP government passed the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Act 2026 on June 29, allowing 12-month preventive detention without trial, property confiscation without conviction, and non-bailable offences, raising serious constitutional questions under Articles 14, 21, and 22 that courts are expected to test soon.
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