FEROZE VARUN GANDHI vs DIST.MAGISTRATE PILIBHIT, U.P.. — W.P.(Crl.) No. 28/2009

SUMMARY: Feroze Varun Gandhi was detained under Section 3 of the National Security Act, 1980 on March 29, 2009, for delivering an inflammatory speech allegedly inciting communal hatred between Hindus and Muslims. The Supreme Court bench, after hearing arguments, quashed the detention order based on the Advisory Board's opinion of May 8, 2009, which found no sufficient cause for detention. The petitioner, already released on parole, was not required to surrender again. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.