AISA President Challenges Delhi Police Notice Over Flag Hoisting in High Court

All India Students' Association President Neha Bora challenged a Delhi Police notice in the Delhi High Court on Thursday, October 22, 2026. The notice asked her to execute a peace bond before a Special Executive Magistrate. Her lawyer contended that citizens do not need permission to hoist the national flag. The police notice had stated that Ms. Bora hoisted the national flag without seeking permission. Representing the student leader, senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan questioned the substance of the notice before Justice Subramonium Prasad. Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma appeared for the Delhi Police and objected to the maintainability of the petition. Ms. Bora has actively led protests against alleged irregularities in the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Her petition seeks the quashing of the police notice and directions to prevent any coercive action against her. The challenged notice was issued on October 17 under Section 126 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. It directed her to appear before the Special Executive Magistrate on October 19 and show cause why she should not sign a personal bond of Rs 10,000 with one surety to keep the peace. Police had previously taken Ms. Bora into preventive detention on October 16 while she headed to join the Cockroach Janta Party's 'Lehra Do Tiranga' march. She was subsequently released from the RK Puram police station on October 17.

Context

Section 126 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita empowers magistrates to demand peace bonds when authorities receive credible information that a person may disturb public tranquillity. Such preventive legal provisions often intersect with student activism and public demonstrations regarding civic and electoral issues.