There is enough evidence to demonstrate that such laws exist only to suppress the voice of the political opponents. The conviction rate under Section 153A in 2020 was just 20.2, and even lower in some other laws. Conviction rate under UAPA based on persons arrested was only 2.8 percent. Such laws allows indefinite incarceration of the accused and the process itself becomes the punishment for innocents. The law has been under consideration for long time, because the state machinery is aware that it will be challenged in the courts and its implementation itself may create serious problems for any government. The dangers of the severe misuse of such a law, by police officials, successive governments, against their opponents it not only real, it is imminent, and proven so by history.
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