Digital Desk: The Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the Bombay high court's order that "Hindi is the national language of India."
The high court rejected bail to the petitioner, stating that Hindi, the language in which seeker Gangam Sudhir Kumar Reddy, a native of Hyderabad and proprietor of a tour and travel company, was notified of his statutory rights, is the national language.
The Mumbai Police Department has charged Reddy for disregarding the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. He was confined in Mumbai, and authorities allegedly found marked contraband from the accused's vehicle.
On the other hand, Reddy stated that the Anti-Narcotics Cell had briefed him of his lawful rights in Hindi, even though he only communicated Telugu.
The HC rejected Reddy's plea for bail, citing non-compliance with Section 50 of the NDPS Act (conditions under which searches of individuals shall be undertaken).
"The applicant's right was presented to him in Hindi, the national language. From Mumbai, the applicant was caught. The fact that the applicant was in the Tours and Travel industry leads this court to infer that he must be familiar with the topography and signs of the local language at this point. As a result, it can be assumed at this point that the petitioner was aware of the Hindi language in which he was informed of his rights under Section 50 of the Act," the HC said, according to Bar and Bench.
The HC denied the bail application, and it is now being petitioned to the Supreme Court. According to the plea filed in the Supreme Court, the accused was not told of the details of the offense for which he was charged.
According to the petition filed by counsel Sandeep Singh, when the foundations for the detention were not communicated, the accused's fundamental and statutory rights were violated.
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