The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to a 55-year-old tribal man, taking serious exception to the Assam Police keeping him in custody for two years without filing a chargesheet.

Terming his prolonged incarceration as “wholly unjustified”, a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta pulled up the Assam Police for failing to file the chargesheet within the statutory period prescribed under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

“For two years, you did not file the chargesheet, and the man has been in custody? This is, in fact, illegal custody. You consider yourself to be the premier investigating agency of the country?” the Bench remarked, addressing advocate Shubhojit Roy who appeared for the Assam Government.

Mr. Roy submitted that the accused, Tonlong Konyak, was a M

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