MHA Directed to Inquire Into Violence at Detention Centre After Agencies Shift Blame Over CCTV Footage: Delhi High Court

In a significant ruling on July 2025, the Delhi High Court, while granting bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, to two foreign nationals accused of assaulting a guard at a detention centre, directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to conduct an inquiry or investigation into the alleged incident and the confusion surrounding CCTV footage ownership and access. Foreign nationals accused of violence, CCTV…