225 days in jail, case quashed: What does India owe Prabir Purkayastha?

Jun 11, 2026 | 23:35 IST

Delhi HC’s NewsClick order has put the spotlight back on a gap India has long ignored: acquittal may clear a person’s name, but it rarely repairs the years, health, work and dignity lost to prosecution

Almost six years after the company that owns the news portal NewsClick and its Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha first faced allegations, the Delhi High Court has quashed the charges that formed the basis for the entire prosecution.

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225 days in jail, case quashed: What does India owe Prabir Purkayastha?

Delhi HC’s NewsClick order has put the spotlight back on a gap India has long ignored: acquittal may clear a person’s name, but it rarely repairs the years, health, work and dignity lost to prosecution

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225 days in jail, case quashed: What does India owe Prabir Purkayastha?

Delhi HC’s NewsClick order has put the spotlight back on a gap India has long ignored: acquittal may clear a person’s name, but it rarely repairs the years, health, work and dignity lost to prosecution

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