New Delhi: All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora has approached the Delhi High Court challenging a police notice directing her to furnish a personal bond of Rs 10,000 and a surety to maintain peace while an inquiry is underway. Her lawyers have sought an urgent hearing before the court’s vacation bench.

Bora was detained by Delhi Police on the evening of October 16 while she was on her way to join the ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march at Connaught Place, also known as Rajiv Chowk. She was released in the early hours of Saturday after completing formalities under Section 65 of the Delhi Police Act.

The march took place amid protests against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Demonstrators also demanded accountability from Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Police detained several participants before the planned demonstration began.

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party, was also detained ahead of the march. He was released after appearing before a Special Executive Magistrate and executing a peace bond.

According to Delhi Police, preventive action against Dipke was taken under Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The police said Bora and Dipke were detained on Friday evening under preventive provisions following the protest.

Bora’s challenge brings renewed attention to the use of preventive police measures against protest organisers and participants. Such provisions are intended to prevent potential breaches of peace, but their application can raise questions about the balance between maintaining public order and protecting the right to peaceful assembly.

The High Court’s response to Bora’s plea and her request for an urgent hearing will determine the next steps in the legal challenge to the bond notice.