Overview
- The court directed Jodhpur jail to obtain, seal, and send the exact pen drive given to Sonam Wangchuk in custody on September 29, 2025.
- The bench asked the Centre to file the actual transcripts of speeches relied upon, noting a claimed 7–8 minute translation for what appeared to be a roughly 3‑minute speech and stressing AI‑era accuracy.
- Kapil Sibal argued that four videos cited in the detention order were not on the original device supplied to Wangchuk and that selective or incorrect transcripts misled the detaining authority.
- Government counsel defended the NSA detention as lawful, called Wangchuk a “chief provocateur” of the September 24 Leh violence, and said he is medically fit after 24 examinations, opposing release on health grounds.
- The justices said they will assess the true text versus translations and posted the habeas corpus matter for further hearing on Thursday.