Overview
- Sonam Wangchuk’s wife is pressing a habeas corpus plea challenging his NSA detention for alleged incitement after the September 2025 Leh violence.
- A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P. B. Varale took custody of pen drives and will review recordings, including a 40‑minute video of a DIG’s interaction with Wangchuk.
- The court highlighted discrepancies between Ladakhi speeches and English translations, noting a seven‑to‑eight‑minute transcript for an apparent three‑minute speech.
- Kapil Sibal argued that four videos relied on for detention were never supplied or played for Wangchuk, who says he only saw folder thumbnails, impairing his representation.
- The government sought time to respond to translation‑related allegations as the case was posted for further hearing on February 23, maintaining that materials were shown and security concerns justified action.