The Supreme Court declared as illegal News Click founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha's arrest by the Delhi police and his remand in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.
It is alleged that the news portal received foreign funds in violation of the FCRA case.
In October last year, Purkayastha was arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell under the UAPA.
His arrest came after several raids conducted following a New York Times article which claimed that News Click was being paid by an American billionaire to promote Chinese propaganda.