ARMED FORCES SPECIAL POWERS ACT: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS by Hardik Bansal
Author: Hardik Bansal, Student at National Law University, Lucknow. INTRODUCTION Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958[1] has been a controversial act over the years and has been criticized by different sections of the society since its enactment. This act gives unfettered and uncontrolled powers to people deployed in armed forces in certain areas to shoot and kill any person based on a mere suspicion that they may be a…