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Doley had been detained for 117 days following his arrest on July 12 amid protests against a planned luxury hotel near Kaziranga National Park. The court ruled that authorities failed to establish a link between Doley's current advocacy and past criminal cases, many of which he had been acquitted of. The court also noted procedural lapses, including the withholding of defence documents and failure to consider Doley's representation. Doley's lawyer stated he is expected to be released from jail within a day or two."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on detention timing"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Hindu reported that the State government invoked the National Security Act against Pranab Doley on July 30, a day after a court granted him bail for protesting a luxury hotel project near Kaziranga National Park. The Sentinel Assam reported that Doley was initially arrested on July 12, granted bail on July 29, and the Assam government invoked the NSA the following day."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left or centre-rated reports mention the specific accusations made by the police regarding unlawfully entering the site of the Tea Tribes Museum and trespassing into the nearby Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) Hyatt project during the protest, as reported by Pratidin Time."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"sabrangindia.in","url":"https://sabrangindia.in/assam-gauhati-hc-quashes-nsa-detention-of-activist-pranab-doley","headline":"Assam: Gauhati HC quashes NSA detention of activist Pranab Doley","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T12:11:20.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Hindu","url":"https://thehindu.com/news/national/assam/gauhati-high-court-quashes-assam-activists-nsa-detention/article71673798.ece","headline":"Gauhati High Court quashes Assam activist’s NSA detention","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T11:12:04.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The New Indian Express","url":"https://newindianexpress.com/states/assam/2026/Nov/06/assam-activist-pranab-doleys-nsa-detention-quashed-by-gauhati-hc","headline":"Assam activist Pranab Doley’s NSA detention quashed by Gauhati HC","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T10:56:38.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Pratidin Time","url":"https://pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/gauhati-hc-quashes-activist-pranab-doleys-detention-under-nsa-12788759","headline":"Gauhati HC Quashes Activist Pranab Doley’s Detention Under NSA","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T10:14:28.634Z"},{"sourceName":"Mathrubhumi","url":"https://mathrubhumi.com/news/india/supreme-court-delhi-air-pollution-diwali-aqi-u3mbxwgs","headline":"Gauhati High Court Quashes Detention of Environmental Activist Pranab Dole","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T09:43:30.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Indian Express","url":"https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pranab-doley-activist-detention-nsa-high-court-kaziranga-luxury-hotel-project-protest-10953340","headline":"High court quashes NSA detention of activist Pranab Doley held for protesting Kaziranga luxury hotel project","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T09:00:23.000Z"},{"sourceName":"sentinelassam.com","url":"https://sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/gauhati-high-court-quashes-nsa-detention-of-kaziranga-activist-pranab-doley","headline":"Gauhati High Court Quashes NSA Detention of Kaziranga Activist Pranab Doley","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T08:16:28.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Hindustan Times","url":"https://hindustantimes.com/india-news/gauhati-hc-quashes-detention-under-nsa-of-land-rights-activist-pranab-doley-101793950980738.html","headline":"Gauhati HC quashes detention under NSA of land rights activist Pranab Doley","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T07:43:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Scroll India","url":"https://scroll.in/latest/1096915/gauhati-hc-quashes-nsa-detention-of-activist-pranab-doley","headline":"Gauhati HC quashes NSA detention of activist Pranab Doley","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T06:30:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Wire","url":"https://thewire.in/law/gauhati-high-court-pranab-doley-nsa-detention-quashed-hyatt-hotel","headline":"Gauhati HC Quashes Pranab Doley’s NSA Detention After 117 Days of Jail","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T00:59:50.000Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":71,"centre":29,"right":0},"count":{"left":5,"centre":2,"right":0},"totalSources":10,"untracked":3,"rated":7,"observedAt":"2026-11-06T13:30:34.878230+00:00"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-11-06T13:45:34.418Z","closedAt":null,"checks":3,"changes":1,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":["Reports from The Hindu, Indian Express, Scroll India, and The Wire focused on the Gauhati High Court quashing the NSA detention of activist Pranab Doley. 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