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Ex-TISS student gets bail as Mumbai Court rejects Maoist link based on ‘suspicion’

Court rejects the prosecution’s attempt to link Abhirup Ashim Paul to Maoist activities, holding that books, slogans and association with a student group could not by themselves establish such a connection

Prophet remark row: SC transfers all FIRs against Naveen Kumar Jindal to Delhi Police

"All FIRs to be transferred to Delhi Police IFSO Unit. No precipitative action or further FIRs against the accused for eight weeks so he can pursue his appropriate remedy before the Delhi High Court," the bench said.

Considering mere possession of banned literature as an offence runs counter to rights under Article 19: Delhi Court

While dealing with case involving online Spreading of ISIS ideology, the Court cleared charges of one out of nine accused as there was no prima facie charge against him

Prosecution Cannot Force an Accused to Divulge Password of Electronic Device: CBI Court

According to the court, the Supreme Court’s judgment in...

Raids on Wire editors & seizure of electronic devices did not follow law & procedure: PUCL

Editor of the Wire, Siddharth Vardarajan told Sabrangindia that though they had opposed the seizure of these devices without providing any hash value (i.e. numeric value that uniquely identifies data lodged in any device at a particular point of time) the police did not yield

Revolution, Ache Din and many more: New tools to deny bail

The denial of bail to both Jyoti Jagtap and Umar Khalid by the Bombay and Delhi HCs marks a new point in UAPA jurisprudence. Sadly, the new point only expands the grounds on which the bail can be denied, on which there is already extensive enough hurdles, enough jurisprudence.

Patriarchy and Virtue: Why is the outlawed practice of the Two Finger Test still in practice in India?

Supreme Court overturns the Jharkhand HC judgment in a rape conviction, expresses concern over the use of the Two Finger Test as medical evidence

SC Order putting sedition law on hold to continue

A bench consisting of Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi was told by Attorney General R Venkataramani that some more time be granted to the Centre as "something may happen in the winter session of Parliament".

Controversial CAA 2019 challenge in SC on December 6, Centre urges non-interference in its ‘legislative competence’

Even as the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing of 232 petitions challenging Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 to December 6, the Modi-led centre urged the court to dismiss all challenges

SC to hear pleas challenging validity of CAA on December 6

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday posted for hearing...

Allahabad HC dismisses 45 anticipatory bails in a single day, SC demands report

Supreme Court Bench: “This kind of approach in passing orders is not acceptable by this Court at any cost.”

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