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Inside the SSP’s Office: Allegations of beatings, torture & police impunity against farmer leaders in Meerut, UP

Digvijay Bhati and Mohit Jatav allege they were beaten, tied up and humiliated inside police premises; the allegations come weeks after the Meerut police faced scrutiny over its crackdown on protests demanding justice for a Dalit woman

SC Staying acquittal of Prof. Saibaba and 5 others sets a dangerous precedent: PUCL

The civil liberties organisation, has in a statement issued by its general secretary, Dr. V. Suresh, stated that the SC move at a special Saturday hearing on October 15 dilutes procedural safeguards and compromises the right to personal liberty

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court rejects pleas to become party to case

Six more claims rejected on Monday, fate of three to be decided on October 21

Umar Khalid’s Battle against the UAPA Charges to Continue

Delhi HC denies bail to Khalid as “prima facie case” against Khalid established

Bilkis Bano case: Convicts set free with MHA’s approval, despite opposition from CBI and Special Court

Gujarat government affidavit to Supreme Court reveals the Centre approved the release within two weeks

Accused under POSCO granted bail on condition of marriage to victim: Allahabad HC

In a recent judgment by the Allahabad HC, a POSCO act was granted bail on the condition that he will marry the victim and give his name to their child. A legal resource that dives deep into a saga of erroneous jurisprudence

Delhi HC grants bail to man accused of raping his Tinder match, says that sexual intercourse was completely ‘voluntary’

Suspending a 10 year rigorous imprisonment, the Delhi HC based its evaluation on blog posts of the prosecuterix

Jyoti Jagtap denied bail: Elgar Parishad case, Bombay High Court

So far, with the exception of Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao, none of the accused, academics, activists or journalists are on bail

Delhi: Men scale over walls to enter women’s college, sexually harass students

Miranda House students share horrifying accounts on social media; Delhi Police take suo motu cognisance, file FIR

Supreme Court suspends Bombay High Court order acquitting GN Saibaba and five others in Maoist links case, all to remain in jail

Court issues notice and grants accused four weeks to file counter applications

It is a matter of choice, nothing more nothing less: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia in Hijab Ban case

Split verdict in Supreme Court where Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia allows the appeals and sets aside Karnataka HC order, while Justice Hemant Gupta dismisses appeals; matter to be placed before CJI

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