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BK16 Case: Bail for Sagar Gorkhe and Ramesh Gaichor, five years and five months after arrest
Bhima Koregaon Case: Bombay High Court granted bail to Sagar Gorkhe, Ramesh Gaichor With Friday (January 23) order, only lawyer Surendra Gadling would continue to remain in jail in this matter that has incarcerated several with the FIR being filed in early 2018
SC intervenes for personal liberty after HC adjourns a bail application 27 times!
SC grants bail to a man whose bail plea was adjourned 27 times in the Allahabad HC
Gauhati HC directs verification of police records to see if detained men were following bail conditions before re-arrest
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State asked to file affidavit and report on police station attendance before next hearing; matter listed on June 20
Gauhati HC allows family visit after state confirms Doyjan Bibi’s detention in Kokrajhar centre
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After weeks of silence, State verbally confirms she is at Kokrajhar Holding Centre; Court allows vakalatnama signing and lists matter for further hearing on June 25
“Illegal detention cannot be allowed even for a minute”: Gauhati HC orders release of Goalpara man picked up despite complying with bail conditions
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After three hearings, Court finds continued detention of Hasinur “expressly illegal”, a result of State overreach; bench affirms liberty of man held despite pending writ and full bail compliance
Mixed Messaging: Free speech jurisprudence from the Supreme Court
An emerging jurisprudence of contradiction: the Supreme Court and the precarious state of free expression
Gauhati High Court flags potential illegality in detention of man complying with bail; police directed to verify weekly reporting
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Bench observes detention may be illegal if bail conditions were being followed, grants visitation rights to the family of the person detained
SC: Freedom for man in interfaith union: SC grants bail to Muslim partner
In an order passed on May 19, 2025, the Supreme Court directed the petitioner’s release on bail, noting that he had been incarcerated for nearly six months and that a charge sheet had already been filed.
Union Govt admits handover of Samsul Ali to BSF, Gauhati High Court grants family visitation rights if not yet deported
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Court directs BSF Sector HQ to allow access; authorities must disclose deportation details if already carried out — petition remains pending
Petitions multiply in Gauhati High Court as “Declared Foreigners” out on bail go missing; 4 out of 5 reported to be in holding centre,...
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The High Court, through interim orders issued from Friday June 6 onwards ensured that the authorities disclosed (confirmed) location of two detainees in Kokrajhar Holding Centre, grants visitation rights; seeks clarity on BSF handover; addresses procedural revival of ex parte FT order; and stays deportation in one case
Karnataka Police’s massive crackdown on habitual hate offenders in Dakshina Kannada region
Following recent murders and communal unrest in Dakshina Kannada, police have initiated externment proceedings against 36 individuals, including a BJP leader, and filed an FIR against an RSS leader to maintain public order, this move has ignited a political firestorm, with the BJP decrying it as a targeted, "anti-Hindu" campaign by the Congress government, however, the Home Minister asserts the action is impartial, targeting any lawbreaker to ensure peace
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BK16 Case: Bail for Sagar Gorkhe and Ramesh Gaichor, five years and five months after arrest
Bhima Koregaon Case: Bombay High Court granted bail to Sagar Gorkhe, Ramesh Gaichor With Friday (January 23) order, only lawyer Surendra Gadling would continue to remain in jail in this matter that has incarcerated several with the FIR being filed in early 2018
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