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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
Bhima Koregaon: Prisoners accuse ex-jail superintendent of ‘political censorship’
The former Taloja Jail Superintendent Kaustubh Kurlekar has been allegedly saving copies of the letter exchanged between the accused and their family and lawyers
Cannot be externed for raising grievance against Gov’t: Gujarat HC protects CAA-NRC protester
The High Court has quashed the externment order against Mohmmad Kaleem Siddique, who was accused in some FIRs related to protests
Guj HC refuses to remove stay on Sec 5 of anti-conversion law
The court said that permission is not needed for inter-faith marriage; AG appearing for the state gov't had argued that section 5 did not relate to marriage per se and only dealt with lawful conversion
Marital rape can be grounds for divorce: Kerala HC
In a monumental judgement, the court said that marital rape is not penalised in India hence, it can be considered to be physical and mental cruelty which becomes a ground for divorce
Sexual intercourse by force by a husband on wife not an offence: Chhattisgarh HC
This observation by the court, even if it is just a reading down of the provisions of the definition of rape under IPC, does not help the cause for women’s rights and jurisprudence
Allahabad HC quashes case against Dr Kafeel Khan for anti-CAA speech
The court has quashed entire criminal proceedings initiated against Dr Khan after he delivered a speech against CAA at the Aligarh Muslim University. He was detained under NSA for the same and his detention was cancelled last year
State is deriving sadistic pleasure by extending custody period, its torture: Ishrat Jahan
During the lawyer-activists’ bail hearing, the Public Prosecutor argued that her bail plea is not maintainable, after 6 months of hearing
Guj gov’t seeks removal of stay on operation of sec 5 of anti-conversion law
The High Court had stayed certain provisions of the law in an interim order granting relief to the petitioners. The court, had, at the outset expressed its displeasure over certain provisions of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021
Cannot be deemed bootlegger and detained under PASA based on one FIR: Guj HC
The high court quashed the detention order against a man who was booked under the Prohibition Act and held that based on a solitary case, he cannot be deemed a bootlegger
How should HCs exercise their discretionary power to grant bail: SC explains
The apex court reiterated some of its earlier decisions concerning the high courts’ power to exercise discretion in considering bail application of non-bailable offences, and underscored some important factors to be considered
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