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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

Time that UAPA is made to Quit India!

A call has been given by over 165 groups from across India, demanding the repeal of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

Threat to human rights and bodily integrity highest in police stations: CJI NV Ramana

He highlighted that instance of custodial torture, deaths, inadequate legal representation are still prevalent in our society

Delhi Cantonment rape case: AIDWA demands action against police for alleged ‘silent complicity’

The women’s organisation condemned police officials for allegedly delaying FIR registration and harassing the victim’s family instead

Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act challenged, HC issues notice

The court has taken a prima facie view that conversion by marriage cannot be made an offence on the sole reason of marriage

Pass a law against obtaining consent for sex on false promise of marriage: Allahabad HC

Pointing to increasing number of such cases and lacuna in law for this offence, the court said that for women in our society promise of marriage is a great allurement, and they are trapped in a situation which results in their sexual abuse and exploitation

Almost 2 lakh undertrials languishing behind bars since the outbreak of Covid-19!

A total of 1,29,179 undertrials have been granted interim bail or parole since the first lockdown in 2020

Pegasus scandal: SC says serious allegations if reports are true

The Editors Guild of India and 5 directly aggrieved journalists have approached the Supreme Court for relief

Courts unshackle chains of sedition

Recently, two High Courts and one Sessions Court granted bail in cases of sedition observing lack of material to suffice the ingredients of the offence

Tablighi Jamaat case: Was giving shelter to Jamaat members an offence?

Courts have pointed out that there was not enough material against the foreigners, and the cases against Indian nationals are mostly about providing shelter to them. However, is that really a crime under law?

1840 deaths in judicial custody, 100 in police custody between 2020-21: Centre

Monetary compensation has been provided in only 593 cases since 2018 to 2021

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