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Anticipatory Bail Denied to Nida Khan in TCS Nashik Case: Sessions Court flags “systematic plan” and stresses custodial interrogation

While emphasising gravity and custodial interrogation, Sessions Court order leans heavily on narrative of “organised influence”—raising concerns over evidentiary thresholds, criminalisation of religious interaction, and expansion of bail-stage reasoning

SC issues notice in plea seeking caste-based census in 2021

The last caste-based census was held in 1931, and the reservations for OBCs was decided on the data

Bombay HC acquits death row POCSO convict due to shoddy investigation

The court also directed the Directorate of Prosecution, to initiate action against those responsible failure to get the forensics lab reports

Sexual Harassment: SC refuses to dismiss disciplinary proceedings against retired judge

A sexual harassment complaint was lodged against a Madhya Pradesh district judge after he sent inappropriate messages to a junior judicial officer

Punjab and Haryana HC grants bail to Nodeep Kaur

She had been lodged in Karnal Jail since January 12 for offences of attempt to murder, rioting, extortion and obstructing a public servant on duty

Tandav case: Allahabad HC denies pre-arrest bail to Amazon India Originals Head 

The court pointed towards the usage of names of Hindu gods as names of characters, and their depiction in an offensive manner, and held that sentiments of majority community were hurt

Delhi court protects Shantanu Muluk from arrest in Toolkit case

The court has adjourned the matter in connection with the toolkit FIR against Muluk to March 9

Refusal to give tea to husband not sudden provocation: Bombay HC upholds conviction

The court observed the skewed patriarchal notions where the wife is treated like the property of the husband, and is expected to do all household chores

Delhi HC grants bail to Rashid, a rickshaw-puller accused in Delhi Riots

The court held that the call detail records does not establish his presence at the riots site, almost a year after his incarceration

Jharkhand HC takes suo motu cognisance of burn victim’s death

Victim who had 90 percent burn injuries was allegedly left unattended; High Court made stern prime facie observations regarding the lack of compassion of the hospital

Jailed labour rights activist Shiv kumar has multiple injuries: Medical report

He is president of the Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan and was arrested on January 16, four days after co-accused Nodeep Kaur's arrest 

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Anticipatory Bail Denied to Nida Khan in TCS Nashik Case: Sessions Court flags “systematic plan” and stresses custodial interrogation

While emphasising gravity and custodial interrogation, Sessions Court order leans heavily on narrative of “organised influence”—raising concerns over evidentiary thresholds, criminalisation of religious interaction, and expansion of bail-stage reasoning

“Reasonable Apprehension of Bias Is Enough”: Telangana High Court orders CBCID probe into SI’s death, reasserts constitutional demand for investigative neutrality

In a sharply reasoned ruling, the Court holds that when police investigate their own, fairness cannot merely exist—it must be demonstrable, credible, and constitutionally defensible

“Obnoxious and Caste-Coloured”: Supreme Court strikes down Odisha bail orders mandating cleaning work, declares them void

Acting on suo-moto proceedings triggered by media reports, the Court condemns “degrading” bail conditions imposed on Dalit and Adivasi accused, warns against judicial overreach, and reinforces that liberty cannot be conditioned on humiliation or caste-based labour

Caged Voices, Silenced Truths: FSC’s expansive indictment of India’s press freedom crisis

On World Press Freedom Day 2026, the Free Speech Collective (FSC) assembles a powerful, deeply layered account of repression, incarceration, and systemic silencing—centring the stories of jailed journalists Rupesh Kumar Singh and Irfan Mehraj to expose the widening fault lines in India’s democratic promise

Systematic Exclusion: Caste-based atrocities across Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, MP, and UP

A spate of anti-Dalit incidents—from a youth killed over leftover food in Amreli to a suspicious death after an inter-caste relationship in Tamil Nadu, and social boycotts in Khargone—also includes temple bans and clashes over Dalit wedding processions

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When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.

Delhi: Ayaan Saifi, a 16-year old, stabbed to death in nation’s capital on April 30

Man stabbed in Trilokpuri: While media focusses on the just concluded state polls, and television channels turn the other way, two media outlets, The Tribune and Observer Post report the stabbing of 19 year old Ayaan Saifi on April 30