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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

Varavara Rao granted interim bail in Surajgar arson case

Rao’s lawyers cited Bombay High Court’s judgement granting bail on medical grounds while securing bail in this case

Kerala HC refuses to waive 30-day notice period under SMA, says law needs to be amended

The court observed that not following the procedure invites penalty under the law and hence it could not be relaxed by the court

Delhi HC seeks response in plea seeking quashing of DMC’s report on Delhi riots

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta representing the Centre said that these reports need to be examined

Gross abuse of law: HP High Court quashes FIR against lawyer booked for protesting

The court held that holding peaceful processions, raising slogans, would not be and cannot be an offence

Delhi HC slams Tihar Jail authorities for alleged murder of undertrial

Dilsher Azad was a 23-year-old undertrial lodged in Tihar, who was allegedly murdered by inmates last year

Clashes in UP, warning sign at Tikri, but farmers stand their ground

SKM leaders condemned varying attempts to suppress farmers dissent in parts of the country and declared that peacefully protesting farmers will succeed

Allahabad HC seeks response from UP Gov’t over Anganwadi Project implementation

The plea submitted before the court states that the State Angadwadis do not have adequate means to provide nutritious food to children

Need Human Rights prosecutors in all district Human Rights courts:  Plea in Delhi HC

The court has issued notice in this matter and directed the government to file a response within 4 weeks

J&K HC: Notice issued in plea challenging “maximum” period of detention under PSA

The petition states that the period of detention under the Act is in violation of Article 22 of the Constitution

State liable for the action of police officials in custodial torture: NHRC 

The Commission recommended payment of compensation and directed departmental action against the policemen even though they were facing trial

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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

May Day Dramatised

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