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When Criminal Law Becomes a Weapon: Justice Bhatia’s Reminder on Power, Process and Fairness

In an age where criminal law is increasingly deployed as an instrument of pressure rather than a pursuit of truth, judicial interventions that return us to first principles assume...

Mumbai court denies bail to POCSO accused, says 5 year old knows good and bad touch

The Court refused bail on grounds that the nature of accusations is serious as the applicant allegedly committed aggravated sexual assault

Delhi HC notes that tattoo on survivor’s arm cannot be forced, rape accused gets bail

While the survivor alleged that the tattoo of the accused’s name was forcefully engraved, the HC said making a tattoo without resistance is not easy

Judge who delivered controversial POCSO verdicts, not made permanent

 Justice Pushpa Ganediwala will continue as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court

Multiple FIRs being used to intimidate Sohrabuddin case witnesses?

Five FIRs registered against Raman Patel since August last year

Two of Munawar Faruqui’s co-accused get ad-interim bail, two more remain in jail

Artists, writers, filmmakers, performers from across the world, stand in solidarity with Munawar Faruqui, demand dismissal of all charges against him and others

Karnal Jail cites Covid-protocol, prevents Nodeep from meeting family 

Lawyers to move Punjab and Haryana High Court for bail next week for the Dalit labour rights activist

SC refuses to compound offences in a custodial death case

However, considering the former police officers’ age, the sentence was reduced and compensation to the deceased’s heirs was increased

Farmer’s death on R Day: Delhi HC seeks status report from Police

While Delhi Police claims that Navreet Singh died in an accident, his grandfather has alleged that Singh died due to bullet injuries

SC issues notice to Twitter for mechanism to check anti-India content

The plea sought directions to the Union Government and Twitter to screen fake news, since it is a threat to national security

Over 11,000 cases registered against Police officers in 2020: Centre to Rajya Sabha

Uttar Pradesh Police tops the list with maximum number of cases registered against it by the NHRC

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