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A Terror Case Without Evidence: Allahabad High Court’s ‘heavy heart’ acquittal After 28 Years
A devastating judicial analysis reveals how a mass-casualty blast, a collapsed investigation, and an inadmissible police confession led to the undoing of a decades-old conviction
Public’s faith in judiciary is founded on its own actions, not criticism: Kunal Kamra to SC
The comedian responded to the contempt notice, and has refused to apologise for his tweets
Delhi court rejects Natasha Narwal’s bail plea
The court noted that intentional blocking of roads, resulting in violence is a terrorist act
Guj HC suspends warrant against Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
A Kutch court had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant in connection with a 2017 defamation case related to an article about the Adani Group
Varavara Rao bail: Bom HC questions if keeping him in custody will be detrimental to his health
The Court said it has to strike a balance between law and humanity
Tablighi Jamaat reportage: SC seeks clarity on Centre’s power under Cable TV Act
The top court has expressed its concern about broadcasts that can potentially incite violence
BREAKING: Madhya Pradesh HC rejects comedian Munawar Faruqui’s bail plea
The Single-judge Bench of Justice Rohit Arya noted that there was enough incriminating evidence against the comedian and co performer
Holding hands and unzipping pants, not sexual assault under POCSO Act: Bombay HC
Justice Pushpa Ganediwala has held that such acts fall under the definition of sexual harassment under the Indian Penal Code
Sanjiv Bhatt case: SC adjourns matter for 6 weeks
Ex IPS officer who accused Prime Minister Modi of complicity during the 2002 Gujarat pogrom, has been in jail for over 2 years in an alleged custodial torture case
BREAKING: SC stays Bombay HC’s controversial POCSO judgment
The judgment had held that skin to skin contact is necessary to qualify as an offence of sexual assault under POCSO
Youth Bar Association petitions SC against Bombay High court’s POCSO judgment
The Bombay High Court has recently held that skin to skin/ direct physical contact without disrobing a minor will not constitute sexual assault under POCSO Act
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A Terror Case Without Evidence: Allahabad High Court’s ‘heavy heart’ acquittal After 28 Years
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Clarity Without Cure: The Supreme Court’s reinterpretation of Articles 200 and 201 and the future of federal governance
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