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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...
Bonds levied on UP farmers: Allahabad HC warns DM to be “cautious”
The court warned the Sitapur DM to not act arbitrarily and against natural justice over their notice demanding exorbitant personal bonds from farmers
POCSO Act not to penalise teenagers in romantic relationships: Madras HC
The court however clarified that offences under POCSO are serious but can also be misused by some people
Faizan police brutality case: Delhi HC directs police to file affidavit on working CCTV cameras
During the north east Delhi riots, a video of policemen forcing three injured men to sing the national anthem had gone viral
Delhi riots: Court directs FIR registration for mosque arson
During the 2020 pogrom, Madina Mosque in Shiv Vihar was allegedly burnt and desecrated
Delhi HC dismisses PIL seeking release of over 200 “illegally detained” farmers
However, the court directed Delhi Police to conduct thorough investigation into the FIRs lodged, in a time-bound fashion
Sub-standard testimony of survivor, no scuffle: Bombay HC acquits rape accused
The trial court had acquitted the man under the POCSO Act but convicted him for rape under the Indian Penal Code
Jharkhand, Manipur case clearance rate of 100 per cent: IJR 2020
The report ranks states on various quantitative measurements of budgets, human resources, infrastructure, workload, diversity across police, judiciary, prisons and legal aid
Orissa High Court directs state to pay Rs. 5 lakhs for negligence causing custodial death
The court held that even if the injuries were not caused by the police, they failed to provide basic minimum standard of care to the detainee
If timely trial not possible and accused spent considerable time in jail, courts obligated to grant bail: SC in UAPA
The accused in the case had already spent more than 5 years in prison and trial had not even started; with more than 250 witnesses to be examined
Still no respite for Varavara Rao, Bombay HC reserves order
Dr. Rao’s lawyers have argued that he be granted bail and allowed to relocate to Hyderabad with his family for proper care
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