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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...

National commissions for women and child rights decry Bom HC POCSO judgment

The two commissions have taken cognisance of the controversial judgment and have called for an appeal against it

Why such exorbitant amounts sought in bonds and sureties from farmers: Allahabad HC asks State 

The court took up the instant petition and asked the district authorities of Sitapur district to explain the reason behind the orders issued

Such people must not be spared: MP HC on Munawar Faruqui’s bail plea

The Single-judge Bench of the High court has reserved its orders on the comedian and his co-accused’s bail applications

Karnataka HC restrains Centre & NIC from sharing Aarogya Setu data

The Division Bench noted that prima facie there was no informed consent of the users for sharing data collected under the app

Love Jihad case: SC refuses to entertain UP Govt’s plea to transfer petition from HC to SC 

Uttar Pradesh Government wanted the pleas to be heard along with the two petitions pending in the top court on which notice has already been issued on January 6

UAPA accused undertrial Kanchan Nanaware dies in custody after prolonged illness

Her bail application on medical grounds in September last year was rejected in Pune court, bail plea in the Bombay High Court was pending 

Groping minor without physical contact, not sexual assault under POCSO Act: Bombay HC

The court said that pressing breasts without disrobing would not amount to sexual assault and acquitted the accused under the POCSO Act, but convicted him under IPC.

Umar Khalid case: Delhi court slams media channels for unverified reportage

The court has also noted that a person’s reputation is a facet of Article 21 of the Constitution

Allahabad HC grants pre arrest bail to man accused of offering Namaz at temple

Chand Mohammad, along with Human Rights Defender Faisal Khan have been accused of offering Namaz at a temple without the priest’s consent in Mathura

Siddique Kappan not linked to PFI, ready to undergo scientific test: KUWJ to SC

The top court has allowed Kappan’s nonagenarian mother to speak to him via video conferencing

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