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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...

Tablighi Jamaat: Jharkhand court dismisses 10 Indonesians

Another case gets that leads to discharging Jamaat members, after having faced months of vilification and hatred

Disturbed Areas Act: Guj HC issues notice to state gov’t

The plea moved by Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind raises concerns over ghettoisation and deepening of communal divide

Kutch: Man allegedly killed in police custody, accused cops absconding

The man was detained for suspicion of house break-in and was allegedly brutally beaten up in custody

Varavara Rao seeks temporary bail, State suggests transfer to JJ Hospital

Indira Jaising argued that no penological purpose would be served by keeping the ailing man detained

Gujarat HC slams police for detaining interfaith couple

The court has ordered the immediate release of the arrested couple

SC dismisses Aadhaar review petitions

In a 4-1 split verdict, Justice DY Chandrachud has dissented from the majority opinion

SC forms committee to find ways to expedite filing of appeals by convicts

The court noticed that there was always an inordinate delay in filing appeals and the court was put in a tough spot in deciding whether to condone such delay

SC grants bail to undertrial in prison for 12 years without trial

The court also directed that the trial be concluded within 6 months

Farmers’ protest: SC issues notice on plea seeking reconstitution of Committee

The top court however, slammed the submissions made by Farmers' Union for maligning and branding the committee members as biased

An adult woman free to move “as per her own wish”: Bombay High Court

As relief to an interfaith couple, the Bombay High Court directed the Police to escort the woman to the destination of her choice after her illegal detention by parents

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