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Ex-TISS student gets bail as Mumbai Court rejects Maoist link based on ‘suspicion’
Court rejects the prosecution’s attempt to link Abhirup Ashim Paul to Maoist activities, holding that books, slogans and association with a student group could not by themselves establish such a connection
Stick figure cartoons are a contempt of the Supreme Court!
Attorney General of india has consented to contempt proceedings against cartoonist Rachita Taneja for illustrations after Arnab Goswami case
TN custodial death report indicts police, hospital staff and jail authorities
The report was submitted to the Chief Judicial Magistrate in August, after which the case was taken over by the CBI, but the report reveals it all; the brazen dereliction of duty of the police, complicity of government hospital staff; tardiness and callous behaviour of jail authorities and more
Online post against SC and Muslim women, P&H High Court refuses bail
The HC noted that free speech does not entitle the accused to make derogatory remarks against any community or gender
Delhi HC grants pre arrest bail to rape accused who married Prosecutrix
The mother of the prosecutrix did not raise any objections during the hearing
Delhi violence: HC issues notice to State in plea seeking compensation for victims
The petitioners who lost everything in the violence have stated that the compensation provided by the Delhi Government is inadequate
Love Jihad: Karnataka legislature vs. judiciary
As the state assembly is considering implementing law against ‘love jihad’, the court has upheld right of an adult to marry irrespective of religion
Delhi court orders for fair probe into riots complaint case closed by the police
The court noted that an independent and impartial investigation is necessary despite the fact that the complainant had FIRs lodged against him
Is Personal Liberty in India available to all?
As the top court granted bail to Arnab Goswami, upholding his personal liberty, some Indians continue to be State targets
Online petition launched demanding activist Faisal Khan’s release
Khan had been arrested for offering namaz within the premises of a Mathura temple
Will CCTV cameras and audio video records help curb police brutality?
The intervention application filed by two NGOs in the plea for CCTVs in police stations, highlight some issues the SC is wrongly looking at
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