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Assam: Gauhati HC quashes NSA detention of activist Pranab Doley
Doley was arrested in July this year for a protest against a hotel project near Kaziranga, and had been booked under the nefarious National Security Act (NSA) after a court granted him bail; Forum for Social Harmony, AMSU-AIKMS and BAA accuse the Assam government of criminalising land rights activism
Delhi violence: Khalid Saifi gets bail
The court says roping in Saifi as an accused was vindictive; non-application of mind by the Police
Arnab Goswami remanded to judicial custody, bail hearing likely today
FIR alleging assault, obstructing officers carrying out their duties, filed against Goswami, wife, son and 2 others
Kerala Govt withdraws blanket consent to CBI for probes in state
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Misuse of UP’s Gangsters Act: HC seeks IO’s response
The court acknowledged the bogus practice of police implicating accused in several cases and invoking the act.
Khudai Khidmatgar convener Faisal Khan sent to 14-day judicial custody
The arrest has been condemned across the country, many organisations have issued statements of solidarity and demanded that all peace activists be released immediately
Protect same sex couple facing resistance: Allahabad HC
The court ordered police protection acknowledging the discrimination the community faces in the society
Death Penalty for corruption suggests Madras HC
The court said that corruption has become a daily norm and is spreading like cancer
Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami arrested in 2018 suicide abetment case
In May 2020, the Maharashtra home minister had announced a fresh CID investigation into the case
State needs to be tolerant while invoking sedition laws: Punj & Haryana HC
The court cautioned the State against indiscriminate use of sedition and hate speech laws.
Delhi riots: HC cancels Faisal Farooq’s bail granted by Trial Court
The court observed that there was relevant material that pointed to him being present at the riot site.
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