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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
Conduct ‘independent and impartial investigation’ into role of police in Delhi violence: European Parliament
Human Rights Subcommittee chair expresses concerns about deteriorating rule of law, excesses by law-enforcement authorities, targeting of minorities and clampdown on dissent
Fr. Stan Swamy’s arrest malicious and spiteful: PUCL
The 83-year-old human rights defender was picked up by the NIA from Ranchi in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case yesterday
Engineers and post-grads in UP jails: Doesn’t education prevent crime?
The NCRB data of 2019 reports that the state's prisons have the maximum number of post-graduates and degree holders in the country.
Tablighi Jamaat case: SC slams Centre for ‘extremely offensive and brazen’ response
Noticing how toxic reportage had vilified the TJ members, SC observed that freedom of speech was perhaps one of the ‘most abused freedoms’
Hathras victim’s family move Allahabad HC, demand release from illegal detention
Detained in their own home, the Hathras victim’s family moved court asserting their freedom to speech, expression and movement.
Brinda Karat moves Delhi HC, challenges order refusing hate speech FIR against Anurag Thakur, Pravesh Verma
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja had dismissed Karat’s application stating respondents are Members of Parliament, and prior gov't sanction was required under Section 196 CrPC
Right to protest, not an absolute law: SC
The apex court ruling in the Shaheen Bagh case states that public areas cannot be occupied indefinitely
Hathras victim knew rape accused: UP Police start blaming the victim!
Uttar Pradesh police ‘investigation’, finds Dalit teen raped and killed was in ‘constant touch’ with the main accused. Will that impact the investigation?
Rajasthan court convicts 5 in Thanagazi gang rape case
Four out of the five convicted awarded life sentence for raping a Dalit woman
Delhi Court grants Noor Mohammed bail in riots case
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Court cited lack of evidence, and that an accused cannot be jailed indefinitely on grounds of an ongoing investigation, as reasons
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