Law & Justice

Through the plea, the petitioners have highlighted the inordinate delays in uploading data as well as a mismatch in the final voter turnout data from the initial data

The bench of Justices B. R. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta observed that the FIR taken on its face value does not disclose the ingredients of any of the offences

Project 39A launched study highlighting the role of judicial magistrate at first production and remand, based on observations in Delhi courts; the report titled “Magistrates & Constitutional Protections: An ethnographic study of first production and remand in Delhi courts” is a qualitative study on the pre-trial phase of the criminal legal process, particularly during first production and remand

Even though the Court found no reason to doubt Sultan’s conduct as well as no chances of him fleeing justice, stringent restrictions on Sultan's communication methods and movements were imposed as bail conditions

Close to 11 years after anti-superstition activist and crusader Dabholkar was shot dead in cold blood during a morning walk, a Pune court has flagged serious lapses in the probe conducted by the Maharashtra police and the CBI. While 2 assailants were sentenced to life imprisonment, 3 others were acquitted due to lack of evidence

Noting that trial may take years to complete, SC bench of Justices MM Sundresh and SVN Bhatti refused to extend the stay on Navlakha’s bail

The court heard a petition by Professor Inamur Rehman who had been accused of promoting ‘Hinduphobia’ and being anti-national, on the basis of a book found in the college library. 

By holding the arrest invalid and quashing the impugned remand application, the bench ordered the release of Prabir subject to satisfaction of the bails and bonds set by the trial Court since chargesheet has been filed

The bail comes after the MLA, an ally of the BJP party, spent nine days in jail; conditions imposed include a bond for Rs 5 lakh, bar from leaving the country, and prohibition on interacting with the witnesses

The petition for interim relief was raised when Malabar Gold Limited’s CSR initiative of supporting education of girls was given a communal turn and Kajal Shingala had selectively targeted the company for providing scholarship to Muslim girl