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Inside the SSP’s Office: Allegations of beatings, torture & police impunity against farmer leaders in Meerut, UP

Digvijay Bhati and Mohit Jatav allege they were beaten, tied up and humiliated inside police premises; the allegations come weeks after the Meerut police faced scrutiny over its crackdown on protests demanding justice for a Dalit woman

In a special hearing, SC bench hears petition on termination of pregnancy, expresses dismay over lackadaisical approach of Gujarat HC

Criticising giving a date for hearing after 12 days, Justice BV Nagarathna stated "How can the court stand it over to August 23? How many valuable days would have been lost by then!"

“Predetermined, mechanical and erroneous charge sheets”: Delhi Court discharges 3 in North East Delhi riot case

Suspecting the Investigating Officer of “manipulating evidence”, the court sent the matter back to the police department to bring the complaints to a legal and logical end

Only four of fourteen officers identified from 2022 public flogging video

Recent report by CJM Ratnoo indicates that the identification process has been slow due to low-quality videos.

FIR against student Lois Sophia who shouted anti-BJP slogan on flight quashed: Madras High Court

Sofia, a research scholar from Canada, was booked in September 2018 after she shouted "fascist BJP government down, down" on board a flight to Thoothukudi.

Delhi HC Women Lawyer’s Forum petitions CJI against calls for socio-economic boycott of Muslims at Nuh, Haryana

The Forum urges that the SC intervene to protect dignity & liberty of citizens, stating that “as women, as mothers and as officers of the Court, the Forum says that they feel a strong commitment to communal harmony, rule of law and “it is with this sense of responsibility that we have approached your Lordship for the following directions to the State Government: to promote an environment of dignity and liberty for citizens of all religions in the State of Haryana and fraternity between communities by announcing programmes that highlight inclusion and awards for acts of communal harmony”

RSS weekly Organiser ordered to take down article claiming principal of Christian school is exploiting nuns, students: Delhi HC

The Court observed that the reports were published in a reckless manner without any factual verification and were tarnishing the image and reputation of the school principal.

UAPA slapped on activists of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti: Kahalahandi, Orissa

This is only the last in a series of questionable detentions that have also taken place in Kashipur; the police appears to be protesting Adivasi human rights defenders (HRDs) from the Dongria Kondh tribe

Attack on freedom of speech: CPI(M) leader receives call from police over meme on Savarkar

When Sadique Basha questioned them on the law under which police took notice of the social media meme, the police backed down

Supreme Court finds self-regulation of TV to be “ineffective”, will frame stringent laws

CJI Chandrachud: “Unless you make the rules stringent no TV channel has no compulsion to comply. For any violation if there is a lakh penalty then what stops them?"

Draconian not anti-colonial: Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (BNS)

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