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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
CJP petitions NCM and DGP, Haryana as anti-minority violence spreads takes grip in the state
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Complaint highlights violations of provisions of IPC and Arms Act, provides videos showing members of Bajrang Dal taking out rallies, raising offensive and genocidal slogans while police stands nearby
Arrests: a prudent exception in cases with lesser sentence
On Monday, July 31, the Supreme Court, in the case of Md. Asfak Alam v. State of Jharkhand Criminal Appeal No. 2207 of 2023 and Another, issued a directive to circulate circulars, notifications, and instructions aimed at ensuring strict adherence by police authorities and criminal courts to the arrest guidelines established in the 2014 Arnesh Kumar case.
Assam Citizenship Crisis: Family forced to prove deceased member’s citizenship
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Deceased individual receives suspected foreigner notice; unattended court hearing poses potential legal complications for family
Supreme Court: Authorities must ensure that no violence or hate speeches takes place during VHP rally in Delhi-NCR
In a special hearing, SC bench orders recording of proposed VHP rallies, entrust the state government to ensure that no untoward incident takes place; reminds them of the SC orders passed by Justice KM Joseph in the past regarding filing of suo-moto cases of hate speeches, states authorities still bound by it
Unshackling Education: High Court Unravels Madrasa Order in Jammu and Kashmir
In a significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir High...
SC on Manipur violence: “What stood in the way of police registering the FIR immediately on May 4?”
Bench demands details of the FIRs filed in the state, expressed surprise that the State does not have the facts in its possession; petitioners demand formulation of SIT, vehemently against CBI investigation of cases
‘Prosecution Itself is Punishment for Them’
The Modi government has a poor record of jailing civil rights activists and political dissenters, amounting to silencing of dissent
Bail to Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira after 5 years of incarceration!
Supreme Court bench granted the duo, arrested under UAPA in the Bhima Koregaon case, bail stating that while the charges against the two accused are serious, that alone cannot be the reason for denying bail
Anti-conversion law of Uttar Pradesh: a litany of misuse
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Since its enactment, this weaponised law, under challenge in the Supreme Court, has resulted in a series of incidents of wrongful arrests and confinement even while section 4, that stipulates only someone directly affected is a complainant, is routinely violated
How just is the idea of Uniform Civil Code for India’s Adivasis and Indigenous Peoples?
The overriding concerns, voiced by Adivasis and Indigenous peoples from across India is, that under the ruse or guise of the UCC (Uniform Civil Code) the rights of Scheduled Tribes to governance and control over their lands and customs will be deviously snatched away
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