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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

SC Stays Arrest of Indore Professor in ‘Hinduphobic’ Book Case

The Indore police had lodged an FIR against Dr Rehman in connection with a “controversial” book found in the library of the college that allegedly “encourages religious fundamentalism”.

SC exists to protect personal liberty: CJI DY Chandrachud 

Kiren Rijiju, India’s law minister’s most recent provocation to the Supreme Court brought a swift and unequivocal response. CJI, hearing a matter where a man suffered long years of unfair incarceration said,  “If we do not act in matters of personal liberty..what are we doing here?”

More 90k undertrials in UP prisons with 24% SCs, 5% ST and 46% OBC: MHA

MHA quoted data from NCRB which revealed that out of total prison inmates, 77% are undertrials. The last prison statics report was released for the year 2021

UAPA: 11.7% rise in cases pending trial, shows MHA data

Compared to number of cases pending trial in 2019, there has been a 11.7% increase in the figures of cases pending trial as of end of 2021, showing a steady rise in pending UAPA cases

Evidence planted on Jesuit-activist Stan Swamy’s laptop: Arsenal US Report

The report blasts a hole in the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) charges against Stan Swamy; before this similar plants had been found in Rona Wilson and Surendra Gadling’s computers

J&K: 2 convicted under UAPA in last 3 years; over 1000 arrested, MHA tells Parliament

The MHA submitted data for 3 years of persons arrested and convicted under UAPA as well as juveniles detained

J’khand: Chaibasa tribals allegedly assaulted by security forces during Naxal search op

Gram Sabha Anjedbeda has appealed to the local MLA, MP as well as the National Human Rights Commission as well as the Deputy Commissioner of West Singbhum, Chaibasa

Lakhimpur Kheri witness alleges he was attacked with swords, no witness protection despite scheme in place since 2018

Farmer Prabhjot Singh, the third witness in the case to be attacked, said the assault took place in Tikunia, Teni’s village

Protesting for release of GN Saibaba, Delhi students ‘assaulted’ by ABVP, cops

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