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After Five Years in Jail, Bail Still Barred for Two: Supreme Court denies bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in Delhi riots case

Holding that the UAPA’s elevated statutory threshold continues to apply, the Court says Khalid and Imam stand on a “qualitatively different footing”, while granting conditional bail to five co-accused after more than five years of incarceration

Viral video shows UP Police physically abusing eight men in custody

Assault hailed as "return gift" by local right-wing leader; the court had released the men due to lack of evidence of involvement in anti-Nupur Sharma protest violence

Gyanvapi Case: Mosque management committee makes submissions

Case pertaining to maintainability of the suit as per Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC, adjourned to July 12

Saharanpur court orders release of eight protesters due to lack of evidence

CCTV footage reveals they were not present at the location of the anti-Nupur Sharma protest

Justice Pardiwala raises concerns over personal attacks on judges via social media

The Supreme Court judge faced criticism from sundry right-wing trolls after he and Justice Surya Kant made oral observations about Nupur Sharma's role in sparking communal violence

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi district court to start hearings pertaining to Order 7 Rule 11

Court had previously dismissed plea for FIR against mosque management committee

Gujarat court remands Teesta Setalvad to judicial custody

She will now be taken to the Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad, where she will be lodged for 14 days or till she gets bail

Nupur Sharma single-handedly responsible for what is happening in the country: SC

SC remarks on how Nupur Sharma’s remarks set the country on fire

Kashmiri Pandit killings: Jammu and Kashmir HC initiates case based on letter petition

Petition had been moved by Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti showcasing vulnerability of the minority Hindus community in the Valley

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Madras HC modifies order in petition seeking premature release of convicts

Court rejects petition by Nalini and Ravichandran, deletes portion of previous order dated June 17

Suo motu clarify Zakia Jafri case judgment’s intention to not prosecute Teesta Setalvad: Citizens to CJI

Eminent citizens, including top lawyers in India, have written to Supreme Court Chief Justice NV Ramana about the Zakia Jafri SLP judgment’s consequences

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