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CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka released on ₹50,000 bonds, undertake not to call protests at Jantar Mantar

Special Executive Magistrate rejects Delhi Police plea for three more days of custody after Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka submit written undertakings to maintain peace; preventive proceedings to continue

Bilkis Bano case: NHRC to discuss release of convicts?

The Commission had previously aided the survivor in seeking justice

Stay in Mumbai, No Gathering Visitors at Home, Don’t Contact Co-Accused: Varavara Rao Bail Terms

The court has asked the octogenarian poet-activist to furnish a fresh bond of Rs 50,000 with two solvent sureties in the like amount.

A very bad precedent has been set: Judge who convicted 11 men in Bilkis Bano case

Rights groups and legal luminaries raise important questions about provisions of remission policy

Free Teesta Setalvad: Noam Chomsky, American academics write to Supreme Court

Indian rights groups continue to hold solidarity meetings, demand Setalvad’s immediate release

Delhi violence case: Court penalises Prosecution for irrelevant witnesses

Court imposed costs worth Rs 5,000 on the Prosecution for disrespecting time of the court and public exchequer’s funds

Bhima Koregaon case: SC directs NIA court to decide on framing charges within three months

Court also directs that the trial of Vernon Gonsalves be segregated from that of other absconding accused

Lakhimpur Kheri: Farmers begin 75-hour protest demanding Ajay Mishra’s sacking

Mishra’s son Ashish, is a key accused in the killings of farmers in October last year; Ashish is out on bail, Mishra is still a Union Minister

Crime against women: Allahabad HC questions delay in registering cases

Court told the state government that sometimes it takes over six months to register a case

Over 6,000 Citizens Urge SC to Revoke Remission of Convicts in Bilkis Bano Case

We demand that women’s faith in justice be restored, said a statement by grassroot workers, women’s orgnaisations, human rights activists among others.

Bhima Koregaon case: ED to question Surendra Gadling about allegedly funding Maoists

A special NIA court had granted permission to the ED to conduct questioning between Aug 17 and 19

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