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Judicial Pushback against Cow Vigilantism: Allahabad HC flags arbitrary FIRs, demands accountability from top officials
The Court exposes the way a regulatory law has become a system of targeted persecution of minorities through arbitrary FIRs under the 1955 law while ignoring the Supreme Court’s binding directives to prohibit group violence
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Cannot be externed for raising grievance against Gov’t: Gujarat HC protects CAA-NRC protester
The High Court has quashed the externment order against Mohmmad Kaleem Siddique, who was accused in some FIRs related to protests
Guj HC refuses to remove stay on Sec 5 of anti-conversion law
The court said that permission is not needed for inter-faith marriage; AG appearing for the state gov't had argued that section 5 did not relate to marriage per se and only dealt with lawful conversion
Marital rape can be grounds for divorce: Kerala HC
In a monumental judgement, the court said that marital rape is not penalised in India hence, it can be considered to be physical and mental cruelty which becomes a ground for divorce
Sexual intercourse by force by a husband on wife not an offence: Chhattisgarh HC
This observation by the court, even if it is just a reading down of the provisions of the definition of rape under IPC, does not help the cause for women’s rights and jurisprudence
Allahabad HC quashes case against Dr Kafeel Khan for anti-CAA speech
The court has quashed entire criminal proceedings initiated against Dr Khan after he delivered a speech against CAA at the Aligarh Muslim University. He was detained under NSA for the same and his detention was cancelled last year
State is deriving sadistic pleasure by extending custody period, its torture: Ishrat Jahan
During the lawyer-activists’ bail hearing, the Public Prosecutor argued that her bail plea is not maintainable, after 6 months of hearing
Guj gov’t seeks removal of stay on operation of sec 5 of anti-conversion law
The High Court had stayed certain provisions of the law in an interim order granting relief to the petitioners. The court, had, at the outset expressed its displeasure over certain provisions of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021
Cannot be deemed bootlegger and detained under PASA based on one FIR: Guj HC
The high court quashed the detention order against a man who was booked under the Prohibition Act and held that based on a solitary case, he cannot be deemed a bootlegger
How should HCs exercise their discretionary power to grant bail: SC explains
The apex court reiterated some of its earlier decisions concerning the high courts’ power to exercise discretion in considering bail application of non-bailable offences, and underscored some important factors to be considered
Mumbai court rejects bail pleas of Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha
The activists falsely implicated in the Bhima Koregaon case, had applied for bail citing old age and the possibility of contracting Covid-19
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