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“Obnoxious and Caste-Coloured”: Supreme Court strikes down Odisha bail orders mandating cleaning work, declares them void
Acting on suo-moto proceedings triggered by media reports, the Court condemns “degrading” bail conditions imposed on Dalit and Adivasi accused, warns against judicial overreach, and reinforces that liberty cannot be conditioned on humiliation or caste-based labour
Two years after she was found dead, family of Mainpuri school girl awaits justice
In September 2019 the body of the class 11 student was found hanging from the ceiling fan in the hostel of Centre-run Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Delhi violence: Jailed activist Gulfisha Fatima accuses Delhi Police of diversionary tactics
This comes in the backdrop of the prosecution raising the issue of maintainability of bail plea filed by co-accused Ishrat Jahan in the same case
76 deaths in police custody, 20 human rights violation cases registered against Police: NCRB report
The 2020 report reveals that 4 policemen were charge- sheeted last year, 8 were arrested, but none have been convicted
Allahabad HC stays second suspension order against Dr. Kafeel Khan
In 2019, Khan was suspended for the second time while he was already under suspension following his arrest in 2017, after several children died due to oxygen disruption at the BRD Medical College Hospital
95% pendency of trial of UAPA cases, 85% cases pending investigation: NCRB report
The Crime in India 2020 report suggests that the detainees continue to be incarcerated in most cases without a charge, under the draconian law which leaves very little scope for bail
Dabholkar murder case trial to begin soon; Pune court frames charges against accused
Social activist Dr Narendra Dabholkar was shot dead while he was out on his morning walk by two assailants, and all accused belong to right wing Sanatan Sanstha
Delhi violence: HC denies bail to two accused based on CCTV camera footage
Sadiq and Irshad Ali were arrested in April and December 2020 respectively, in connection with the murder of a Head constable and causing injury to the DCP
After 17 months in jail, two accused get bail in the Delhi violence 2020 case
Shanawaz and Mohd. Ayyub were arrested in March last year, in connection with the murder of Head Constable Ratan Lal and causing head injury to the DCP
Madras HC calls Tuticorin Police firing a scar on democracy!
In 2018, the police had open fired at the people protesting the expansion of the Sterlite copper smelter plant that was allegedly causing pollution
Assam FTs barred from passing consequential orders
Passage of orders such as deletion of proceedee’s name from voters’ list, detention or deportation, deemed “unnecessary”
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