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Delhi High Court rejects AISA president Neha Bora’s plea against peace-bond notice, directs police to disclose material
Justice Subramonium Prasad upholds preventive proceedings over Bora’s October 16 protest, but directs the Special Executive Magistrate to follow due process and independently decide whether an interim bond is necessary
Karnataka HC glossed over core and tangible facts: SC in Kavitha Lankesh SLP
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A brief analysis of the SC judgment that set aside the HC order that had previously dropped organised crime charges under KCOCA against an accused in the Gauri Lankesh assassination
Agra: Sanitation worker dies in police custody
Senior Superintendent of Police (Agra) Muniraj G said Arun Valmiki, who had been accused of stealing Rs 25 lakhs, suddenly fell ill on Tuesday night in police custody and was declared dead after he was taken to a hospital
Gauri Lankesh case: SC restores organised crime charges against Mohan Nayak
CJP had helped Gauri’s sister and filmmaker Kavitha Lankesh move SC against the Karnataka HC order that had previously dropped the charges
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP Police offers only excuses, sealed cover reports for SC
The Supreme Court expressed its discontent that statements of only four witnesses were recorded and questioned, and why all accused were not kept in police custody
Do not file FIR on “third party” complaint under SC/ST Act, without approval: Punjab & Haryana HC
The court issued a direction to the Punjab DGP to instruct all districts that approval of District Attorney should be sought before filing such complaints on the instance of third parties
Delhi Violence: Sessions Court stays Magistrate’s order imposing Rs. 25,000 costs on Delhi Police
The Magistrate had observed that repeated directions in the communal violence case have “fallen on deaf ears” of the senior police officials
Guj HC grants bail under “anti-love jihad law”, as couple reaches settlement
The couple were in a relationship before marriage and had even signed an affidavit that the marriage was without coercion
Delhi violence: Court imposes 25,000 costs on Police for causing “undue harassment” to accused
The court observed that the delay in moving an application regarding segregation of complaint caused undue harassment to the accused who are in jail
UP: Lawyer shot dead inside court premises
The advocate, who has been identified as Bhupendra Singh was shot inside the district court complex in Shahjahanpur
Bombay court convicts man for sexual harassment in one of the shortest trials!
The case was registered on September 28 and the court delivered its verdict on October 5
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Delhi High Court rejects AISA president Neha Bora’s plea against peace-bond notice, directs police to disclose material
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Assam must resist sir, defend voting rights, says Guwahati Citizens’ Forum
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UP voter lists: Software manipulates Voter’s names, Pilibhit investigation finds 10,470 irregular entries
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