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Inside the SSP’s Office: Allegations of beatings, torture & police impunity against farmer leaders in Meerut, UP

Digvijay Bhati and Mohit Jatav allege they were beaten, tied up and humiliated inside police premises; the allegations come weeks after the Meerut police faced scrutiny over its crackdown on protests demanding justice for a Dalit woman

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”

Gauhati HC sets aside ex parte order declaring person as foreigner, says citizenship important right

The court has taken this view in the past while dealing with ex parte orders, and has held that such decisions should be made on merit and evidence adduced by the individual (proceedee)

MP High Court bats for prisoners’ right to health, calls for setting up PHCs in prisons

The court has sought a report from the state government in this regard and aims to follow up on how absence of basic medical care in prisons affects human rights of prisoners

Police cracking down on voluntary interfaith unions in Guj, UP

In Gujarat, the relationship between an interfaith couple was forcibly branded as a "love-jihad" case, and in UP a false case was filed against the husband

Failure to inform detenue of his right to representation vitiate detention order: MP High Court

The court has reiterated the stand taken by a division bench of the high court upholding the right of the detainee and setting aside the detention order on this very ground

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