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The Court spoke, the police paraded anyway
The Rajasthan High Court's landmark judgment on public shaming was ignored within the month it was delivered; what have other High Courts said on this depreciable practice?
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ADG Ritesh Kumar becomes new chief of Maharashtra CID
The major shuffle on Monday involved many senior police officials of the state
West Bengal cops allegedly thrash Muslim contable, family
Policemen kept calling him ‘molla’ and kept hitting him on his genitals alleged his family, the victim was also booked on multiple charges; his pregnant wife reportedly suffered a miscarriage
UAPA case is to selectively target people who oppose CAA: Dr. Umar Khalid
The activist was appearing before a District court for a hearing of his bail plea in the Delhi violence case where has been booked under UAPA
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The court said that the act of police functionaries smacks of prejudice and malafide
Sec 170 of CrPC does not require arrest of accused while filing chargesheet: SC
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Anti-conversion law will not apply to inter-faith marriages unless there is force, fraud, allurement: Gujarat HC
This interim order has been passed to protect interfaith couples from being unnecessarily harassed
Give autonomy to CBI: Madras HC to GoI
The High Court has issued a slew of directions to increase the number of CBI’s personnel and other infrastructural resources
Dead man declared foreigner, Gauhati HC sets aside order
The petition was filed by the son of the deceased person to get ex-parte order set aside, as the same was passed years after his father’s death
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The Court spoke, the police paraded anyway
The Rajasthan High Court's landmark judgment on public shaming was ignored within the month it was delivered; what have other High Courts said on this depreciable practice?
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