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Anticipatory Bail Denied to Nida Khan in TCS Nashik Case: Sessions Court flags “systematic plan” and stresses custodial interrogation
While emphasising gravity and custodial interrogation, Sessions Court order leans heavily on narrative of “organised influence”—raising concerns over evidentiary thresholds, criminalisation of religious interaction, and expansion of bail-stage reasoning
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In September last year, Special NIA Court had rejected his emergency bail application to perform the final rites of his mother
Only one woman judge in Supreme Court, 77 across all High Courts!
Law and Justice Minister, Kiren Rijiju, unable to provide information about female judges at the district level
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The court observed this while dealing with a petition challenging an ex parte order declaring the petitioner to be a foreigner and remanded the case for reconsideration
Gujarat cops booked for custodial death of tribal teenagers
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PP must submit report giving specific reasons for detention under UAPA: J&K and Ladakh HC
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Pegasus Snoopgate: RS MP, Journalists move SC for court monitored probe
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All eyes on Rakesh Asthana, the new Delhi Police Commissioner
Law and order in Delhi is top priority as Independence Day nears, farmers protests continue, neighbouring states prepare for Assembly elections 2022
No detention centres inside jail premises: Patna HC
While considering a petition of a Bangladeshi migrant, who has been housed in an After Care Home for many years, the court has raised some pertinent questions about illegal migrants crossing borders and how they are dealt with once caught. The court is considering how their human rights can be protected.
Beyond jurisdiction says Gauhati HC, case remanded back to Foreigner Tribunal
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