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Six Years Behind Bars, Still No Trial: Umar Khalid’s long wait for justice
Six years after his arrest, Umar Khalid remains in custody without trial, while successive bail pleas continue to be contested
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Bombay High Court clarifies distinct externment tests under Maharashtra Police Act
Holds Section 55 requires satisfaction on the activities of a gang as a whole, while Section 56 mandates an independent assessment of the individual
The Citizenship Proof Paradox: Calcutta HC holds Aadhaar, Voter ID and PAN cannot prove citizenship, burden on detainee
The Court’s refusal to treat voter IDs, PAN cards, bank records and ancestral documents as proof of nationality highlights the widening gap between documentary recognition by the State and legal recognition of citizenship
Khargone riots case collapses: Four years after Ram Navami violence, MP court acquits 11 accused, finds prosecution failed to establish guilt
A sessions court points to hostile witnesses, unexplained delays, lack of identification procedures and forensic inconsistencies; accused, all of whom who were Muslim, spent up to 827 days in jail
The Supreme Court’s Uneasy Middle Path on Protest Policing
The July 28 interim order preserves evidence and contemplates an SIT, but leaves unresolved who should investigate when the police themselves stand accused
From Feeding Students to Fighting in the Supreme Court: The story of Mohammad Junaid Malik
How a young law graduate who spent 35 days feeding student protesters became a petitioner before the Supreme Court, alleging illegal detention, intimidation and coercive action against his family
Governments begin rolling back cases against protesters, but questions over violence, arrests and accountability remain
Official notifications in Bihar and Assam mark the first implementation of commitments made to protest leaders, even as fresh arrests in West Bengal, allegations of police excesses and questions over protest violence keep the movement alive
Reforming policing beyond force
Real change demands democratic policing, rigorous training, and accountability that makes officers answerable for brutality, sexual violence, and unlawful crowd control
July 2026: A dissent that was brutally put down, a crackdown after the protest ended
Police and RAF conduct was brutal, FIRs have been filed despite assurances, protesters arrested, and Muslim families, especially, have faced scrutiny
Permission to Protest? Why the right to dissent needs no licence
In the light of the nation’s vibrant 100-citywide protests, the author, a legal researcher questions, why, the right (to protest) that is supposed to speak against power is, at its very threshold, made to genuflect before power (police permission)
Bail Stays, But Under Tight Curbs: Delhi HC’s order in Parvez-Mehraj UAPA case
Court finds trial judge failed to apply the stringent Section 43D (5) test, but declines to send accused back to prison; imposes sweeping restrictions as NIA's appeal continues
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