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Delhi court orders FIR against Abhijit Iyer Mitra for sexually abusive posts targeting women journalists
Court finds tweets “sexually coloured,” prima facie intended to outrage modesty; directs police probe into X account and devices
Why Indian courts tip toe around issue of marital rape
The courts do not have legislative sanction that criminalises marital rape, and they maintain the stance of ‘the ball is in their court’
Tenets of free and fair trial are sacrosanct: Delhi court on media leak of chargesheet in violence case
During the hearing, the court took cognisance of supplementary chargesheet against 18 accused, including Umar Khalid and others
Women’s rights activists demand CJI’s apology for alleged comments
Letter condemns CJI’s comments questioning marital rape and for asking rape accused if he would marry survivor
Centre delays compliance of CCTVs at probe agencies, SC says it is “dragging its feet”
The court had directed in December 2020 installation of CCTVs at police station as well as central probe agencies like CBI, ED and had even detailed where they should be put up
Delhi HC quashes defamation case against Mitali Saran over RSS article
The complainant who claimed to be an RSS member, had alleged that the article had lowered his reputation
Hathras: Man accused of sexual assault, shoots father outside village temple
A video of the survivor who witnessed the shooting is being circulated on social media, wherein the girl demands justice for her ordeals
Farmers’ tractor rally: Delhi court grants bail to man accused of attempting to run over the Police
The court observed that “no specific role” can be assigned to him and that he has been in jail since January 26
Death of manual scavengers: Karnataka HC takes note of the grim situation
The High Court has said that it is ‘crystal clear’ that the manual scavenging act has not been implemented properly in the state
SC grants bail to murder undertrial jailed for 9 years
The top court opined that there was no likelihood of the trial being completed soon
Madras HC takes cognisance of officer threatened for filing sexual harassment complaint
If that is the position in which lady officers are placed, it is hard to think as to what will happen if it’s an ordinary lady, the court said
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