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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

‘Toolkit’ case: Nikita Jacob moves Delhi HC for pre-arrest bail

Nikita was granted 3 weeks transit anticipatory bail by Bombay High Court on February 17

Delhi HC slams police for ‘half baked’ report in Asif Tanha case

The court reprimanded Delhi Police for submitting a report that failed to identify the source of the leak of Tanha’s disclosure statement

Do courts still see marriage as resolution for rape?

The Bombay HC had set aside the ‘atrocious’ order of the Sessions court granting the accused pre arrest bail, but SC reportedly stayed his arrest for 4 weeks!

Punjab & Haryana HC seeks details of cases against MPs, MLAs

The information against sitting and former lawmakers has been sought from the Police and District Judges of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh

Jaipur blast case: Rajasthan HC grants bail to undertrial jailed for 12 years

The court was surprised to find that he was re-arrested in the 9th FIR after he was found not guilty in other 8 FIRs and languished in jail since 2008

Delhi police were complicit with Red Fort rioters: SKM’s letter to Delhi CP

The farmers’ group demanded that the Delhi Police Commissioner cancel the show cause issued against SKM leaders and called for a judicial enquiry.

Farmer Navreet Singh’s death not due to gun-shot injury: Police to Delhi HC

The 25-year-old deceased farmer’s grandfather petitioned the court alleging that Navreet was shot dead by the Delhi Police

Attorney General denies consent for contempt case against former CJI Ranjan Gogoi

AG Venugopal observed that even though Justice Gogoi made some strong statements, it was for the good of the institution

Madras HC refuses to quash case against DMK secretary for casteist remarks

RS Bharathi had insulted Scheduled Caste/Tribe judges by stating that they were appointed at the “alms” rendered by the DMK party

Government hospital to compensate for unforeseen death and injury: Madras HC  

The court directed a government hospital to compensate an aggrieved Dalit family, albeit it was not a case of medical negligence

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