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Malegaon 2006 Blast Case: Bombay High Court rejects NIA’s ‘alternate narrative’, holds prosecution built on contradictions and inadmissible evidence
Holding that “diagonally opposite” narratives by investigative agencies cannot sustain a trial, the Court finds the NIA’s case rooted in retracted statements, hearsay material, and a legally impermissible reinvestigation—bringing the prosecution to a “dead end”
JNU Sedition case: Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and others to face trial
The matter relates to alleged 'anti-national' slogans raised at the JNU campus in 2016 to mark the death anniversary of Afzal Guru
Rajasthan Govt amends Prison rules to prohibit religion & caste-based discrimination
The High Court had observed a research paper by CHRI to note the caste/religion-based allocation of labour in jails
Woman directly moves SC due to Patna HC’s high pendency rate
The woman’s case is in connection with sexual harassment and intimidation against some village musclemen
SC grants 5 days interim bail for Siddique Kappan to meet his ailing mother
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Nodeep Kaur’s ‘illegal confinement’: Punjab and Haryana HC take suo motu cognisance
The court directed the matter of the arrest of the Dalit activist to be listed in the urgent list and issued notice of motion to the State
Mumbai court denies bail to POCSO accused, says 5 year old knows good and bad touch
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Delhi HC notes that tattoo on survivor’s arm cannot be forced, rape accused gets bail
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Judge who delivered controversial POCSO verdicts, not made permanent
Justice Pushpa Ganediwala will continue as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court
Multiple FIRs being used to intimidate Sohrabuddin case witnesses?
Five FIRs registered against Raman Patel since August last year
Two of Munawar Faruqui’s co-accused get ad-interim bail, two more remain in jail
Artists, writers, filmmakers, performers from across the world, stand in solidarity with Munawar Faruqui, demand dismissal of all charges against him and others
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