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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

Anti CAA protests: Gauhati HC denies bail to two booked under UAPA

The High Court Bench ruled that burning down of railway stations and vandalism constitutes a “terrorist act”

MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani: Pronouncement of judgment deferred till Feb 17

Akbar had filed a criminal defamation complaint against Ramani when she levelled sexual misconduct charges against him on Twitter

Notice publication under SMA to verify credibility of persons: Centre to Delhi HC

A plea filed in the Delhi High Court has sought the setting aside of some Special Marriage Act provisions as it violates privacy

Key suspect in the Red Fort violence case arrested

Iqbal Singh was arrested by Special cell of Delhi Police, he had a bounty of 50,000 on his head

SC grants protection to Sanjay Singh in hate speech cases

FIRs were registered against the AAP member last year as he accused the UP government of favouring a certain caste over others

Muslim men can re-marry without divorce, women can’t: Punjab & Haryana HC

The High Court held the petitioner’s marriage to be illegal since the woman did not divorce her first husband  

SC dismisses plea challenging sec 124A of IPC for lack of cause of action

The Court said that there was no case presented where persons are rotting in jail and thus dismissed the petition

Delhi Riots: Bail denied as accused carrying palta in aggressive posture

The court held that the accused was part of an unlawful assembly and material against him does not make a case for bail

Take strict action against Safai Karamcharis taking law in their own hands: Delhi HC

The court was hearing a petition filed by a Municipal Corporation alleging that some safai karamcharis were impeding the daily functioning and obstructing ingress and egress to headquarters

Priya Ramani defamation case verdict expected tomorrow

Verdict in the criminal defamation case filed by former minister MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani expected on February 10

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