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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”

SC issues notice in CJP’s Love Jihad Petition

CJP’s plea challenged the anti-conversion laws of UP and Uttarakhand on grounds that it violated the Right to Life, Privacy, Religion and Choice

National interest trumps individual rights: Kerala HC

The court set aside the bail of one of the students who were charged under UAPA for carrying materials published by a banned organisation

Delhi Court grants bail to 3 riots accused due to flawed chargesheet

The court considered that the period the accused have undergone in custody and the nature of investigation while granting bail

Committee recommends increase in prisoners’ wages, after Rajasthan HC order

The court had taken strict note of the fact that prisoners’ wages had not been revised since 2015

Withholding bail cannot be used as measure of punishment: J&K HC

The court granted bail to a person who was rejected bail by trial court and noted that bail cannot be rejected on sole reason of seriousness of crime

Sessions court denies bail to stand-up comic held for ‘insulting’ Hindu deities

A police official, after the arrest was quoted by newspapers saying that there was no incriminating evidence against the comedian

SC directs Centre to consider withdrawal of Cattle Protection Rules

The 2017 Rules allow authorities to seize vehicles used to transport cattle and send the animals to cow shelters.

Prior notice to DM for inter faith marriage mandatory: Uttarakhand HC

The high court has directed strict compliance of the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018 noting that the provisions of the Act are not being duly followed

Mothers can’t be denied child’s custody upon entering new relationship without divorce: Allahabad HC

However, the court allowed visitation rights to the father as a father’s company is also essential for the child’s welfare

SC greenlights Central Vista project, decision split 2:1 

Justice Sanjiv Khanna has dissented on the change of land use whereas Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari gave the majority opinion

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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”

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

From Cow Slaughter to “Public Order”: Allahabad High Court’s expanding use of preventive detention

Through detailed reliance on fear, timing, intelligence inputs, and administrative response, the Court stretches “public order” to justify preventive detention—raising difficult questions about liberty, evidence, and constitutional limits

From FIRs to “Corporate Jihad”: How the TCS Nashik case was transformed from an investigation into a communal narrative

As police probe serious claims of harassment, a parallel story of conspiracy and conversion dominates public discourse