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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

Why did Budaun police take so long to catch rape-accused Temple priest?

Alert locals caught the accused who was hiding in the same village, and handed him over to the police

Shree Brar’s arrest after Kisan Anthem video generates political heat

Patiala police recently arrested the Punjabi singer on charges of promoting gun culture in a song he had released in November

SC issues notice in plea challenging UP’s Pension Ordinance

The top court noted that the impugned ordinance is an attempt to nullify the existing SC order against seeking recovery of pension from Class III and IV employees

Gauhati HC rejects Akhil Gogoi’s bail plea

The peasant rights leader was arrested for protesting CAA-NRC-NPR and has languishing behind bars in multiple cases filed by a vindictive regime

Allahabad HC to hear petitions challenging the Love Jihad law

The court rejected the Government counsel’s prayer to adjourn the matter as it has already been taken up by the top court

Why did J. Sanjiv Khanna dissent from the Central Vista majority judgment?

While the top court upheld the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, the decision was split 2:1 with Justice Khanna giving his distinct and separate opinion

Rape is destruction of personality of victim: J&K HC

The court, while denying bail to rape accused, held that even if he had friendly relations with the survivor, it does not give him license to have sexual relations without her consent

Madras HC calls for roadmap for expeditious disposal of criminal cases against legislators

The court had taken suo moto cognisance in December, 2020 after the apex court sought data on criminal cases against legislators

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

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