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Ex-TISS student gets bail as Mumbai Court rejects Maoist link based on ‘suspicion’

Court rejects the prosecution’s attempt to link Abhirup Ashim Paul to Maoist activities, holding that books, slogans and association with a student group could not by themselves establish such a connection

Umar Khalid arrest: Court told Delhi Police that no person can be detained without being informed about the grounds of arrest

The court said in its order that Article 22 (1) of the Constitution stipulated that no police official can arrest an individual without informing the grounds of his arrest, and Article 22 of the Constitution guaranteed the fundamental right of protection against the arrest and detention.

My father was lynched on September 6, UP police have no updates: Mohhamad Sabir

Mohhamad Sabir has launched an online support campaign to seek justice for his father Aftab Alam, a taxi driver who was allegedly lynched for not chanting 'Jai Shree Ram'

Uddhav Thackeray withdraws consent; CBI can’t just swoop in any more

Is this an assertion of federal powers as enshrined in the Constitution, or political posturing designed to showcase how the Shiv Sena isn’t going to dance to the BJP’s tunes anymore?

Delhi riots: Prosecutors Association move Delhi HC against 11 Special Public Prosecutors appointment

The Prosecutors Welfare Association moved Delhi HC on October 21 challenging the appointment of SPP’s claiming that it was against the principles of fairness and impartiality, seeking direction to be issued to the Delhi Government to appoint independent Special PPs to conduct cases relating to the riots.

Will Uttar Pradesh police leave Prashant Kanojia alone now?

After months in jail for sharing a tweet, journalist Prashant Kanojia will hopefully be a free man today, he was granted Bail on October 21

Allahabad HC grants bail to journalist Prashant Kanojia

Kanojia was arrested on August 18 after an FIR was filed against him in Lucknow for allegedly “morphing” a social media post made by the member of an outfit called the Hindu Army, and then tweeting it; three months later he gets bail.

Accused of providing shelter to Tabhligi Jamaat members without permission, Jharkhand HC grants pre arrest bail to two mosque coordinators

The Single Bench noted that he was inclined to grant anticipatory bail privilege to the two petitioners under section 438 of Cr.PC on conditions that they should cooperate with the investigation of the case.

Activists, Opposition parties demand release of Bhima Koregaon accused

Condemn inhuman treatment of elderly accused like Fr. Stan Swamy, Varavara Rao and others

Stop harassment of Anuradha Bhasin and other independent voices in Kashmir: NWMI

Network of Women in Media, India, and Delhi Union of Journalists condemn the continued targeting of journalists

UP police personnel physically assault woman in her own house!

The police who had visited the area to settle a land dispute, claim the woman attacked one of the women constables.

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