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2020 Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court upholds seven-year sentence for five men in 22-year old Muslim migrant worker’s death
The Court holds that failure to identify who inflicted the fatal injuries does not absolve the accused under Section 149 IPC, relying on evidence of their participation in an armed mob that assaulted the victim, Monish
SC: Punjab SHO denied pre-arrest bail in custodial torture case
The petitioner had approached the apex court challenging the Punjab and Haryana HC order denying him anticipatory bail as the SIT found some truth in allegations
Northeast Delhi riots: Crime Branch questions activist Umar Khalid again
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Bhushan’s conviction for contempt has chilling effect on freedom of expression: ICJ
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Dr Kafeel Khan released at midnight from Mathura Jail
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Kafeel Khan’s speech does not disclose any effort to promote hatred or violence: Allahabad HC
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Tablighi Jamaat: Bom HC judge disagrees with colleague’s remark on “indirect warning to Muslims”
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2020 Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court upholds seven-year sentence for five men in 22-year old Muslim migrant worker’s death
The Court holds that failure to identify who inflicted the fatal injuries does not absolve the accused under Section 149 IPC, relying on evidence of their participation in an armed mob that assaulted the victim, Monish