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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

Suspension order of accused cops revoked, Khwaja Yunus’s mother moves Bombay HC

Bombay HC had ordered not only the suspension of 4 police officials in 2004, but also directed that a departmental enquiry be ordered against them

Bom HC directs state to follow ICMR guidelines in temporary prisons; asks to adopt random testing

The bench headed by the Chief Justice dealt with many issues pertaining to health of prisoners in the light of COVID19 and issued certain directions to ensure that guidelines of COVID19 are followed in prisons as well

Publish Draft EIA in 22 Indian Languages, Delhi HC to Modi Sarkar

The Delhi High Court has directed the Modi government...

Madras HC’s acquittal of accused in Udumalpet’s honour killing of a Dalit denies public justice

The court, reversed the lower court’s order convicting the father in law of the deceased, while failing to explore caste violence and prejudice that was the motive behind the crime.

Bombay HC stays FIRs against Arnab Goswami

Bombay HC suspended proceedings in the matter of two FIRs filed against him for communalising the coverage of the Palghar mob lynching incident and gathering of migrants outside Bandra station

Bilkis Bano case accused allegedly threaten witness!

Accused also videograph, assault two women and threaten witness when he tries to intervene

India’s dark history of custodial abuse

Why deaths occur in police custody everyday even today?

Not even 1 percent habeas corpus cases decided since August: J&K Bar Associations to CJI

The Bar has written to the CJI after repeated attempts to approach the Chief Justice of J&K High Court did not elicit favorable response

Ahmedabad violence: HC grants bail to 4 accused as no specific case is made out

The four are among the 27 people arrested for being a part of a mob that allegedly assaulted the police and pelted stones at them

Begin Again: Citizens see red over Mumbai Police’s 2km travel radius restriction

Whoever violates the order will have vehicles impounded the police has said

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