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Due Process Strengthened: Supreme Court mandates written, language-specific grounds for arrest under special laws and general laws
Building on Pankaj Bansal and Prabir Purkayastha judgements, the Court constitutionalised a uniform standard—every arrest, whether under IPC/BNS or special enactments, must be supported by written grounds communicated in the arrestee’s own language, failing which the arrest stands void
Directions issued by the SC to prevent Delay in Release of Prisoners
The SC Bench suggested that the court should consider amending bail conditions that are causing delay in release
Siddique Kappan to finally walk out of Jail!
Imprisoned for over two years now, he had gotten bail in charges filed under both UAPA and PMLA
Gujarat policemen who flogged stone pelting accused found guilty in disciplinary inquiry
The inquiry instituted by the IG found that 5 policemen are found to be prima facie guilty for flogging the accused publicly
Protests on attack on JNU students: Mumbai police withdraws case against 36 protesters
Earlier this month, January 2023, the additional chief metropolitan magistrate allowed an application filed on behalf of the state government seeking to withdraw the plea and disposed of the case.
Allahabad HC grants bail to Javed Mohammad, alleged “Mastermind” of Prayagraj violence
Javed Mohammad (alias Javed Pump), leader of Welfare Party of India, was deemed as the “mastermind” behind the violence in Prayagraj and his house was demolished by the administration
K’taka HC says downtrodden still unable to do business like “upper caste”
The Court refused to quash a complaint against a man who threatened, harassed and used catiest slurs to intimidate the victim.
Arguments against capital punishment
People will support its abolition if they are exposed to a rational argument
Gauhati HC orders the Assam Govt to rehabilitate the remaining families rendered homeless in eviction drives
100 families remaining out of the 700 evicted will now get a chance to present their case and substantiate their claims for resettlement
Delhi HC Approached for Separate Public Job Vacancies for Transgender Persons
The petitioner, Jane Kaushik, a transgender woman, says she is qualified for a teaching job in a government school but has had to face multiple refusals.
Mohsin Shaikh murder: All of the Hindu Rashtra Sena accused acquitted
The 28-year-old Pune techie was murdered while on his way home after offering namaz at a mosque
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