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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
If Journalism falters, if a Judge loses his Independence, Democracy falls: Justice B.N. Srikrishna
"Two professions have to be necessarily independent, a judge and a journalist. If they falter, democracy suffers."
“All attacks on the Supreme Court are one-sided, coming from those holding public office, this is unbefitting a democracy”: Senior advocate Kapil Sibal
Though the collegium system is not perfect, this system...
SC Stays Arrest of Indore Professor in ‘Hinduphobic’ Book Case
The Indore police had lodged an FIR against Dr Rehman in connection with a “controversial” book found in the library of the college that allegedly “encourages religious fundamentalism”.
SC exists to protect personal liberty: CJI DY Chandrachud
Kiren Rijiju, India’s law minister’s most recent provocation to the Supreme Court brought a swift and unequivocal response. CJI, hearing a matter where a man suffered long years of unfair incarceration said, “If we do not act in matters of personal liberty..what are we doing here?”
More 90k undertrials in UP prisons with 24% SCs, 5% ST and 46% OBC: MHA
MHA quoted data from NCRB which revealed that out of total prison inmates, 77% are undertrials. The last prison statics report was released for the year 2021
UAPA: 11.7% rise in cases pending trial, shows MHA data
Compared to number of cases pending trial in 2019, there has been a 11.7% increase in the figures of cases pending trial as of end of 2021, showing a steady rise in pending UAPA cases
Evidence planted on Jesuit-activist Stan Swamy’s laptop: Arsenal US Report
The report blasts a hole in the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) charges against Stan Swamy; before this similar plants had been found in Rona Wilson and Surendra Gadling’s computers
J&K: 2 convicted under UAPA in last 3 years; over 1000 arrested, MHA tells Parliament
The MHA submitted data for 3 years of persons arrested and convicted under UAPA as well as juveniles detained
J’khand: Chaibasa tribals allegedly assaulted by security forces during Naxal search op
Gram Sabha Anjedbeda has appealed to the local MLA, MP as well as the National Human Rights Commission as well as the Deputy Commissioner of West Singbhum, Chaibasa
Lakhimpur Kheri witness alleges he was attacked with swords, no witness protection despite scheme in place since 2018
Farmer Prabhjot Singh, the third witness in the case to be attacked, said the assault took place in Tikunia, Teni’s village
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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
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