Tag: Detention

Bail Granted, Freedom Denied: Madhya Pradesh High Court upholds detention of Bangladeshi woman citing “international scenario”

Despite six years in custody and a prior bail order, the Madhya Pradesh High Court refuses release, directing the State to conclude the long-pending trial within six months while holding her continued stay in a detention centre justified for safety and trial purposes

Guj HC restrains state from passing detention orders under PASA

The court said that the citizens cannot be left in a lurch like this, and that in such cases of GST offences, PASA cannot be invoked against similarly placed traders

PP must submit report giving specific reasons for detention under UAPA: J&K and Ladakh HC

The court ruled that an IO’s request cannot substitute a Public Prosecutor’s report to extend the detention period under UAPA beyond 90 days

Assam: Detainees in camps down from 988 to 970 in 6 days

Elected representatives from opposition parties have been pulling up the government repeatedly on the question of detention centres in Assam, especially this winter session. In its answers the Modi 2.0 government has provided details with all nationalities of the inmates and re-iterated that there have been 28 deaths in detention camps so far.

Preventive Detention of Masood Bhat quashed: J & K HC

In a detailed judgment, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey found...

235 Habeas Corpus Cases in J & K HC since Aug 5, 800 Detained: Hindu

While the habeas corpus cases in the J &...

Manus, Nauru and an Australian Detention Legacy

It could be called a gulag mentality, though it...

I won’t stop or bow down and I cannot be bought: Chandrashekhar Azad

Speaking while he was illegally detained at his hotel...

Bangladesh Opposition Editor Mahmudur Rahman Released After over 1,000 Days in Detention

Image Courtesy: BBCAfter 1,322 days in arbitrary detention, journalist...

Amnesty Protests Over Re-arrest of Kashmir Activist After Court Orders His Release

Photo: Indian ExpressKashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez was...

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