Preventive detention can’t be invoked over law & order fears, says Supreme Court
Written by Shruti Sharma Recently the top court noted that offences in these four cases were allegedly committed within a span of two months between 6 May and 26 July last year and both the detenus were granted bail by the magistrate in these
Judges learn about upcoming cases on social media before they do from their files: Justice DY Chandrachud
Written by Neena Nagare Justice DY Chandrachud while speaking at the London School of Economics (LSE) on the topic, ‘Experiences with Adjudication: Reconciling Rights, Identities & Prejudices’ stated that social media has highly impacted even judges and judiciary to a great extent in
16-YEAR-OLD MUSLIM GIRL CAN GET INTO A CONTRACT FOR MARRIAGE
Gulam Deen and another v. State of Punjab and others The Punjab And Haryana High Court last week granted protection to a Muslim Girl (16 Year Old) who married a Muslim boy (21 year old) while observing that she is of Marriageable
To be an offence under SC/ST Act, hurling casteist abuses must be in public place or in public view: Karnataka High Court
Written by Rhythm Agal Casteist abuse is only punishable under the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 [SC/ST Act] in a public place or in public view, the Karnataka High Court ruled in the case, Rithesh Pais v. State
Supreme Court affirms Narendra Modi’s SIT clean chit; rejects Zakia Jafri’s plea: Gujrat Riots
Zakia Ahsan Jafri vs Gujarat, the Supreme Court dismissed Zakia Jafri’s petition challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clean chit in the 2002 Gujarat riots.No evidence suggested a bigger criminal plot on the side of the State that resulted in violence, according to the
Actor Vijay Babu receives anticipatory bail from the Kerala High Court in rape case.
Written By- Pretika Tiwari Vijay Babu v. State of Kerala On Wednesday, the Malayalam actor Vijay Babu was granted an anticipatory bail by the High Court in a rape case registered against him wherein an actress accused him of sexual exploitation. While granting
Roaming on streets at night is not an offence: Mumbai Magistrate Court
Written by Rhythm Agal In the case, State of Maharashtra v. Sumitkumar Basantram Kashyap, the prosecution alleged that the respondent is guilty under Section 122(b), which criminalizes the act of covering face between sunset and sunrise to commit an offense. When found, the
PIL seeks inquiry by SIT into mass violence and damage to public properties: SC
Written by Rhythm Agal Advocate Vishal Tiwari filed PIL in Supreme Court asking to set up SIT to investigate mass violence and damage to public property during the widespread protests against the Centre’s “Agnipath” recruitment scheme for armed forces. He claims that 20
The term “sexually explicit” under Section 67A IT Act not limited to sexual intercourse; will include nude video: Bombay High Court
Written By- Pretika Tiwari [Esrar Nazrul Ahemad v. The State of Maharashtra] The Bombay High Court refused to grant anticipatory bail to a man for forwarding a married woman’s nude video. The court observed that such an act comes under the ambit of
Bombay High Court seeks Commissioner response in plea against circular requiring ACP, DCP approval for registering POCSO cases.
Written By- Pretika tiwari [Damayanti Madhav Vasave v. The Commissionerate of Police, Greater Mumbai and Anr.] The Bombay High Court on Thursday decided to seek the Mumbai Commissioner of Police’s response to a petition challenging a circular that requires prior approval of police
