Kerala Governor Promulgates Kerala Police (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 To Punish Threatening, Abusive And Defamatory Content

Kerala Govt's New Ordinance is not limited to cyber space.

Allahabad High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against AMU Proctorial Team Accused Of Abusing Man Flying BJP Flag On Vehicle

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday rejected a petition for quashing of FIR and consequent criminal proceedings pending against 12 members of the AMU proctorial team, accused of abusing a man for flying BJP flag on his vehicle in the University campus. A Single Bench of Justice JJ Munir observed that the presence of accused persons at the place of incident is not disputed...

Trial Will Not Become 'In Camera' Unless Witnesses Are Provided With A Comfortable Atmosphere To Depose Freely: Kerala HC

A trial does not become an 'In camera trial' merely because it is held inside a closed court hall, unless the witnesses are provided with a comfortable atmosphere to depose freely, the Kerala High Court has observed in the order dismissing the applications filed by the prosecution and the victim seeking to change the judge holding trial in the sensational actor sexual assault case of 2017. One...

Tablighi Jamaat- Supreme Court Grants 1 Wk Time To Centre To Respond On Departure Of 8 Discharged Foreigners To Home Country

The Centre on Friday sought one week time before the Supreme Court as regards facilitating departure of the 8 foreigners, accused in connection with the Tablighi Jamaat, to their home country in light of the order passed by the Revisional Court.The bench of Justices A. M. Khanwilkar and B. R. Gavai were informed by Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy that the eight petitioners who were...

Anticipatory Bail Application Not Maintainable By A Person Who Apprehends Arrest After Cancellation Of Regular Bail: Supreme Court

There cannot be an apprehension of arrest by a person already in the constructive custody of the law, the court said.

Sameet Thakkar Appeals Against Delhi High Court Direction To Take Down Tweets Against TV Today Network

Twitter celebrity Sameet Thakkar has appealed to the division bench of the Delhi High Court against the interim order passed by a single bench last week directing him to take down his tweets against the TV Today network.On November 18, a single bench of Justice Mukta Gupta had passed an interim order directing Thakkar to take down within 48 hours the tweets made by him against TV Today...

Bihar Elections: Plea In SC Seeks Contempt Against CEC, Political Parties For Alleged Failure To Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates

A contempt petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking contempt action against the Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Bihar's Election Commission Officer for failing to comply with the Top Court's which had directed uploading names candidates of political parties who had criminal cases pending against them on their website.This petition was filed on November 6, while the...

Delhi Riots- 'Gaping Hole In The Eye Witness Account' Delhi Court Grants Bail To Riots Accused

The Karkardooma Court (Delhi) on Thursday (19th November) granted bail to a man in a case related to the communal violence which took place in NE Delhi (February 2020), while observing that there was "gaping hole" in the statement of an eye witness in the matter.The Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat was hearing the Bail Plea of one Gurmeet Singh accused of causing grievous bullet injury...

Delhi Riots: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Student Activist Gulfisha Fatima But To Remain in Jail

The Karkardooma Court (Delhi) on Saturday (21st November) granted bail to Student Activist Gulfisha Fatima, in a case related to the communal violence in NE Delhi in February 2020. But she will remain in Judicial custody in connection with a UAPA Case.The Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat was hearing the bail plea of Student Activist Gulfisha Fatima who was praying for the grant on Bail...

'Unfair To Target A Lawyer For Appearing For A Particular Client' : Justice Lokur

I think that it's unfair to target a lawyer for appearing for a particular client", said Justice (Retd.) Madan B. Lokur, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India at a virtual session hosted by Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum and Women in Criminal Law Association. "If a lawyer is dealing with hundreds of COFEPOSA cases, you can't say that he is also a smuggler. I don't think the...

Delhi High Court Directs Jamia Milia To Give Degree Documents To Law Graduate Within 3 Days

The Delhi High Court has directed the Jamia Millia Islamia to give degree and other documents to a law graduate within three days of the graduate making the online application.A bench of Justice Jayant Nath passed the order in a writ petition filed by law gradaute Mohd. Munis Siddique through Advocate Harpreet Singh Hora and Himangi Kapoor.The petitioner had the grievance that the University...

[Transgender Victim Viewing Herself As Woman] Prosecution Rightly Invoked Prohibition Of Harassment Of Women Act Against Accused: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed in a case that the prosecution was right in registering the case under Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002 against the Accused, as defacto Complainant/Victim (Transgender) named Neka views herself as a woman.The Bench of Justice G. R. Swaminathan was hearing the plea (filed under S. 482 CrPC) of the Petitioner-Accused booked...