'Arrest & Detention Not To Be Taken As Luxury By Prosecution': Kerala High Court While Granting Pre-Arrest Bail To Four

The Kerala High Court, while granting pre-arrest bail to four men accused of assault, ruled that once the purpose of arrest and interrogation are fulfilled, applicants should not be denied anticipatory bail. Justice K. Haripal while warning against the misuse of custodial interrogation observed:"Arresting an accused and interrogating him in custody should have a purpose. If the purpose is...

High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response On Allocation Of Funds To Juvenile Justice Fund, Setting Up JJBs In All Districts

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the response of the Delhi Government on the allocation of funds to the juvenile justice fund in the couple of years including the amount which has been disburded till now. A bench comprising Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup J Bhambhani also sought response on the time frame for setting up of juvenile justice boards in all 11 districts in the...

NLU-Delhi Professor Summoned In Criminal Defamation Case Filed By Former Registrar Prof. GS Bajpai

A Delhi Court has summoned Jeet Singh Mann, a professor working at the National Law University Delhi, in the criminal defamation suit filed against him by the University's former Registrar- Professor GS Bajpai. Bajpai is presently working as Vice Chancellor at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Punjab.Metropolitan Magistrate Pranat Kumar Joshi observed that there were sufficient...

Include Hospital Security Personnel Within Scope Of Kerala Healthcare Service Persons Act: High Court Proposes To State

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suggested the inclusion of security guards and managerial staff of hospitals within the ambit of the Kerala Healthcare Service Persons and Healthcare Services Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act 2012. A Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Kauser Edappagath was considering a matter where several attacks...

State Govt Opposes Petitions Challenging Ban On Online Gambling In Karnataka, Says 'No Harm In Preventing Public From Squandering Their Hard Earned Money'

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday began hearing on a batch of petitions filed challenging the Constitutional validity of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, by which the state government has banned all online gambling and betting, and provide maximum imprisonment of three years and penalty upto Rs 1 lakh for violation of the provisions. Senior Advocate Arvind...

Mumbai Police Orders Probe Against NCB Officer Sameer Wankhede; KP Gosavi Arrested By Pune Police

The Mumbai Police has appointed a four-member team to investigate the extortion allegations levelled against the Narcotics Control Bureau's Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede. The Joint Commissioner of Police Vishwas Nangre Patil issued the order on Wednesday directing Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dilip Sawant to supervise the probe. The official order states that...

TOMORROW AT 5.30 PM- Symposium On 'Encounter' Killings In India - Justice Madan Lokur,Justice Goda Raghuram

The Centre For Criminal Justice Reform And Research, NALSAR University Of Law in association with LIVELAW is organising a Symposium on 'Encounter' Killings In India and the Release of 'Extinguishing Law In Life: Police Killings And Cover-Up In The State Of Uttar Pradesh' (a report by Youth for Human Rights Documentation, Citizens Against Hate and People's Watch).The esteemed speakers for...

Delhi High Court Notifies VC Rules, Allows Public To View Virtual Proceedings

The High Court of Delhi Rules for Video Conferencing for Courts 2021, which seek to consolidate, unify and streamline the procedure relating to use of video conferencing for Courts, have been notified in the official gazette on October 26.The Rules consist of five Chapters and two schedules. While the Chapters provide for definitions, general principles and procedure for virtual...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Complainant's Plea Challenging Anticipatory Bail Of MP Prince Paswan In Rape Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on the plea filed by complainant challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Lok Janshakti Party MP Prince Paswan in connection with a criminal case concerning allegations of rape against him.Prince is a Member of Parliament from Samastipur in Bihar.Justice Yogesh Khanna sought response of Prince Paswan while posting the matter for further...

TN Advocate General Recalls Former AG's Order Declining Consent To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against S Gurumurthy

Advocate General (AG) R. Shunmugasundaram has recalled an order passed by his predecessor former Advocate General Vijay Narayan on March 31 this year, wherein the latter had declined to grant permission to initiate contempt proceedings against Tamil magazine Thuglak's Editor S. Gurumurthy for his comments about the judiciary during the magazine's annual meet with its readers on January...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On VC Hearing Facilities, Appointments In Central Govt Industrial Tribunal

The Delhi High Court has sought a further status report from the Centre in respect of the conduct of hearings through virtual concerning mode in the Central Government Industrial Tribunal and appointments of additional members in the Tribunal. Justice Pratibha M Singh while listing the matter for further hearing on November 29 also dispensed the personal appearance of officers in the...

Madras High Court Asks Leena Manimekalai, Susi Ganeshan To Appear In Person On November 1 In Challenge To Impounding Of Passport

The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed filmmaker Leena Manimekalai and film director Susi Ganesan to appear in person before the Court on November 1 around 1 pm while hearing a plea moved by Manimekalai challenging an order passed by the Regional Passport Officer, Chennai, to impound her passport.The impounding order was passed citing the pendency of a criminal defamation case against...