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POCSO-Victims Entitled To Receive Information About Court Proceedings Including Status Of Bail Of Accused: J&K HC
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that (minor rape) victims are entitled to receive most appropriate information of the proceedings which would include the status of the accused including his/her bail, temporary release, parole or pardon, escape, absconding from justice or death. A single bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar observed thus in view of the guidelines issued by the...
TRP SCAM: Arnab Goswami Conspired With Arrested Ex-BARC CEO To Manipulate TRP Of Republic TV:Mumbai Police Tells Court
The Mumbai police on Monday told a local court here that Partho Dasgupta, arrested former CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), in alleged connivance with another ex-senior BARC official and Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, manipulated the television rating points (TRP) of Republic TV and its Hindi arm.The Mumbai police's Crime Branch, in its remand note submitted before...
Breaking-Police Assault On Etah Advocate: Allahabad High Court Orders Inquiry By Chief Judicial Magistrate
Today, the Allahabad High Court sought a complete report of the incident, wherein Rajendra Sharma, a practicing Advocate at Etah was beaten and manhandled by the police and his relatives too were harassed and humiliated. The Bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh has directed the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Etah to enquire into the matter and submit a...
Purpose Of Rehabilitative Sentencing Is To Reform The Offender As A Law Abiding Citizen Again; Bombay HC Grants Bail To 20-yr-old Boy In POCSO Case
The Bombay High Court last Tuesday granted bail to a 20-year-old boy accused under the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act observing that the purpose of rehabilitative sentencing is to reform the offender as a person so that he may become a normal law abiding member of the community once again.Justice Bharati Dangre was hearing a criminal bail application filed by one Shubham...
Presumption U/S 29 Of POCSO Act Would Come In To Play Even At Pre-Trial Stage: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Differs From Delhi HC's View
The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir has recently held that the presumption of guilt against the accused under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) would come in to play even during the pre-trial stage Justice Sanjay Dhar while rejecting the bail of accused in a POCSP Case passed a contrary opinion to the Delhi High Court judgment in Dharmander...
Reduction Of COVID ICU Beds Reservation: High Court Asks Delhi Govt To Submit Status Report After Jan 5 Meeting
The Delhi High Court today directed the AAP Government in Delhi to place on record the outcome of the review meeting which is to take place on January 5, 2021, in the case relating to 80% reservation of ICU beds in private hospitals for Covid patients. The court has adjourned the matter for hearing on Jan 8, 2021.The Single Judge Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad hearing the matter was...
Delhi High Court Allows Allocation Of Medical Seat To National Bravery Award Winner, Order Not To Be Used As Precedent
The Delhi High Court has issued direction to the Union of India to allocate a supernumerary medical seat to a Bravery Award winner for the MBBS course, 2019, which under the reservation scheme was reserved for the National Bravery Awardees.Division judge bench of Justice Asha Menon and Rajiv Sahai Endlaw was hearing an appeal by the Union against a Single Judge bench order the same...
Police Assault On Etah Advocate: Allahabad High Court Bar Association Writes To Chief Justice To Take Suo Moto Cognizance Of The Incident
Taking a serious note of the recent incident which took place at Etah, Uttar Pradesh, the High Court Bar Association, Allahabad has issued a Letter requesting the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court to take "suo motu cognizance of the said incident and pass appropriate orders to maintain the law and order situation of the state." It maybe be noted that the Police broke open the door of...
Delhi High Court Issues Summons To Karan Johar's Dharma Productions In Royalty Plea For Song Performances In 'Gunjan Saxena'
Hearing a suit by the Indian Singers Rights Association (ISRA) against film producer Karan Johar's production house Dharma Productions for royalty against 'performance' in the film 'Gunjan Saxena - The Kargil Girl', the Delhi High Court issued notice and summons to the production house.The court, however, deferred passing any order against Dharma on deposit of the royalty amount with the...
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Punjab Lawyer Ends Life In Support Of Farmers Protests
A lawyer from Punjab ended his life on Sunday a few kilometres from the site of a farmers' protest at Tikri border. Advocate Amarjit Singh of Jalalabad Bar Association of Punjab was taken to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) in Rohtak where doctors declared him dead on arrival, reported the PTI.In a suicide note purportedly left by Singh, titled "Letter to...
