Tamil Nadu Govt Transfers Investigation In Sathankulam Custodial Deaths To CBI [Read Order]

The Tamil Nadu Government has decided to transfer the investigation of the Sathankulam twin custodial death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The move comes after the Director General of Police requested the Government to transfer the case to the CBI, in order to facilitate a free and fair investigation. In a notification issued on Monday, Additional Chief Secretary to...

[Breaking] MHA Issues Unlock 2 Guidelines : Schools, Colleges, Cinema Halls, Gymns, Metro Rail Etc., Shut Till July 31

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday issued "Unclock 2" guidelines, extending lockdown in containment zones till July 31.Outside the containment zones, the following activities will be banned :Schools, colleges, educational institutions and coaching institutions will remain closed till July 31. Online education and distance learning will be permitted and encouraged.Training institutions...

[Breaking] Centre Decides To Block 59 Mobile Apps Including Tik Tok Citing Security Concerns

In an extraordinary move, the Central Government on Monday has decided to block 59 mobile apps, mostly Chinese, including Tik Tok, ShareIt, UC Browser, Cam Scanner, Xender etc.The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has decided to invoked powers under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology...

Cruelty To Wife For Dark Complexion Attracts Section 498A IPC : Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court has held that causing cruelty to a wife for dark complexion by her husband and in-laws will attract the offence of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)."Causing cruelty to the deceased victim for her black complexion even after her marriage by the in-laws would definitely attract Section 498A/34 I.P.C. against the in-laws, including the...

Refusal To Wear 'Sakha & Sindoor' Signify A Woman's Refusal To Accept Her Marriage: Gauhati HC Allows Divorce Petition [Read Order]

While allowing the matrimonial appeal preferred by a husband against the order of a Family Court dismissing his application for divorce, the Gauhati High Court has held inter alia, that refusal to wear 'sakha and sindoor' are indicative of the wife's refusal to accept her marriage.The bench of Chief Justice Ajai Lamba and Justice Soumitra Saikia observed that under the custom of...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: April 2020

1. [TADA] Confession Of Co-accused Inadmissible Against Another Accused If They Were Tried Separately: SC While interpreting the scope of Section 15 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987, a Supreme Court bench comprising Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Deepak Gupta held that if for any reason, a joint trial is not held, the confession of a co-accused...

Custodial Deaths : Revisiting Debate On Anti-Torture Law

India's anti-torture bill has been in coma for almost 10 years now.

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[Video] Shanti Bhushan The Lawyer Who unseated Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Speaks On Emergency

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Custodial Deaths : What Is The Procedure For Inquiry?

"Custodial death is one of the worst crimes in a civilised society governed by Rule of Law. Does a citizen shed off his fundamental right to life, the moment a policeman arrests him? Can the right to life of a citizen be put in abeyance on his arrest? The answer, indeed, has to be an emphatic "No"" - Supreme Court in D K Basu v State of West Bengal AIR 1997 SC 610.Independent investigation in...

"Does The Ghost Of Gopalan Still Haunt Our Jurisprudence?" : A Search For The Contemporary Relevance Of A.K.Gopalan Vs State Of Madras

For a landmark case that was decided in the first year of working our Constitution, I believe Gopalan does not get its due credit. I consider this rather unfortunate because a reading of the several opinions in Gopalan reveals the sheer erudition, judicial discipline and clarity of thought that guided the judges in the rendering of their respective verdicts, not to mention the fascinating, persuasive and riveting arguments advanced by the lawyers who appeared in the case. The opinions...

Jeyaraj-Bennix Custodial Deaths : Questions About Lapses Of Magistrate In Ordering Remand

Mechanical orders of remand negate the constitutional guarantees of personal liberty.