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Bombay High Court Directs Maharashtra DGP To Review Arrest Protocols; Ensure Compliance With SC Directions

The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Director General of Police to review existing arrest instructions and forms and issue corrective instructions to ensure that the binding directions of the Supreme Court are complied with. The Court observed that merely mentioning the crime number and penal provisions, or recording that the accused was informed of the grounds, does not...

Accused Already Released On Bail Cannot Seek Anticipatory Bail Again, Must Surrender And Seek Regular Bail: Patna High Court

The Patna HC has held that an accused who has already surrendered before the Court pursuant to an order granting anticipatory bail and has been released on bail is in constructive custody of the Court, and therefore cannot subsequently seek anticipatory bail. The appropriate remedy is to surrender and seek regular bail.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Jitendra Kumar was hearing an...

Lawyers, Journalists, Other Professionals Should Not Be Stopped From Doing Their Job Amid Delhi Protest Curbs : Supreme Court

Lawyers, journalists and other professionals should not be impeded from carrying out their professional duties, the Supreme Court categorically said today during the CEC protest matter. After allegations were levelled that Delhi Police prevented lawyers and journalists from carrying out their professional duties, a bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana impressed upon...

Did Authorities Seek CJI Surya Kants Permission Before Imposing S.163 BNSS Outside Supreme Court?: Sr Adv Gopal Sankaranarayanan

During the hearing of the CEC Protest matter, Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan today questioned whether the authorities took permission from the Chief Justice of India before erecting a board imposing prohibition under Section 163 BNSS around Supreme Court area. Gopal S posed to the respondents-side, including Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, "Did you take permission from the Chief...

Supreme Court Acquits Man In POCSO Case Over Victims Failure To Identify Him In Court, Unexplained Delay In FIR

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 9) has acquitted a man convicted under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) for sexually assaulting a minor girl with intellectual disability, holding that the prosecution had failed to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta set aside the concurrent...

Lawyers Body Moves Supreme Court; Says Protests Cannot Paralyse Delhi, Impede Lawyers Livelihood

A lawyers' body has moved the Supreme Court alleging that successive demonstrations by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in Delhi are aimed at attracting media attention and are disrupting the livelihood and professional functioning of advocates.The plea has been filed by Lawyers Voice seeking permission to intervene in contempt proceedings arising out of a plea concerning protests called by CJP....