SUMMARY In the case of two police officers accused of custodial violence at a police station situated in Odisha in the year 1988. The violence was such that it led to the death of a man. Both the accused had submitted for the compounding of their off ..
OVERVIEW An FIR was registered against a female Advocate and member of the Shimla District Court’s Bar Association under Sections 143, 147, 149, 341, 353, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for being present at the site where peaceful p ..
GENERAL OVERVIEW The Supreme Court ruled that suspicion, however strong, can not constitute as proof, emphasizing that the accused is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. A bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and Hemant Gupta, while ..
KEY TAKEAWAYSOn 22nd February 2021, the High Court of Bombay stayed its order on the medical parole of 81-year-old beleaguered Telugu poet-Dr. Varavara Rao – convicted in the incident of Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon.Rao, who struggles from a v ..
KEY TAKEAWAYSThe High Court of Delhi issued a regular bail to a cab driver identified Mohd. Danish on Tuesday (16 February).Suresh Kumar Kait, the Justice, heard Mohd's Daily Bail plea. Danish documented a number of serious offenses against him i ..
OVERVIEW Bombay High Court judge, Justice Gautam Patel issued guidelines for the regulation of crowd in courtrooms on Thursday, stating his concerns in view of rising COVID cases in Maharashtra.Justice Patel also mentioned that he may soon start hear ..
The United Kingdom's Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Uber drivers shall be considered as workers instead of self-employed. ..
OVERVIEWShabnam Ali’s twelve-year-old son has appealed to the President, Ram Nath Kovind on social media to review her mercy plea again. Shabnam can become the first woman to be hanged to death in independent India.He is seen holding a placard ..
NATIONAL NEWS SUMMARIES1. Centre opposes the plea for the recognition of same-sex marriages in India• Pleas had been made to the Delhi High Court requesting to grant recognition to same-sex marriages in India.• To the pleas, Centre ..
NATIONAL NEWS SUMMARIES1. Refusal of wife to make tea is not grave and sudden provocation: Bombay HC• In the case of Santosh Atkar v State of Maharashtra, the Bombay HC has ruled that the refusal of the wife to make tea is not grave and su ..