Month: July 2020

Delhi HC asks police to give letters on riots intelligence

The Delhi High Court today directed the Special Commissioner of Police to submit five orders or letters before the Court in a sealed cover within 2 days, which he or his predecessors has issued on receiving a complaint or representation in Delhi Riots Cases. The Court has questioned Special Commissioner of Police Praveer Ranjan for …

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Delhi Cabinet Rejects Lawyers Suggested By Delhi Police In Delhi Riots Matter

The Delhi Government in its cabinet meeting today rejected the panel of lawyers suggested by the Delhi Police in the matter of appointment of a panel of lawyers in the Supreme Court and High Court for cases related to riots in north-east Delhi. The Cabinet observed that “the courts have already raised serious questions on …

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Carefully judge any alternate version of accused’s statement, advises SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that any alternate version of events or interpretation proffered by the accused must be carefully analysed and considered by the trial Court in compliance with the mandate of Section 313(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. It held that once a plausible version has been put forth in defence …

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Delhi HC issues notice on a plea against Police fines for COVID violation

New Delhi: The Delhi HC today issued a notice in a plea seeking quashing provision empowering police officers of sub inspector rank or above to impose fines on anyone violating the Delhi Epidemic Diseases (Management of COVID19) Regulations, 2020. A divisional bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Chief Justice Mr. D.N. Patel and Justice Prateek …

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Kerala activist Fathima at SC door after Kerala HC rejected advance bail plea

New Delhi: Activist Rehana Fathima of Kerala today has moved the Supreme Court, challenging Kerala High Court’s order that rejected her anticipatory bail plea. Fathima has been accused in a case registered for posting a video on social media in which her two minor children were seen painting on her semi-nude body. The offences alleged …

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Delhi HC Restricts Delhi Police From Issuing Information About Pinjra Tod Activist

The Delhi High Court has today asked the Delhi Police to restrain from circulating/ issuing information about the Pinjra Tod Activist Devangana Kalita, who was arrested in connection to the Delhi Riots. However, A Single Judge bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru while pronouncing the order through video conferencing stated that thethe prayer of setting aside …

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SC asks what can be done to expedite trial against foreign nationals who attended Markaz Tablighi Jamaat congregation

The Supreme Court today asked the Solicitor General what could be done to expedite the trial against the foreign nationals who attended Markaz Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin, Delhi, this year. A three judge bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Sanjiv Khanna was hearing petitions challenging the blacklisting and cancellation of …

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Man who wrote about church set demolition gets anticipatory bail

The General Secretary of Antharashtra Hindu Parishad, Pradeep RS, who had been accused of publishing a Facebook post after the demolition of a film set constructed at Kalady riverside, depicting a church, at the precincts of the Mahadeva Temple, has been granted anticipatory bail by the Kerala High Court. Justice Ashok Menon has observed that …

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