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Public Servant Deemed Suspended After 48 Hours in Judicial Custody: SC [Read Order]
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Public Servant Deemed Suspended After 48 Hours in Judicial Custody: SC [Read Order]

Supreme Court restores bail of a Bihar hospital manager accused of demanding a ₹4,000 bribe and flags his reposting to the same hospital despite deemed suspension following over 48 hours in judicial custody.

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Arrest Unlawful as Grounds Not Communicated; Allahabad HC Orders FIR Against Investigating Officer [Read Order] Judiciary
Arrest Unlawful as Grounds Not Communicated; Allahabad HC Orders FIR Against Investigating Officer [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court declares a man’s arrest unlawful for failure to communicate the grounds of arrest and directs the Farrukhabad SP to register an FIR against the investigating officer over alleged fabrication of the arrest document.

24-Hour Arrest Deadline Runs From Detention, Not Formal Arrest: SC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
24-Hour Arrest Deadline Runs From Detention, Not Formal Arrest: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court holds that Article 22(2)’s 24-hour limit begins when liberty is curtailed, not upon formal arrest, and directs release of three accused in a 60.79 kg Yaba seizure case.

SC Grants Interim Bail to UAPA Accused Not Produced Before Trial Court, Seeks Explanation [Read Order] Judiciary
SC Grants Interim Bail to UAPA Accused Not Produced Before Trial Court, Seeks Explanation [Read Order]

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Dev Kumar Paswan in a UAPA case, questions his non-production before the trial court and seeks reports from the IO and Patna HC.

Madras HC Slams Police For Calling FIITJEE Official Likely To Abscond Because He Is ‘North Indian’ [Read Order] Judiciary
Madras HC Slams Police For Calling FIITJEE Official Likely To Abscond Because He Is ‘North Indian’ [Read Order]

The Madras High Court granted bail to FIITJEE official Ankur Kumar Jain in a cheating case, rejecting the police claim that he was likely to abscond because he was a “North Indian”. The court observed that a person's place of origin is no ground to presume flight risk and flagged the failure to furnish written grounds of arrest.

Police Cannot Detain Accused’s Kin To Force Him To Surrender: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court holds that police cannot unlawfully detain an accused’s family member to pressure him into surrendering, awarding ₹40,000 compensation for four days of illegal custody.

Allahabad HC Sets Aside Arrest, Orders 24/7 CCTV And Safeguards Against Illegal Detention

Allahabad High Court sets aside Raghvendra Dubey’s arrest over missing police station CCTV feeds and inadequate arrest grounds, directing 24/7 CCTV and safeguards during outages. Indian Kanoon

Police Cannot Arrest Before Section 35 BNSS Notice Deadline: Karnataka HC

Karnataka High Court declares arrest illegal after police arrested a man nearly 48 hours before the appearance date in a Section 35(3) BNSS notice and imposes ₹3 lakh personal costs on police office...

Kerala Court Grants Bail to T G Mohandas in Case Over Remarks Against Women Protesters [Read Order]

Thiruvananthapuram court grants bail to journalist T G Mohandas in cyber crime case over Jantar Mantar videos, finding police failed to issue mandatory Section 35(3) BNSS notice before arrest.

Is There A Difference Between Non-Service Of Arrest Grounds And Inadequate Reasons? Supreme Court Answers [Read Order]

Supreme Court cancels Sonam Raghuvanshi's bail in the Meghalaya honeymoon murder case, distinguishing non-service of arrest grounds from inadequate reasons.

Calcutta HC criticizes State for failure to apprehend TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh amid Sandeshkhali violence

The Calcutta HC took exception to the States failure to apprehend TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh amid Sandeshkali violence.

Calcutta High Court conducts late-evening hearing, orders release of lawyer arrested inside court [Read Order]

After holding a late-evening hearing due to unprecedented events, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court stayed an order which directed a lawyers arrest inside the court on charges of contempt of...


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