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Meghalaya HC Rejects Third Bail Plea of Two Bangladeshi Nationals [Read Judgment]
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Meghalaya HC Rejects Third Bail Plea of Two Bangladeshi Nationals [Read Judgment]

Meghalaya High Court rejects third bail applications of two Bangladeshi nationals facing Arms Act and Explosive Substances Act charges as only one prosecution witness remains.

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Delhi Police Denies Security Permission for Diljit Dosanjh's October 30 Concert at JLN Stadium CelebStreet
Delhi Police Denies Security Permission for Diljit Dosanjh's October 30 Concert at JLN Stadium

Delhi Police has denied security clearance for Diljit Dosanjh’s October 30 concert at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, citing festive-season threat inputs. The show was to open his Aura World Tour’s India leg; no official word yet on rescheduling or cancellation.

SC To Examine Constitutionality Of Section 172 BNSS, Declines Challenge To Section 163 [Read Order] Judiciary
SC To Examine Constitutionality Of Section 172 BNSS, Declines Challenge To Section 163 [Read Order]

The Supreme Court directed law enforcement agencies to preserve CCTV footage and digital evidence in Section 163 BNSS cases and agreed to examine Section 172 BNSS's validity.

Separate Trial Is The Norm, Clubbing Sessions Case With Complaint Unwarranted: SC [Read Order] Judiciary
Separate Trial Is The Norm, Clubbing Sessions Case With Complaint Unwarranted: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court set aside an Allahabad High Court order for a joint trial, holding that separate trials are the norm and clubbing the sessions case with a complaint case was unwarranted.

Magistrate Summoning Accused From Column 12 Must Record Material Relied Upon Delhi HC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Magistrate Summoning Accused From Column 12 Must Record Material Relied Upon Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court set aside the summoning order against a former Raheja Developers director, holding that a Magistrate must identify the material relied upon when summoning a person placed in Column 12 of a charge-sheet.

CJP Leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka Sent to 5-Day Judicial Custody for Entering Denotified Jantar Mantar

CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were sent to five-day judicial custody for entering Jantar Mantar a day after Delhi Police denotified it as a protest site. A third leader, Ajinkya Shinde, wa...

SC Issues Contempt Notice Over Alleged Violation Of Metro Restrictions Order, Directs Free Movement [Read Order]

The Supreme Court finds a prima facie case of contempt over alleged non-compliance with its earlier directions on Delhi Metro and railway restrictions. It directs normal transport and internet service...

Following Bulli Bai App Alone Isn't An Offence: Mumbai Court Discharges Accused [Read Order]

A Mumbai Magistrate discharged an accused in the Bulli Bai App case, holding that merely following the app and contacting a co-accused did not constitute an offence.

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

Accused Must Be Heard After Complainant’s Examination, Before Cognizance Under BNSS: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court holds that under Section 223(1) BNSS, a Magistrate must first examine the complainant and witnesses, then hear the accused before formally taking cognizance of a private complaint.

Cognizance Begins With Judicial Satisfaction And Process, Accused Must Be Heard Under BNSS: SC [Read Order]

Supreme Court holds that cognizance was taken when the trial court found a prima facie case and issued process, not when it accepted a protest petition, and that the accused must be heard first under ...

Potency Test Cannot Be Ordered Routinely In Sexual Assault Cases: Telangana HC [Read Order]

Telangana High Court sets aside the order permitting a potency test on trainee IPS officer M. Uday Krishna Reddy, holding that such an examination cannot be ordered routinely without showing its relev...

‘Name Tattooed On Her Chest’: Delhi HC Reduces Sentence In 2009 Rape Case [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court reduced the sentence of a man convicted in a 2009 minor rape case, noting the adolescent relationship, mutual name tattoos, long passage of time and settled lives of both parties.

‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ Cannot Be Equated With ‘Jai Shri Ram’, ‘Allahu-Akbar’: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court rejected Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan’s bail plea in the Bareilly violence case, observing that his call for a large gathering without permission and subsequent conduct could n...

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...


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