Punjab & Haryana HC holds NCB detention beyond 24 hours illegal, orders release; says liberty clock starts from actual restraint, not arrest memo.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court to examine legality of breathalyser tests under Bihar Prohibition law, raising key issues on privacy, evidence, and Article 21 rights.
Madras HC rules habeas corpus cannot compel wife’s return; directs police to trace missing minor children and produce them before Magistrate.
Delhi High Court sets aside trial court order dismissing bail plea as “too voluminous”, holding that personal liberty cannot be denied for drafting choices.
Supreme Court grants bail to Amtek Auto promoter Arvind Dham, holding prolonged incarceration without trial progress violates the right to speedy trial under Article 21.
Supreme Court orders release of accused detained under NSA in a caste-based humiliation case and stays Madhya Pradesh High Court’s preventive detention directions.
Supreme Court denies bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, while granting bail to five co-accused.
Madras High Court grants 12-week interim bail to YouTube journalist Savukku Shankar, flags repeated incarceration as abuse of process and violation of Article 21.
Calcutta High Court rules SC/ST Act not applicable to caste-based abuses over telephone, holding such conversations are not in public view.
Madras High Court denies bail to police officer in brutal caste-based honour killing, stressing “jail and jail” over “bail not jail” for such heinous crimes.
Allahabad High Court slammed Muzaffarnagar Police for violating a stay order, declaring the detenue a major and ordering her immediate release.
Allahabad High Court upholds one-year passport validity for applicants facing criminal cases unless the court order specifies a longer duration.
Allahabad High Court quashes false religious conversion FIR, slams police for illegal arrest, and orders ₹75,000 compensation for wrongful detention in UP.
Madras High Court holds moral policing illegal, saying it violates women’s dignity and liberty under Article 21, and fuels social ostracization.
SC directs HCs, trial courts to decide anticipatory and regular bail pleas within 2 months, stressing personal liberty cannot be kept in abeyance.
EU’s new smartphone rules mandate longer battery life, repairability, and user-replaceable batteries, reshaping costs, design, and sustainability by 2027.
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Delhi High Court orders takedown of recusal hearing videos, issues notice to Arvind Kejriwal and others in contempt PIL over unauthorised circulation.
23 April, 2026 07:37 PM
Supreme Court hears ED plea as SG alleges state obstruction in Mamata Banerjee case, defends maintainability under Article 32.
23 April, 2026 07:27 PM
Supreme Court questions Mamata Banerjee’s alleged interference in an ED probe, warning it could put “democracy in peril” and raise constitutional concerns.
23 April, 2026 08:44 PM
Day 7 of Sabarimala hearing: SC debates Article 25 scope, ERP test, denominational rights, and limits of constitutional morality.
23 April, 2026 06:27 PM
Delhi High Court warns of CBI probe into alleged illegal detention and torture of student activists, slams Delhi Police over sealed reports.
23 April, 2026 07:50 PM
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