Social media posts on violence in Tripura: UAPA accused seek relief from SC
THREE persons, accused by the Tripura police under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), have petitioned the Supreme Court ...
Tag: Personal Liberty
Special Court under NIA Act to have sole jurisdiction in UAPA offences only after NIA officially takes over case: SC
THE Supreme Court Wednesday held that the special court designated under the National Investigation Act to decide Unlawful Activities (Prevention) ...
SC directs states to implement FASTER system to enable electronic transmission of its orders to jail authorities
THE Supreme Court on Thursday directed state governments to ensure smooth and successful implementation of the ‘Fast and Secured Transmission ...
A critical analysis of the constitutionality of the non-criminalisation of marital rape in India
Analysing the recent conflicting judgements of the Chhattisgarh High Court and the Kerala High Court on the exception of marital rape provided in Section 375 of ...
SC provides protection from arrest to man facing kidnapping charges following inter-caste marriage
A man, facing kidnapping charges after he married a woman of another caste, was provided protection from arrest by the ...
SC grants elderly accused protection from arrest; asks Patna HC to dispose of his six-month-old anticipatory bail plea in four weeks
THE Supreme Court Wednesday protected a 72-year old man, whose anticipatory bail petition has not been taken up for hearing ...
Egregious, against constitutional principles to allow accused to languish in jail during trial pendency, says Delhi HC; grants bail to five accused in Delhi riots case
THE Delhi High Court Friday granted bail to the five accused who have been languishing in jail over the murder ...
Citizens can’t be externed for protesting against the government: Gujarat HC
THE Gujarat High Court Thursday quashed an order of the Ahmedabad city police to extern an accused booked for being ...
SC dismisses NIA appeal against bail granted to man accused of being an ISIS recruit
THE Supreme Court Friday dismissed the appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against the Bombay High Court's judgment ...
Supreme Court to Police: Don’t arrest merely because you can; Personal liberty important aspect of constitutional mandate
THE Supreme Court Monday said personal liberty was an important aspect of the constitutional mandate and merely because an arrest ...
Gujarat HC stays anti-love jihad law in parts; says provisions interfere with the intricacies of marriage
THE Gujarat High Court Friday, in an interim order, stayed the operation of several sections of the Freedom of Religion ...
Material against accused in realm of discussion only, not an offence, says Bombay HC; grants bail to UAPA accused
THE Bombay High Court, in a significant judgement, on Friday granted bail under UAPA to an accused who is alleged ...
