Article 370| Omar Abdullah’s sister moves SC challenging his detention under PSA
Supreme Court: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the detention of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar
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Jamia Protests | Petition challenging detention, seeking relief & release of Jamia students during protest transferred to Division Bench
As reported by ANI, Delhi High Court’s Single-Judge Bench transfers petition challenging detention, seeking relief & release of Jamia students, locals detained
Ker HC | Conviction for murder altered and appellant released as he had already undergone more detention than imposed by law
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench comprising of A. Hariprasad and A.Anil Kumar, JJ., released the appellant as no intention to commit
Ker HC | Bail to sexual harassment accused on grounds of no prima facie offence and accused already suffered detention
Kerala High Court: Alexander Thomas, J., allowed a bail application subject to stringent conditions in child sexual harassment case on the ground
J&K HC | Order of detention under J&K Public Safety Act cannot ordinarily be passed, merely on ground that an accused under trial was out on bail
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Ali Mohammad Magrey, J. allowed the application filed by the petitioner to free him from detention. The
P&H HC | Interim bail made absolute in matrimonial case where no ground for detention found justified
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. made absolute the interim application for bail in a matrimonial case. An application
P&H HC | Bail granted on grounds of parity with co-accused and investigation qua applicant already completed
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Manoj Bajaj, J., allowed a regular bail application on the ground that the co-accused was also on
J&K HC | Bar created under S. 43 of UAPA does not hinder enforcement of default bail, if further detention of accused is not permissible
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Rashid Ali Dar, J. allowed an appeal against an order of the lower courts whereby appellant’s bail
MP HC | Financial distress to family caused due to detention of accused in custody held to be valid condition for granting bail
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Anand Pathak, J. directed release of the applicant on bail with sureties in the instant application filed under
Swedish Court rejects the request to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a sexual assault investigation
As reported by media, the Swedish Court has denied a request to detain him. The Uppsala Court has stated that Julian Assange
Immigrants in Detention Centres in Assam: SC comes down heavily on the State
Supreme Court: Expressing displeasure over the absence of Assam Chief Secretary Alok Kumar during a hearing on the plea seeking humane treatment
MP HC | Prolonged pre-trial detention is an anathema to the concept of liberty
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Bench of S.A. Dharmadhikari, J. allowed the bail application of an accused whose two previous bail applications
SC asks Centre to provide details on Detention centres and Foreigners detained in Assam
Supreme Court: The bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has directed the Centre to provide the details of the functional
Act affecting public order must affect the community at large; detenue under Gujarat Prevention of Anti Social Activities Act released
Gujarat High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of S.H. Vora, J., allowed a petition against the detention orders passed under Gujarat
Section 3(4) of National Security Act, 1980 does not allow laxity in reporting the detention to the State Government: SC
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and AM Khanwilkar and Dr DY Chandrachud JJ., allowed an appeal by setting
Detention of man in judicial custody over sixty days held to be violative of right to life and personal liberty
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of SC Dharmadhikari and Bharati H. Dangre, JJ issued a writ of habeas corpus ordering the
Bail is granted not because of parity in provisions, but by looking at various other factors including gravity of offences
High Court of Judicature at Madras: A Division Bench comprising of Rajiv Shakdher, J. and N. Sathish Kumar, J. addressed a petition
Witness cannot be confined illegally for the purpose of investigation
Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Ajai Lamba and Ravindra Nath Mishra-II, JJ held that the practice of taking witness
Being a Maoist is no crime, unless there is reasonable belief that the activities of the person are unlawful
Kerala High Court: While dealing with a case where a person was wrongfully arrested by the police officials on ground of suspicion that