personal liberty Archives

Utt HC | Bail granted in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 case; Court differentiates possession of small quantity from commercial quantity

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a bail application which was filed for grant of regular bail for the offence

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Pregnancy which is caused by rape would presume to cause grave injury to mental health of the pregnant woman; Right to make reproductive choices is a dimension of ‘personal liberty’

Chhattisgarh High Court: Goutam Bhaduri, J., allowed the petition and directed termination of pregnancy. The instant petition was filed seeking termination of

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Death penalty: The dilemma

by Aastik Dhingra†

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| SC’s March 23 order on extension of limitation not applicable to the period of filing charge sheet under Section 167(2) CrPC

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ has held that it’s order dated 23.03.2020, wherein

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Personal liberty is very precious fundamental right and it should be curtailed only when it becomes imperative; Court allows bail application to accused booked under POCSO

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a bail application filed for grant of regular bail in connection for the offences

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK SC | Personal liberty cannot be impinged by Community Treatment Order

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: A five-Judge bench comprising Lady Hale, Lord Kerr, Lord Wilson, Lord Black, Lord Lloyd Jones, JJ. disposed

Case Briefs High Courts

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