“Rarest of the Rare”: Death penalty to 9 Police Officials in Sathankulam Custodial Deaths Case
The court held that the case was a clear instance of abuse of authority and fell within the category of the rarest of the rare cases.
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Patna HC rejects plea for anticipatory bail to police officials in the case of custodial death and alleged abuse of woman arrested without warrant
The Court opined that given the serious nature of allegations, petitioner(s) did not deserve the privilege of pre-arrest bail.
[Custodial Death] Delhi High Court upholds conviction of police officers for causing death of a 26-year-old boy accused of robbery
The Supreme Court in State of M.P. v. Shyamsunder Trivedi, (1995) 4 SCC 262 observed that, it would be police officials alone who can only explain the circumstances in which a person in their custody had died.
Torture of a woman by police personnel: NHRC notice to Uttar Pradesh Government
The National Human Rights Commission, India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that the police personnel of Mehrauli Police
“Daughters are daughters forever and sons are sons till they are married”: Bom HC orders son to vacate flat of 90 yrs old parents
Bombay High Court: Noting the misery of parents aged 90 years, G.S. Kulkarni, J., observed that, “Daughters are daughters forever and sons
CAA | UN experts urge India to release human rights defenders arrested for protesting against changes to citizenship laws
UN experts called on India to immediately release human rights defenders who have been arrested for protesting against changes to the nation’s
All HC | NHRC to conduct inquiry on alleged violation of human rights & negligence in prevention of same by police officials during CAA protests at AMU
Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Vivek Varma, J. while addressing the present petition requested the National
Ori HC | Accused cannot be convicted based on circumstantial evidence until and unless guilt is proved beyond reasonable doubt
Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S.K. Mishra and A.K. Mishra, JJ. set aside a lower court’s decision of convicting the
Pat HC | Allegations against husband’s relatives must be scrutinized with great circumspection in proceedings under S. 498-A of IPC
Patna High Court: The Bench of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. quashed criminal proceedings against relatives of a man accused of torturing his wife
Ori HC | Accused acquitted for dowry and domestic violence over vague charges
Orissa High Court: The Bench of Akshaya Kumar Mishra, J. acquitted the accused by setting aside the order of the Sessions Court
NHRC notice to DGP, Uttar Pradesh over reported illegal detention and torture of minor girl at a police station in NOIDA
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC): The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a 14 year old girl was
Torture victims were wrongly imprisoned in immigration detention centres in UK
High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division (England and Wales): Recently before the High Court, the statutory guidance, ‘Adults at Risk in