The Kerala High Court has set aside the part of the State’s guidelines that made production of an arrested person before a Magistrate after 5 PM an exceptional step, holding that an executive protocol cannot dilute Article 22(2) and Section 58 of the BNSS.
A delay of about 52 days in deciding his representation was satisfactorily explained, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has held, upholding the preventive detention of a red sanders smuggling accused. Amaravati: A habeas corpus petition by the wife of a man held under the State’s Goondas Act for alleged red sanders smuggling has failed. The […]
Delhi High Court reserves verdict on Neha Bora’s plea against a notice asking her to furnish a Rs 10,000 peace bond, after a hearing of over two hours. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday (October 22) reserved its verdict on a petition by All India Students Association (AISA) national president Neha Bora challenging […]
Two versions of one arrest memo, and a man still in custody: the Allahabad High Court has ordered a perjury inquiry over a fabricated arrest memo placed before it by the police in a habeas corpus case, and has directed the release of an Aligarh man whose grounds of arrest it found deficient. Prayagraj: While […]
“Sentinel on the qui vive” is how the Allahabad High Court Magistrate Remand ruling describes a Magistrate’s duty at remand, and it holds that a heavy workload is no answer, with the Judicial Training and Research Institute (JTRI), Lucknow, now to prepare training modules. Prayagraj: A habeas corpus petitioner held in a cyber fraud case […]
Fidal Tom, a Supreme Court advocate, was assaulted by police personnel and then held at Sanjay Colony Police Station without an arrest memo, the Lawyers’ Association for Constitution (LAFC) alleges. The allegations are the Association’s, they are untested, and no response from Delhi Police was available at the time of writing. New Delhi: Writing to […]
Lucknow or Noida? Journalist Satyam Verma says CCTV footage and call records place him in Lucknow on the day of the Noida violence, while the detention order alleges he incited workers to violence. The Allahabad High Court has now reserved judgment on his NSA detention habeas plea. Prayagraj: After hearing the parties on October 7 […]
Rs 30,000 and a police inquiry: that is what the Allahabad High Court has attached to an undocumented stay in the Soraon police lock-up, holding that Subsequent Arrest Cannot Cure Illegal Detention. Prayagraj: Finding that a man’s formal arrest and remand had been preceded by an undisclosed police detention, the Allahabad High Court has declared […]