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    Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore, which set aside the indefinite suspension of a retired Army man's arms licence for want of satisfaction under the Arms Act
    Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that registration of a criminal case alone cannot justify suspending an arms licence
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    Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Juvenile, Says Generalised Observations Cannot Justify Detention

    “The continued incarceration of the child is not in his best interest,” the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said in granting bail to a juvenile held in an observation home since May 1. Indore: Holding that the scheme of the Juvenile Justice Act does not permit bail to be denied solely on generalised observations, the […]

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    Orissa High Court building, illustrating the order declining transfer of an acid-attack trial and directing an in-camera proceeding
    The Orissa High Court declined to transfer an acid-attack trial but directed an in-camera proceeding and its expeditious conclusion under the Supreme Court's acid-attack timelines.
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    Orissa High Court Acquits Juvenile Tried As Adult: Children’s Court Cannot Mechanically Follow JJB Report

    The Orissa High Court acquitted a man tried as an adult for offences allegedly committed at 17, holding that the Children’s Court must independently decide under Section 19(1) of the JJ Act whether a child needs to be tried as an adult.

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    Interest of Child Is Supreme, Institutional Care Must Be Last Resort: Patna HC Grants Bail to 14-Year-Old in POCSO Case
    Interest of Child Is Supreme, Institutional Care Must Be Last Resort: Patna HC Grants Bail to 14-Year-Old in POCSO Case
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    Interest of Child Is Supreme, Institutional Care Must Be Last Resort: Patna HC Grants Bail to 14-Year-Old in POCSO Case

    The Patna High Court granted bail to a 14-year-old boy accused in a POCSO case, holding institutional care should be a last resort. Justice Arun Kumar Jha said bail cannot be denied to a child in conflict with law without statutory grounds under the Juvenile Justice Act.

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