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    Supreme Court Seeks Nationwide Data on Acid Attacks, Asks States, UTs to Report Case Status and Victim Rehabilitation
    Supreme Court Seeks Nationwide Data on Acid Attacks, Asks States, UTs to Report Case Status and Victim Rehabilitation
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    Supreme Court Seeks Nationwide Data on Acid Attacks, Asks States, UTs to Report Case Status and Victim Rehabilitation

    The Supreme Court of India has directed all States and Union Territories to submit detailed, year-wise data on acid attack cases, including trial status and appeals. The Court also sought information on victim rehabilitation, medical expenses, and urged tougher punishment for acid attack convicts.

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    PC Act| Section 17 Does Not Exclude or Prevent the State Police From Investigating Central Govt Employees: Supreme Court
    PC Act| Section 17 Does Not Exclude or Prevent the State Police From Investigating Central Govt Employees: Supreme Court
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    PC Act| Section 17 Does Not Exclude or Prevent the State Police From Investigating Central Govt Employees: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court held that state police may investigate and prosecute Central government employees for bribery and corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act. It clarified that no prior approval from the CBI is required to register cases nationwide.

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    “Can’t Afford Escort, Can’t Get Parole”: Bombay High Court Rejects Abu Salem’s Emergency Parole Plea
    “Can’t Afford Escort, Can’t Get Parole”: Bombay High Court Rejects Abu Salem’s Emergency Parole Plea
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    Abu Salem Will Abscond If Granted Parole: Maharashtra Govt Tells Bombay HC, Cites Risk of India-Portugal Diplomatic Issues

    The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court that granting parole to gangster Abu Salem risked absconding and could trigger serious diplomatic complications with Portugal, the extraditing nation. Opposing his plea, it suggested only two days emergency parole maximum.

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    Calling Accused to Attend Every Appeal Hearing After Sentence Suspension Is Entirely Unwarranted: Supreme Court
    Calling Accused to Attend Every Appeal Hearing After Sentence Suspension Is Entirely Unwarranted: Supreme Court
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    Calling Accused to Attend Every Appeal Hearing After Sentence Suspension Is Entirely Unwarranted: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court clarified that once a sentence is suspended, a convicted person need not appear at every appellate hearing. Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale observed that appeals take years, making mandatory physical presence purposeless in practice.

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    Petition in Delhi High Court Seeks Ban on Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’, Alleges Community Defamation
    Petition in Delhi High Court Seeks Ban on Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’, Alleges Community Defamation
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    “Medical Care Is a Fundamental Right Even Behind Bars”: Delhi High Court Clears Brain Scan for Murder Accused

    The Delhi High Court ruled that prisoners and undertrial accused cannot be denied proper medical treatment and allowed a murder accused to undergo urgent CT and MRI brain scans. The Court stressed that the right to health is part of the fundamental right to life, regardless of judicial custody.

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    2019 Naxal Attack Case| Can Only Go Out Of Gadchiroli To Attend Trial Proceedings: Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to Accused
    2019 Naxal Attack Case| Can Only Go Out Of Gadchiroli To Attend Trial Proceedings: Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to Accused
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    2019 Naxal Attack Case| Can Only Go Out Of Gadchiroli To Attend Trial Proceedings: Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to Accused

    The Supreme Court granted interim bail to Kailash Ramchandani, alleged Naxal sympathizer linked to the 2019 Gadchiroli IED blast that killed fifteen policemen, with Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi imposing strict conditions during the bail order.

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    Supreme Court relief to MP Sarpanch: No Surrender for 8 Weeks Despite Conviction
    Supreme Court relief to MP Sarpanch: No Surrender for 8 Weeks Despite Conviction
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    Supreme Court Grants Relief to MP Sarpanch: No Surrender for 8 Weeks Despite Conviction

    The Supreme Court granted eight weeks’ relief from surrender to a sarpanch of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh convicted in a criminal case, while a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant directed the court to examine his plea.

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    “Criminal Revision Won’t End After Informant’s Death”: Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Abatement
    “Criminal Revision Won’t End After Informant’s Death”: Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Abatement
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    “Criminal Revision Won’t End After Informant’s Death”: Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Abatement

    The Supreme Court has ruled that criminal revision proceedings filed by an informant or complainant do not automatically abate after their death. The Court held that the revisional court may continue to examine the legality and correctness of the lower court’s order in the interest of justice.

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    Supreme Court Acquits Chhattisgarh Man After 20 Years, Rules ‘Last Seen’ Evidence Alone Not Enough for Life Sentence
    Supreme Court Acquits Chhattisgarh Man After 20 Years, Rules ‘Last Seen’ Evidence Alone Not Enough for Life Sentence
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    Supreme Court Acquits Chhattisgarh Man After 20 Years, Rules ‘Last Seen’ Evidence Alone Not Enough for Life Sentence

    The Supreme Court acquitted Manoj alias Munna in a 2004 Chhattisgarh murder case, holding that suspicion cannot replace proof. The Court ruled that “last seen” evidence alone is too weak to justify a life imprisonment conviction.

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    Supreme Court Declines to Fast-Track Mercy Plea of 87-Year-Old Swami Shraddhananda in Shakereh Khaleeli Murder Case
    Supreme Court Declines to Fast-Track Mercy Plea of 87-Year-Old Swami Shraddhananda in Shakereh Khaleeli Murder Case
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    Supreme Court Declines to Fast-Track Mercy Plea of 87-Year-Old Swami Shraddhananda in Shakereh Khaleeli Murder Case

    The Supreme Court refused to intervene in the long-pending mercy plea of Swami Shraddhananda, convicted for the brutal 1991 murder of Bengaluru socialite Shakereh Khaleeli. The Court said the matter did not require its interference under Article 32.

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