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    An Unnatural Death in Custody Is Not a Private Act, State Responsibility Does Not End Even if Death Is by Suicide: Delhi HC
    An Unnatural Death in Custody Is Not a Private Act, State Responsibility Does Not End Even if Death Is by Suicide: Delhi HC
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    An Unnatural Death in Custody Is Not a Private Act, State Responsibility Does Not End Even if Death Is by Suicide: Delhi HC

    The Delhi High Court awarded Rs 18.44 lakh compensation to the father of a 19-year-old who died in police custody, holding the State constitutionally liable. The Court ruled that custodial deaths, including suicide, reflect a failure of the State’s duty to protect life.

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    Who Is Siya Goyal? Why Pune Court Sent Fiancée And Her Alleged Lover To Police Custody?: Ketan Agarwal Murder Case Explained
    Who Is Siya Goyal? Why Pune Court Sent Fiancée And Her Alleged Lover To Police Custody?: Ketan Agarwal Murder Case Explained
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    Who Is Siya Goyal? Why Pune Court Sent Fiancée And Her Alleged Lover To Police Custody?: Ketan Agarwal Murder Case Explained

    Siya Goyal and her friend Chetan Chaudhary, accused of murdering her fiancé Ketan Agarwal at Pune’s Lohagad Fort, were remanded to police custody till June 29. The court granted custody to enable further investigation into the alleged conspiracy and murder.

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    Allahabad HC Compensation Order Stayed: Supreme Court Examines Alleged Illegal Detention by Uttar Pradesh Police
    Allahabad HC Compensation Order Stayed: Supreme Court Examines Alleged Illegal Detention by Uttar Pradesh Police
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    Allahabad HC Compensation Order Stayed: Supreme Court Examines Alleged Illegal Detention by Uttar Pradesh Police

    The Supreme Court stayed an Allahabad High Court order directing Uttar Pradesh government to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to a man allegedly kept in illegal police custody for over three months. The interim order came during the State’s challenge against the compensation direction.

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    Police Can't Wait for Trial: Gauhati HC Orders Rs 25 Lakh Compensation for Custodial Death, Asks State to Recover from Guilty Officers
    Police Can't Wait for Trial: Gauhati HC Orders Rs 25 Lakh Compensation for Custodial Death, Asks State to Recover from Guilty Officers
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    Police Can’t Wait for Trial: Gauhati HC Orders Rs 25 Lakh Compensation for Custodial Death, Asks State to Recover from Guilty Officers

    The Gauhati High Court has held that compensation for custodial death can be awarded even before a criminal trial concludes. In the Santosh Hojai case, the Court ordered Rs.25 lakh compensation, describing the accused officers’ actions as “barbaric” and capable of “shaking the judicial conscience.”

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    Shocking Murder Of CM Suvendu Adhikari’s PA: Court Sends Accused To 13-Day Police Custody
    Shocking Murder Of CM Suvendu Adhikari’s PA: Court Sends Accused To 13-Day Police Custody
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    Shocking Murder Of CM Suvendu Adhikari’s PA: Court Sends Accused To 13-Day Police Custody

    Three suspects Mayank Raj Mishra, Vicky Maurya and Raj Singh were arrested from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in connection with the murder of personal assistant of West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Chandranath Rath and remanded to 13 days’ police custody by a Barasat court.

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    Shocking Claim!! 14-Hour Illegal Detention & Custodial Sexual Assault: Supreme Court To Hear Female Lawyer’s Plea
    Shocking Claim!! 14-Hour Illegal Detention & Custodial Sexual Assault: Supreme Court To Hear Female Lawyer’s Plea
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    Shocking Claim!! 14-Hour Illegal Detention & Custodial Sexual Assault: Supreme Court To Hear Female Lawyer’s Plea

    Today, On 19th December, Supreme Court agreed to hear a female lawyer’s plea alleging shocking 14-hour illegal detention and custodial sexual assault by police officials. The bench said serious allegations warranted examination and issued notice while directing preservation of CCTV footage evidence.

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    Espionage Case| Bail May Hamper Investigation and Tamper Evidence: Hisar Court Denies Relief to YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra
    Espionage Case| Bail May Hamper Investigation and Tamper Evidence: Hisar Court Denies Relief to YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra
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    Espionage Case| Bail May Hamper Investigation and Tamper Evidence: Hisar Court Denies Relief to YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra

    In an espionage case, the Hisar court has denied bail to YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, detained since May. The court noted that granting bail may hamper the ongoing investigation and tamper with crucial digital evidence, impacting national security.

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    Telangana Women Journalists Approach Supreme Court Fearing Arrest for Criticising CM Revanth Reddy
    Telangana Women Journalists Approach Supreme Court Fearing Arrest for Criticising CM Revanth Reddy
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    Telangana Women Journalists Approach Supreme Court Fearing Arrest for Criticising CM Revanth Reddy

    Telangana women journalists have approached the Supreme Court fearing arrest for criticising CM Revanth Reddy. The Supreme Court has agreed to urgently hear their special leave petition over alleged abusive content shared and amplified against the Chief Minister.

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    CCTV in Police Stations| No Camera in the Interrogation Room!!: Supreme Court Slams Rajasthan Govt
    CCTV in Police Stations| No Camera in the Interrogation Room!!: Supreme Court Slams Rajasthan Govt
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    CCTV in Police Stations| No Camera in the Interrogation Room!!: Supreme Court Slams Rajasthan Govt

    Today, On 14th October, Supreme Court questioned the Rajasthan government over missing CCTV cameras in police station interrogation rooms, stressing that the interrogation room is the main place where cameras should be installed. The Court criticized lapses in surveillance and monitoring systems.

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    Madhya Pradesh Court Denies Bail to Doctor Arrested in Tragic Coldrif Cough Syrup Case
    Madhya Pradesh Court Denies Bail to Doctor Arrested in Tragic Coldrif Cough Syrup Case
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    Cough Syrup Tragedy: TN Pharma Owner Ranganathan Govindan Remanded in 10-Day Police Custody

    Ranganathan Govindan, owner of Tamil Nadu’s Sresen Pharma, was sent to 10-day police custody after over 20 children in Madhya Pradesh died due to toxic Coldrif syrup. The factory has been sealed, and investigations continue.

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