Rs 5 lakh within two weeks, strict action against a sub-inspector, and a remand Magistrate’s conduct sent to the High Court’s Administrative Committee: that is the Bombay High Court’s answer to an arrest made before the notice the law required, followed by a remand without reasons. Mumbai: The August 2017 arrest of a man on […]
A court-monitored independent inquiry, preserved CCTV footage and binding guidelines for policing peaceful assemblies: these are among the reliefs sought by the Lawyers’ Association For Constitution in an Article 32 petition over alleged police excesses, assault, abuse and unlawful detention of advocates, women, juveniles and journalists during protests on 10 and 11 October. New Delhi: […]
Alleging excessive force against advocates detained near the Court during the October 10 march against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association has asked for an independent, impartial and time-bound inquiry. The allegations are untested. New Delhi: Seeking an independent, impartial and time-bound inquiry into alleged police excesses against advocates detained near […]
Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan alleged before the Supreme Court on Monday that senior advocates were dragged through the streets during the Delhi protests, and asked for early listing of a writ petition challenging Section 163 BNSS restrictions. CJI Surya Kant said every member of the Bar has the right to take part in peaceful activities […]
Noting that it could intervene effectively in an alleged assault on a man at the East Agartala Police Station only because CCTV footage was available, the Tripura High Court has directed that the Supreme Court’s CCTV directions for police stations be implemented in letter and spirit and has made the Officer-in-Charge answerable for the cameras. […]
The Allahabad High Court has held that police cannot detain an innocent family member to pressure an accused into surrendering, awarding Rs 40,000 compensation to Arvind Kumar Yadav for four days of unlawful custody at Police Station George Town, Prayagraj, to be recovered from the salaries of the personnel responsible.
