Today, On 10th November, Chief Justice BR Gavai, during a contempt hearing in the N. Peddi Raju case, condemned the rising trend of scandalous allegations against judges over unfavourable rulings, stressing that such scurrilous attacks on the judiciary must be strongly deprecated.
Kerala High Court slams police brutality, stating “custodial torture is the worst crime in a civilised society” and making it clear that lack of official sanction can’t be used to shield delinquent police officers from prosecution. The Kerala High Court ruled that the absence of government sanction cannot excuse police officers from accountability for custodial […]
The Allahabad High Court questions the UP police’s conclusion that former SP lawmaker Rameshwar Singh Yadav committed rape, as he was allegedly in the legislative assembly at the time. The court has directed the Investigating Officer to explain this and has granted bail to one of the accused due to the unexplained case filing delay.
NEW DELHI: On Friday (3rd May): The Supreme Court set aside the Allahabad High Court’s decision to grant bail to a police officer accused of raping a 13-year-old girl. The accused, who held the position of Station House Officer (SHO), allegedly abused his authority to commit the heinous crime against the minor survivor. The apex court, after considering the plea filed by the survivor’s mother, deemed the high court’s decision unjustifiable and ordered the accused to surrender immediately.
In a pivotal judgment, the Kerala High Court has made a significant decision regarding the suspension of sentences in the infamous Madhu lynching case. Madhu, a mentally challenged tribal youth, was brutally beaten to death in Palakkad’s Attapady in February 2018, after being accused of stealing rice from a grocery shop. Also read- Kerala High […]
