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Bail is the rule, Jail is an exception: Bail Plea Granted to Mandeep Punia

BACKGROUND On 2nd February 2021, Mandeep Punia, who is a freelance writer for THE CARAVAN was granted bail by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, North District, Rohini Courts Delhi.Punia was accused of...

Rights Granted or Still Denied: No Provision For Enrollment Of Trans-Genders in NCC Cadets

Hina-Haneefa, a trans-woman files an affidavit in the Kerela High court, raising her voice against  Section 6 of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) 1948 Act which allows only males and...

Madras High Court Sets Aside Order by the District Court Against Lawyer using Unparliamentary Words During Court Proceedings

The High Court of Madras has recently granted relief to a lawyer by setting aside the order of a Principal District and Sessions Judge who had found him guilty of...

Supreme Court: If the Common Intention is proved then Section 149 IPC can now be switched to a charge under section 34 IPC

The Supreme Court in its judgement recently held that it had now been made permissible to switch a charge that was under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code into...

A DAUNTLESS MOVE: A MOBILE CALL HALTED THE HEARING OF A BAIL PLEA

An interesting dauntless move made by the Principal Sessions Judge Abdul Rashid Malik in  Sheikh Salman v. JKUT through SHO P/S Saddar, Srinagar He stated that he gets a mobile call...