Bhima Koregaon Case: Maharashtra Govt Moves SC Against Bombay HC Judgment Quashing Order Extending Time For Filing Charge sheet
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Bhima Koregaon Case: Maharashtra Govt Moves SC Against Bombay HC Judgment Quashing Order Extending Time For Filing Charge sheet

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The Maharashtra government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court Judgment setting aside the extension of time granted to state police to conclude probe in the Bhima Koregaon violence case.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice SK Kaul and Justice KM Joseph was addressed by Advocate Nishant Katneshwar, representing the. The Maharashtra government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court Judgment setting aside the extension of time granted to state police to conclude probe in the Bhima Koregaon violence case. The impugned order had set aside the order passed by the Special Judge and Additional Sessions Judge, Pune on September 2, granting an extension of 90 days for further investigation, in accordance with Section 43-D of the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967. https://www.livelaw.in/maharashtra-govt-moves-sc-against-hc-order-quashing-navlakhas-remand/ The question before the Bombay High Court was whether the Special Judge had before him the report of the Public Prosecutor indicating the progress of the investigation and the specific reasons for the detention of the accused beyond the period of 90 days, as contemplated under the proviso to Section 43-D. However, it is the duty of the Public Prosecutor to assist the Court in the process of administration of justice by upholding the law.” The court had then set aside the impugned order granting the extension, but had stayed it till November 1, on the request of the Advocate General, who submitted that the State wanted to test the legality of the order before the Supreme Court.

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New Indian Express  

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Supreme Court asks Delhi Police’s reply on Tahir Hussain’s plea for interim bail
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Supreme Court asks Delhi Police’s reply on Tahir Hussain’s plea for interim bail

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Delhi Police to respond to a plea filed by former Councillor and Delhi riots accused Tahir Hussain, who has sought interim bail to campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. Senior advocate Siddharth Aggarwal, appearing for Mr. Hussain, submitted the former Councillor was in custody for over four years and inciting a mob during …

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Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Ex-IAS Officer Puja Khedkar, Issues Notice On Anticipatory Bail Plea
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Supreme Court orders no coercive action against Puja Khedkar till February 14 in UPSC cheating case
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Supreme Court orders no coercive action against Puja Khedkar till February 14 in UPSC cheating case

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Hindustan Times  

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Staying Criminal Proceedings Pending For 34 Yrs, Allahabad HC Seeks Affidavit From UP Govt Official On State's Litigation Policy
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The Hindu  

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Live Law  

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New Indian Express  

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On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court issued a stay on coercive action against a man and his three family members who are accused of assaulting lawyers inside Lucknow District Court Complex earlier this month. A bench of Justice Jaspreet Singh and Justice Rajeev Singh also directed that the Additional Commissioner of Police of the area concerned conduct the investigation into …

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India Today  

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Maharashtra Police amend chargesheet, clear victim 4 years after fatal accident
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India Today  

More than four years after a fatal road accident on the Khed highway claimed the life of a motorist, the Maharashtra Police have corrected their earlier mistake by filing a chargesheet against the accused truck driver, and not the victim. The accident occurred on the night of September 12, 2020, when 38-year-old Sachin Ghatage, riding an Activa scooter near Mauje …

Cops double efforts to resolve 3,600 long-pending cases in Nizamabad
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Cops double efforts to resolve 3,600 long-pending cases in Nizamabad

Deccan Chronicle  

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Live Law  

The Supreme Court granted bail under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, citing prolonged incarceration and delay in trial due to the State's failure to produce the accused on most dates out of 102 dates in the last six years. The Court directed “the Registrar General of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Secretary, Home, State of …

Karnataka High Court extends time for Lokayukta police to file probe report in MUDA case as plea for CBI probe is pending adjudication
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Karnataka High Court extends time for Lokayukta police to file probe report in MUDA case as plea for CBI probe is pending adjudication

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday extended till January 28, 2025, the time for the Lokayukta police to submit the final report of investigation before the jurisdictional court against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others in the case of alleged illegal allotment of 14 sites to his wife, Parvathi, by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority. Justice M. Nagaprasanna, in his …

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Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the constitutional right to a speedy trial would have precedence over the stringent provisions of laws such as the Unlawful Activities Act, emphasising that courts cannot let individuals languish in jail indefinitely. A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and AG Masih held that prolonged incarceration without trial constitutes a violation …

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest– November 2024
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Live Law  

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UAPA | Error In Order Extending Time For Investigation No Ground For Default Bail When Chargesheet Has Been Filed : Supreme Court
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UAPA | Error In Order Extending Time For Investigation No Ground For Default Bail When Chargesheet Has Been Filed : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently set aside an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dated May 12, 2023, for granting default bail under Unlawful Activities, 1967 on grounds that the accused persons should benefit from default bail in the absence of lack of competent order whereby time was extended for the investigation agency to file chargesheet. A bench of …

RG Kar Case Victim’s Parents Express Disappointment After Bail To Sandip Ghosh, Abhijit Mondal: ‘System Failing Us’
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3 months, 1 week ago

RG Kar Case Victim’s Parents Express Disappointment After Bail To Sandip Ghosh, Abhijit Mondal: ‘System Failing Us’

ABP News  

Disappointed with the CBI investigation, the parents of the doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital expressed heartbreak over the release on bail of the two key suspects in the case. A Kolkata court granted bail to the ex-principal of RG Kar Medical College, Sandip Ghosh, and the former officer-in-charge of Tala police station, …

Kolkata Court Grants Bail To Ex-RG Kar Principal, Police Officer Abhijit Mondal Due To CBI's Failure To File Chargesheet In Timely Manner
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Kolkata Court Grants Bail To Ex-RG Kar Principal, Police Officer Abhijit Mondal Due To CBI's Failure To File Chargesheet In Timely Manner

Live Law  

In a new development related to the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar medical college and hospital, the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sealdah, has granted bail to former principal of the college Sandip Ghosh, and former OC of the jurisidictional police station Abhijit Mondal, who were arrested for conspiring to cover-up the incident.The ACJM …

Kolkata Court Grants Bail To Ex-RG Kar Principal, Police Officer Abhijit Mondal Due To CBI's Failure To File Chargesheet In Timely Manner
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Kolkata Court Grants Bail To Ex-RG Kar Principal, Police Officer Abhijit Mondal Due To CBI's Failure To File Chargesheet In Timely Manner

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In a new development related to the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar medical college and hospital, the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sealdah, has granted bail to former principal of the college Sandip Ghosh, and former OC of the jurisidictional police station Abhijit Mondal, who were arrested for conspiring to cover-up the incident.The ACJM …

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