Hapur Lynching: SC Asks Petitioner To Approach The Trial Court For Direction To Police To Submit Supplementary Charge sheet With New 164 Statements [Read Order]
5 years, 9 months ago

Hapur Lynching: SC Asks Petitioner To Approach The Trial Court For Direction To Police To Submit Supplementary Charge sheet With New 164 Statements [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to direct the UP Police to file the supplementary charge sheet in order to place on record the recently recorder 164 statements in the Hapur lynching case.The vacation bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi however gave liberty to the Petitioners to bring the new 164 statements to the attention of the concerned Trial Court.The statements of the. The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to direct the UP Police to file the supplementary charge sheet in order to place on record the recently recorder 164 statements in the Hapur lynching case. The vacation bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi however gave liberty to the Petitioners to bring the new 164 statements to the attention of the concerned Trial Court. On April 8, the top court asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file a fresh status report in the Hapur lynching case last year, in which one person lost his life.

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Hapur verdict, challenging vigilantism
11 months ago

Hapur verdict, challenging vigilantism

The Hindu  

On 12 March 2024, in a first for Uttar Pradesh, a trial court in Hapur awarded life imprisonment in a case of cow protection-related lynching of a Muslim man. The Uttar Pradesh court’s conviction is just the fifth one in cow protection-related lynchings in India: three others are in Jharkhand and one in Rajasthan. In this way, the Hapur court’s …

U.P. court gives life sentence to 10 in lynching case of 2018
1 year ago

U.P. court gives life sentence to 10 in lynching case of 2018

The Hindu  

A Sessions Court in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday convicted 10 persons and sentenced them to life imprisonment in a lynching case of 2018 in which a mob killed a man after rumours of cow slaughter. On June 18, 2018, 45-year-old Qasim was killed and 62-year-old Samiudeen was assaulted by a mob that accused them of cow slaughter, which is …

Jharkhand High Court Orders FIR Against Police Personnel For Assault On Protesting Relatives Of Murdered Bajrang Dal Leader
1 year, 6 months ago

Jharkhand High Court Orders FIR Against Police Personnel For Assault On Protesting Relatives Of Murdered Bajrang Dal Leader

Live Law  

Jharkhand High Court has directed the state police to file a First Information Report against its personnel accused of assaulting the relatives of Kamaldev Giri, a prominent Bajrang Dal leader who was tragically murdered in Chakradharpur last year. This is unfortunate that a citizen has been compelled to move before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India …

Supreme Court asks Centre, six States to respond to plea on lynchings
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court asks Centre, six States to respond to plea on lynchings

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 28 asked the Centre and at least six States to respond to a plea about lynchings and mob violence refusing to stop. The senior lawyer, appearing for the National Federation of Indian Women, highlighted how the 2018 judgment of the apex court in Tehseen Poonawala case had foretold that lynchings and mob violence were “creeping …

SC to Hear on Nov 15 Pleas Seeking CBI Probe in Palghar Lynching Case
2 years, 4 months ago

SC to Hear on Nov 15 Pleas Seeking CBI Probe in Palghar Lynching Case

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on November 15 a plea seeking CBI probe into alleged lynching of three persons in Palghar district in April 2020, after it was apprised that the Maharashtra government has consented to the investigation by the agency. Earlier, in a change of stance, the Maharashtra government had told the Supreme Court it …

Ready to Hand Over Probe to CBI in Palghar Case: Maha Govt to Supreme Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Ready to Hand Over Probe to CBI in Palghar Case: Maha Govt to Supreme Court

News 18  

In a change of stance, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court it was ready to hand over to CBI the investigation into alleged lynching of three persons, including two seers, in Palghar district in April 2020. The state government had earlier told the apex court that Maharashtra Police has punished “delinquent” policemen for their dereliction of duties …

Willing to transfer 2020 Palghar lynching case to CBI for 'impartial' probe: Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra govt to SC
2 years, 5 months ago

Willing to transfer 2020 Palghar lynching case to CBI for 'impartial' probe: Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra govt to SC

Firstpost  

The previous government led by Uddhav Thackeray had told the Supreme Court that the Maharashtra Police was competent and willing to handle the investigation Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it is ready and willing to transfer the probe in Palghar lynching to CBI. Till the time the Uddhav Thackrey-led government was in …

Jammu and Kashmir cop lynching | NIA court grants bail to 17 accused
2 years, 6 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir cop lynching | NIA court grants bail to 17 accused

The Hindu  

A special National Investigation Agency court in Srinagar has granted bail to 17 persons accused of lynching a police officer in 2017 outside Jamia Masjid. Manhas, while allowing the bail application on Wednesday, said there were no reasonable grounds to believe that the accused were guilty of lynching deputy Superintendent of Police Mohammad Ayoub Pandit. In the present case after …

Hanskhali Gangrape & Murder: Plea In Calcutta High Court Seeks Transfer Of Trial From Nadia To Kolkata, CBI Files Status Report
2 years, 10 months ago

Hanskhali Gangrape & Murder: Plea In Calcutta High Court Seeks Transfer Of Trial From Nadia To Kolkata, CBI Files Status Report

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday took on record the latest status report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation pertaining to the Hanshkhali gangrape and murder case. According to reports, a 14-year-old girl belonging to the scheduled caste community died on April 5 after she was allegedly gangraped by the son of a panchayat member owing allegiance to the …

Palghar lynching: Two years on, justice continues to elude slain Hindus sadhus
2 years, 11 months ago

Palghar lynching: Two years on, justice continues to elude slain Hindus sadhus

Op India  

Two years ago on this day, ie April 16, two Hindu sadhus were brutally lynched to death by a frenzied mob of more than 100 people in the satellite town of Palghar, close to 100 Kms from the country’s financial nerve centre and the capital of Maharashtra, Mumbai. Besides, 35 police officers from the local Kasa police station were also …

Accused in Lakhimpur case identified, Supreme Court told
3 years, 4 months ago

Accused in Lakhimpur case identified, Supreme Court told

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the accused have been identified by eyewitnesses in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, which left eight people, including four farmers, dead on October 3. “All 16 accused have been identified,” senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the Uttar Pradesh government, submitted before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India …

Singhu Border Lynching: Police Remand of 4 Accused Nihangs Extended by 2 Days
3 years, 4 months ago

Singhu Border Lynching: Police Remand of 4 Accused Nihangs Extended by 2 Days

News 18  

A court in Haryana’s Sonipat on Saturday extended by two days the police remand of the four Nihangs arrested in connection with the lynching of a Dalit labourer at the farmers’ protest site on the Singhu border of Delhi. The Haryana Police had produced Sarabjit Singh, Narain Singh, Govindpreet Singh and Bhagwant Singh before the court. The court extended the …

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence : Supreme Court Asks UP Government To File Status Report On Investigation Tomorrow
3 years, 5 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence : Supreme Court Asks UP Government To File Status Report On Investigation Tomorrow

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to file a status report by tomorrow regarding the investigation in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, which claimed the lives of 8 people, four of them being farmers protesters who were allegedly mowed down by a vehicle driven by the son of Union Minister and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra.The Court …

'Lynching On One Pretext An Invitation To Next Lynching On Some Other Pretext' : Delhi Court Denies Bail To Members Of Lynch Mob
3 years, 10 months ago

'Lynching On One Pretext An Invitation To Next Lynching On Some Other Pretext' : Delhi Court Denies Bail To Members Of Lynch Mob

Live Law  

Lynching on one pretext is an invitation to the next lynching on some other pretext, observed a Sessions Court in Delhi, while denying bail to three persons who were accused of lynching a person in 2019.Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Gogne of Dwarka District of Delhi was considering the bail applications of three persons Dharmender, Munesh and Gajende, who have been …

Supreme Court Adjourns By Two Weeks Batch Of Pleas Seeking NIA Probe Into Palghar Lynching Case
4 years ago

Supreme Court Adjourns By Two Weeks Batch Of Pleas Seeking NIA Probe Into Palghar Lynching Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned by two weeks a batch of pleas seeking for a probe by the National Investigation Agency into the Palghar Lynching case wherein two Sadhus were lynched to death in Palghar. An Affidavit to this effect had been filed before the Supreme Court with details of punishment meted out to 18 police personnel for their …

Allahabad High Court to Monitor CBI Probe Into Hathras Case, Says Supreme Court
4 years, 4 months ago

Allahabad High Court to Monitor CBI Probe Into Hathras Case, Says Supreme Court

News 18  

The Allahabad High Court will monitor the CBI probe into the Hathras case in which a 19-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped by 4 upper caste men and then succumbed to her injuries. The lawyer, appearing for the victim’s family, had told the apex court that trial in the case be shifted out of Uttar Pradesh to a court in …

Hathras: SC reserves order on transfer of trial
4 years, 5 months ago

Hathras: SC reserves order on transfer of trial

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea by the family of Hathras gang-rape victim seeking the transfer of the trial to Delhi while making it clear that it does not intent to interfere with Allahabad high court that is dealing with the matter. Chief Justice Sharad A. Bobde, heading a bench also comprising Justice …

Palghar lynching: Maharashtra tells SC action taken against cops
4 years, 5 months ago

Palghar lynching: Maharashtra tells SC action taken against cops

India TV News  

The Maharashtra government informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it has taken action against the erring policemen connected with the alleged lynching of two seers and another person in Palghar district in April. Shah that action taken by the state has been placed on record before the court, and cited the affidavit filed last month. The state government counsel …

Submit FIR Details Against All Serving Police Officers In The State Including Their Nature And Status: P&H HC [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

Submit FIR Details Against All Serving Police Officers In The State Including Their Nature And Status: P&H HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday asked for details of the FIRs registered against all serving police officers in the State of Punjab including their nature and status. The Single Bench of Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal also asked the State, through its home secretary, to specify the current posting of such officers. It may be noted that Punjab …

Maha Govt files affidavit in SC, opposes CBI inquiry into Palghar lynching case
4 years, 6 months ago

Maha Govt files affidavit in SC, opposes CBI inquiry into Palghar lynching case

Op India  

Days after the Supreme Court sought a response from the Maharashtra government on the petitions seeking CBI, NIA probe into the case of the brutal lynching of Hindu Sadhus in Palghar, the Maha Vikas Aghadi government led by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray have submitted an affidavit in the apex court. Palghar mob lynching case: Maharashtra govt submits its affidavit …

Palghar lynching case: Three policemen dismissed from service
4 years, 6 months ago

Palghar lynching case: Three policemen dismissed from service

Op India  

Three police personnel have been dismissed from service in connection with the brutal lynching of two Hindu sadhus and their driver in Palghar in Maharashtra on April 16. Maharashtra police rules out ‘communal angle’ in Palghar lynching The Maharashtra Police had in July, filed two separate charge-sheets in connection with the mob lynching of two Hindu Sadhus and their driver, …

Palghar lynching: SC asks Maharashtra govt to submit chargesheets, status report on inquiry against cops
4 years, 7 months ago

Palghar lynching: SC asks Maharashtra govt to submit chargesheets, status report on inquiry against cops

Firstpost  

SG Tushar Mehta, appearing for Centre, said court must consider ‘whether there were any policemen involved in the offence or if there was any dereliction of duty’ New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government to apprise it of the inquiry and action taken against the errant police personnel in the alleged lynching of three people, including …

SC Seeks Chargesheets of Palghar Lynching Case, Asks Maharashtra About Status of Enquiry on Cops
4 years, 7 months ago

SC Seeks Chargesheets of Palghar Lynching Case, Asks Maharashtra About Status of Enquiry on Cops

News 18  

The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Maharashtra government to apprise it of the inquiry and action taken against the errant police personnel in the alleged lynching of three people, including two seers, in Palghar district in April. During the hearing, Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said the media reports suggest that the charge sheets filed in the …

Palghar Lynching : SC Asks Maharashtra Govt To Submit Chargesheets & Inquiry Details
4 years, 7 months ago

Palghar Lynching : SC Asks Maharashtra Govt To Submit Chargesheets & Inquiry Details

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra Government to place on record the chargesheets that have been filed in relation to the lynching and consequent death of two Sadhus in Palghar. While considering a clutch of petitions seeking investigation by either the CBI or the NIA into the alleged complicity of the police in the incident, the Bench comprising …

SC Asks Maha Govt to File Status Report on Inquiry Against Policemen in Palghar Lynching Case
4 years, 7 months ago

SC Asks Maha Govt to File Status Report on Inquiry Against Policemen in Palghar Lynching Case

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government to apprise it about the status of inquiry and action taken against the errant police personnel for their alleged role in the Palghar lynching incident in April. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R Subhash Reddy asked the state government to place before it the charge sheet, which has been …

Maharashtra CID rules out communal angle in Palghar lynching
4 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra CID rules out communal angle in Palghar lynching

Op India  

In a major twist to the Palghar lynching case, the Maharashtra Police’s CID on Wednesday filed two separate charge-sheets in connection with the mob lynching of two Hindu Sadhus and their driver and have ruled out any ‘communal angle’ to the heinous incident. According to the reports, the CID filed two charge-sheets of around 11,000 pages, naming over 250-plus accused …

Palghar lynching case: Maharashtra CID files chargesheet
4 years, 8 months ago

Palghar lynching case: Maharashtra CID files chargesheet

India Today  

Maharashtra's Crime Investigation Department on Wednesday filed two chargesheets in the Palghar mob lynching case where two sadhus and their driver were lynched to death on April 16. The CID filed two chargesheets in the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class at Dahanu taluka in Palghar district located adjoining Mumbai. The chargesheet has been filed against 126 accused in the …

Palghar lynching: Supreme Court seeks response from Maharashtra govt, Centre on pleas seeking CBI, NIA probes
4 years, 9 months ago

Palghar lynching: Supreme Court seeks response from Maharashtra govt, Centre on pleas seeking CBI, NIA probes

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the Maharashtra government on two petitions seeking separate probes by the CBI and the NIA into the alleged lynching of three people, including two seers, in the state’s Palghar district in April. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the Maharashtra government on two petitions seeking separate …

Palghar Mob Lynching: State Police File Two Reports In Sealed Cover Before Bombay HC
4 years, 9 months ago

Palghar Mob Lynching: State Police File Two Reports In Sealed Cover Before Bombay HC

Live Law  

The Maharashtra police on Friday filed two reports in a sealed cover before the Bombay High Court with regard to the investigation in the Palghar mob lynching incident which led to the death of two sadhus and their driver. A Division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice SS Shinde was hearing a batch of three separate PILs clubbed …

Supreme Court seeks status report from Maharashtra govt in Palghar lynching case
4 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court seeks status report from Maharashtra govt in Palghar lynching case

Op India  

The Supreme Court has sought a report from Maharashtra Police regarding the status of the investigation in the Palghar lynching case in which two Hindu sadhus and their driver were lynched by a mob on the night of April 16. The plea said, “This happened despite the fact that the whole country is under Lockdown since March 25 and that …

Palghar Lynching : SC Seeks Status Report On Probe From Maharashtra Govt
4 years, 10 months ago

Palghar Lynching : SC Seeks Status Report On Probe From Maharashtra Govt

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a status report from the Maharashtra Government regarding the probe into the lynching and consequent death of two Sadhus in Palghar.The Bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna was hearing a petition seeking Court-monitored investigation and/or transfer of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation alleging that the police. The Supreme …

Palghar lynching case: 5 cops suspended, 35 shunted
4 years, 10 months ago

Palghar lynching case: 5 cops suspended, 35 shunted

Hindustan Times  

Three more policemen have been suspended in connection with lynching of three people, including two sadhus, in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, news agency ANI reported. “An Assistant sub-inspector and two head constables of Kasa police station have been suspended in Palghar lynching case. Palghar Police have arrested around 110 people, including nine juveniles in connection with the mob lynching. Asserting that …

Palghar lynching: Hindu Dharma Achara Sabha writes to state governor
4 years, 10 months ago

Palghar lynching: Hindu Dharma Achara Sabha writes to state governor

Op India  

In the wake of the brutality inflicted on two Dashnami Sadhus and their driver by a murderous mob in Maharashtra’s Palghar, the Hindu Dharma Achara Sabha has written to the Maharashtra Governor, Bhagat Singh Koshyari on April 24. The Hindu Dharma Achara Sabha asks the Maharashtra governor as to why no action has been taken against the police officials who …

Plea filed in Bombay HC seeking transfer of Palghar lynching case to NIA
4 years, 10 months ago

Plea filed in Bombay HC seeking transfer of Palghar lynching case to NIA

Op India  

In a development in the Plaghar lynching case of two Hindu seers and their driver, Mumbai based lawyer Ghanshyam Upadhyay moved Bombay high court seeking the transfer of investigation from Crime Investigation Department, Maharashtra to the National Investigation Agency. The Petitioner has mentioned in the petition that “the petitioner- who follows the “vaidik Sanatan dharma” has been pained by the …

There are too many unanswered questions in Palghar Sadhu lynching case
4 years, 10 months ago

There are too many unanswered questions in Palghar Sadhu lynching case

Op India  

The brutal lynching of Swami Kalpvriksha Giri, Sushil Giriand their driver has shocked the entire nation. The subsequent social media backlash forced Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray to break his silence and address the Palghar Sadhu lynching case in a brief address. Inadequacy of the Police in the Palghar Sadhu lynching case Vicious rumour-mongering being common in the area, the victims …

Palghar mob lynching: 3 petitions in Bombay HC seeking transfer of case from CID
4 years, 10 months ago

Palghar mob lynching: 3 petitions in Bombay HC seeking transfer of case from CID

India Today  

A Public Interest Litigation has been initiated in the Bombay High Court asking for judicial commission enquiry or an investigation under the supervision of a retired justice of the High Court in the Palghar lynching case. The PIL which will be argued by advocate Akshay Malviya The PIL also puts an onus on the state intelligence department saying that it …

Palghar lynching: Maharashtra govt orders high-level probe; culprits will be brought to justice says CM Uddhav
4 years, 11 months ago

Palghar lynching: Maharashtra govt orders high-level probe; culprits will be brought to justice says CM Uddhav

India TV News  

Palghar lynching: Maharashtra govt orders high-level probe; culprits will be brought to justice says CM Uddhav The Maharashtra government has ordered a high-level inquiry into the Palghar mob lynching incident in which three people were killed on Thursday night, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Sunday. The Maharashtra government has ordered a high-level inquiry into the Palghar mob lynching …

A year after Karbi Anglong mob lynching, court case heading nowhere
5 years, 7 months ago

A year after Karbi Anglong mob lynching, court case heading nowhere

India TV News  

When the lynching case of Abhijeet Nath and Nilotpal Das had gone to trial, it seemed like an open-and-shut case. On June 7, the Sessions Court in Nagaon permitted the prosecutors to examine the hostile witnesses again but the defence has filed for a review petition against the order. After the first hearing, the judge directed the accused to be …

Jharkhand Mob Lynching: Inquiry Report Recommends Action Against Police Officers
5 years, 8 months ago

Jharkhand Mob Lynching: Inquiry Report Recommends Action Against Police Officers

Live Law  

Ranchi: An inquiry report submitted by state government before a division bench of Jharkhand High Court has indicted several government officials for their inaction in the mob-lynching case in Saraikela-Kharsawan district on July 17-18, which led to death one Tabrez Ansari. The report prepared by three-member committee led by a sub-divisional magistrate stated that a final opinion. The report prepared …

Jharkhand HC Expresses Deep Concern Over Mob Lynching In State, Directs Govt. To File Report
5 years, 8 months ago

Jharkhand HC Expresses Deep Concern Over Mob Lynching In State, Directs Govt. To File Report

Live Law  

Expressing concern over mob violence in the state in the past few days, Jharkhand High Court has directed the state government to submit reports related to alleged murder of Md Tabrez Ansari in Saraikela Kharsawan district and the alleged attack on two youths at Main Road in Ranchi. A division bench comprising Justice HC Mishra and Justice Deepak Roshan issued …

Supreme Court refuses to direct Uttar Pradesh Police to further investigate 2018 Hapur lynching case
5 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court refuses to direct Uttar Pradesh Police to further investigate 2018 Hapur lynching case

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to direct the Uttar Pradesh Police to conduct further probe in the 2018 Hapur lynching case New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to direct the Uttar Pradesh Police to conduct further probe in the 2018 Hapur lynching case. The Uttar Pradesh government had earlier informed the apex court that it had filed …

Hapur lynching case: Uttar Pradesh Police files status report in SC, matter to be heard on 8 May
5 years, 10 months ago

Hapur lynching case: Uttar Pradesh Police files status report in SC, matter to be heard on 8 May

Firstpost  

The plea was filed by a survivor of the incident, Samiuddin who demanded the setting of an SIT for an “impartial” investigation in the case. The Apex Court has asked the UP Police to file a fresh status report on 8 April. New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday filed a status report in Supreme Court on the investigation carried …

SC Asks UP Govt To File Fresh Status Report In Hapur Lynching Case
5 years, 11 months ago

SC Asks UP Govt To File Fresh Status Report In Hapur Lynching Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file a fresh status report in the Hapur lynching case last year, in which one person lost his life. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna asked the state government to submit its status report on the investigation and trial in the case.Advocate …

Comply Our Directions On Mob Lynching Within A Week : SC Directs States And UTs [Read Order]
6 years, 5 months ago

Comply Our Directions On Mob Lynching Within A Week : SC Directs States And UTs [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar on Monday required all states and UTs to comply within one week with the preventive and remedial measures issued by it in its July 17 verdict to circumvent the alarming rise in the instances of mob violence and cow vigilantism. Senior Advocate …

Manipur cops watch as mob victim lay unattended; one official suspended, 3 sacked
6 years, 6 months ago

Manipur cops watch as mob victim lay unattended; one official suspended, 3 sacked

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal: Three days after a 26-year-old man was lynched in Imphal West district on suspicion of being a vehicle lifter, police have suspended a sub-inspector and terminated the services of three other officers. The purported video of the incident, which went viral on social media, showed that the four police personnel were "present at the spot when the victim was …

Supervise Probe In Hapur Lynching Case: SC To Hapur IGP [Read Order]
6 years, 6 months ago

Supervise Probe In Hapur Lynching Case: SC To Hapur IGP [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Hapur lynching case took a new twist today when the Supreme Court directed IGP of Meerut range to supervise the ongoing probe and directed him to follow the guidelines it issued in a recent judgment on how to deal with such incidents.One person was killed and another brutally assaulted allegedly in the name of protecting cows.Samiuddin and 45-year-old Qasim …

Supervise Probe In Hapur Lynching Case: SC To Hapur IGP [Read Order]
6 years, 6 months ago

Supervise Probe In Hapur Lynching Case: SC To Hapur IGP [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Hapur lynching case took a new twist today when the Supreme Court directed IGP of Meerut range to supervise the ongoing probe and directed him to follow the guidelines it issued in a recent judgment on how to deal with such incidents.One person was killed and another brutally assaulted allegedly in the name of protecting cows.Samiuddin and 45-year-old Qasim …

Hapur lynching: Supreme Court directs IGP of Meerut range to supervise probe, posts matter for hearing after two weeks
6 years, 6 months ago

Hapur lynching: Supreme Court directs IGP of Meerut range to supervise probe, posts matter for hearing after two weeks

Firstpost  

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud was informed by the Uttar Pradesh government that it has transferred the SHO concerned and filed appeals seeking cancellation of bails granted to the accused in the case. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Inspector General of Police of Meerut range to supervise …

Alwar lynching: Supreme Court seeks Rajasthan govt's action taken report
6 years, 7 months ago

Alwar lynching: Supreme Court seeks Rajasthan govt's action taken report

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today asked the Rajasthan government to state within a week what action it has taken in the case of the alleged lynching of dairy farmer Rakbar Khan on July 20, following its directions on the incidents of cow vigilantism. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra considered the plea of Congress leader Tehseen Poonawala seeking initiation …

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