The Bombay High Court has begun hearing a series of petitions filed by Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey and several investigators seeking the cancelling of two cases registered against them at police stations in Mumbai and Thane. During the Maha Vikas Aghadi government's tenure, Punamiya was arrested, and Pandey headed the Mumbai Police. Punamiya's legal representative opposed the quashing petitions, …
People's Union for Civil Liberties hosted an online event to discuss three recent judgements pertaining to civil liberties. The judgements included Bombay High Court's denial of bail to Jyoti Jagtap, Supreme Court's stay on the acquittal of Dr G.N. The discussion was commenced by constitutional law scholar Advocate Gautam Bhatia who highlighted how the Court took innocuous statements to have …
Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's son Hrishikesh Deshmukh's anticipatory bail application will be heard on November 22. However, prior to Deshmukh's arrest, the case was being heard by the special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, which is especially assigned to deal with Enforcement Directorate cases. Meanwhile, Deshmukh's son Hrishikesh’s anticipatory bail application was set to be …