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RG Kar Rape case: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has requested an urgent response from Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee following claims made by the prime accused in the RG Kar rape-murder case, Sanjay Roy. Bengal Governor Urges State Govt to Probe Allegations Bengal governor has urged the Mamata Banerjee-led government to conduct a thorough …

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KOLKATA: The trial in the rape and murder case of a doctor commenced in a Kolkata court on Monday, three months after the medic's body was found inside the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital here. The proceedings were held in-camera at the court of additional district and sessions judge Anirban Das. Prime accused Sanjay Roy, who was present …

The Manipur government changed its chief secretary amid tension over ethnic violence which rocked the state over the past few days. The government appointed Vineet Joshi as the new chief secretary of the state. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the repatriation of Joshi to his parent cadre on the request of the Manipur government, a Personnel Ministry order …

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973On Bail and Anticipatory Bail An Accused Who Was Released On Default Bail Cannot Be Re-arrested On Filing Of Charge SheetA bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Navin Sinha and Indu Malhotra held that an accused who was released on default bail cannot be. Section 313 CrPC Statement By Accused Is Not A Substantive Evidence To …

Improper To Quash FIR U/s 482 CrPC When There Are Serious Triable Allegations In Complaint, Reiterates Supreme CourtCase: Kaptan Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh; CrA 787 OF 2021Citation: LL 2021 SC 379The Supreme Court observed that it is improper to quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code when there are serious triable allegations in. Improper To …

In a blow to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the state's SLPs against the quashing of criminal cases filed in connection with the alleged 'insider trading' in land transactions at Amaravati.The bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari was hearing the SLPs at the instance of the AP state government against …

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the 2019 order of the Allahabad High Court imposing a blanket ban on the use of DJ services in the state of Uttar Pradesh.A Division Bench of Justice Vineet Saran and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari clarified that music/DJ can be played only in accordance with law and after obtaining the requisite license/permission from the …

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In its judgment quashing sedition case against Journalist Vinod Dua, the Supreme Court rejected the plea to direct the State Governments to constitute committees to conduct preliminary inquiry before FIRs are registered against senior journalists.That would amount to encroachment upon the field reserved for the legislature, the bench comprising Justices UU Lalit and Vineet Saran. In its judgment quashing sedition …

Section 313 CrPC Examination Not A Mere Procedural Formality; Trial Court Has To Question Accused Fairly With Care And Caution: Supreme CourtCase: Satbir Singh Vs. State Of Haryana Citation: LL 2021 SC 260The bench comprising CJI NV Ramana and Justice Aniruddha Bose expressed its concern over recording of statements under Section 313 of Code. Section 313 CrPC Examination Not A …