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Right To Travel Abroad Must Yield To Speedy Trial Rights: Supreme Court Bars Accused From Flying To USA Without Court Permission [Read Judgment]
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Right To Travel Abroad Must Yield To Speedy Trial Rights: Supreme Court Bars Accused From Flying To USA Without Court Permission [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules the right to travel abroad must yield to speedy trial rights, barring an accused from flying to the USA without court approval.

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Big Setback for Hemant Soren as PMLA Court Rejects Discharge Plea in Land Scam Case Judiciary
Big Setback for Hemant Soren as PMLA Court Rejects Discharge Plea in Land Scam Case

Hemant Soren suffers setback as Ranchi PMLA Court rejects his discharge plea in the alleged land scam case, finding a prima facie case for trial.

85-Year-Old Man Gets 3-Year Jail Term in 35-Year-Old Attempt-to-Murder Case Judiciary
85-Year-Old Man Gets 3-Year Jail Term in 35-Year-Old Attempt-to-Murder Case

85-year-old Bihar man gets 3-year jail term in a 35-year-old attempt-to-murder case; court cites age, incapacity, and prolonged trial delay.

Film Audition Rape Case: Bombay HC Denies Bail to Accused [Read Order] Judiciary
Film Audition Rape Case: Bombay HC Denies Bail to Accused [Read Order]

Bombay HC denied anticipatory bail to an accused in a film audition rape case involving concealed marriage and circulation of intimate videos.

Wife Alive, Husband Jailed for Six Months in Abetment of Suicide Case: Karnataka HC Orders Probe [Read Order] Judiciary
Wife Alive, Husband Jailed for Six Months in Abetment of Suicide Case: Karnataka HC Orders Probe [Read Order]

Karnataka High Court quashed an abetment of suicide case, freed a husband jailed for six months, and ordered an enquiry against the police officer.

SC Quashes POCSO Case, Warns Against Misuse Of Criminal Law In Matrimonial Disputes [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court quashes a POCSO case, warns against misuse of criminal law in matrimonial disputes, and condemns false complaints involving children.

Calcutta HC Acquits Man Jailed for 4 Years in POCSO Case, Flags Conspiracy Between Wife and Prosecutor

Calcutta HC acquits professor in POCSO case after 4 years in jail, cites conspiracy, orders ₹10 lakh compensation, and seeks action against officials.

Right to Privacy Cannot Shield a Forger: Andhra Pradesh High Court [Read Judgment]

Andhra Pradesh High Court held that privacy rights cannot prevent disclosure of Aadhaar-linked data in serious forgery investigations.

Illicit Affair Alone Cannot Constitute Abetment Of Suicide: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules that an illicit affair alone cannot constitute abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC without proof of instigation or mens rea.

Rajasthan HC Upholds Asaram’s Life Sentence for Rape of Minor, Acquits Him of Gang Rape Charges

Rajasthan High Court upheld Asaram’s life sentence for rape of a minor while acquitting him of gang rape charges and acquitting co-accused.

SC Grants Bail To Undertrial Prisoner Jailed For Nine Years, Holds Right To Speedy Trial Violated [Read Order]

Supreme Court grants bail to undertrial jailed for over 9 years, holding that prolonged incarceration violates Article 21 right to speedy trial.

Delhi HC Converts Murder Conviction To Culpable Homicide In Liquor Dispute Killing Between Friends [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court converts a murder conviction to culpable homicide in a liquor dispute killing between intoxicated friends.

SC Refers Question Of Applicability Of Article 21 To UAPA Bail Bar To Larger Bench [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court refers Article 21 vs UAPA bail bar issue to larger Bench, grants interim bail to two Delhi riots accused.

Threat to Leak Bath Video Violates Woman’s Dignity, Chastity: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules that threatening to upload a woman’s bath video amounts to imputing unchastity and violates dignity and sexual autonomy.

SC Grants Bail Under UAPA, Reaffirms K.A. Najeeb; Questions Gulfisha Fatima Ruling [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court grants bail under UAPA, reaffirms K.A. Najeeb, and raises concerns over the Gulfisha Fatima judgment.


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