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The casual resort by the police to the sedition clause continues to cause concern The arrest of K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, an MP from Andhra Pradesh, on the grave charge of sedition, is yet another instance of the misuse of the provision relating to exciting “disaffection” against the government. The police in different States have been invoking sedition, an offence defined in Section 124A IPC, against critics of the establishment and prominent dissenters. It is not surprising that Mr. Raj...

Imprisonment practices need a relook so that the police do not effect unnecessary arrests

Orders released inmates to be transported home so they do not violate curfew/lockdown The Supreme Court has turned a humanitarian eye on the over four-lakh prison population inside overcrowded jails even as the second wave of the pandemic continues its devastating run across the country. “India has more than four lakh prison inmates. It is observed that some of the prisons in India are overburdened and are housing inmates beyond optimal capacity…. The requirement of decongestion is a matter...

Decongest jails: SC orders re-release of all eligible prisoners ​ By IANS | ​ 3 Views Supreme Court of India. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter). Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, May 8 : In the backdrop of an unprecedented Covid-19 crisis prevailing in the country, the Supreme Court on Saturday passed a slew of directions to decongest prisons and ordered forthwith release of all those prisoners who were granted bail or parole last year due to the pandemic. A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ra...

The Supreme Court on Saturday passed a slew of directions to decongest prisons and ordered release of all those prisoners who were granted bail or parole last year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Prisoners from across the country,

NEW DELHI:  Taking note of the "unprecedented surge" in COVID-19 cases, the Supreme Court on Saturday moved to decongest prisons and ordered the immediate release of prisoners who were granted bail or parole last year. Observing that the decongestion of prisons housing around 4 lakh inmates across the country is a matter concerning "health and right to life of" prisoners and police personnel, a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said all those who were allowed to go out on bail in March ...

Complete lockdown in Tamil Nadu from May 10 to May 24 In the backdrop of an unprecedented Covid-19 crisis prevailing in the country, the Supreme Court on Saturday passed a slew of directions to decongest prisons and ordered forthwith release of all those prisoners who were granted bail or parole last year due to the pandemic. A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Surya Kant said: "We direct that, those inmates who were granted parole, pursuant ...

Delhi court dismisses polices plea over 4-day custody of R-Day violence accused Deep Sidhu ANI | Updated: Apr 19, 2021 19:35 IST New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): A Delhi court on Monday dismissed the plea of Delhi Police seeking four days custody of actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, in another Republic Day violence case. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gajender Singh Nagar remanded Sidhu to 14 day- judicial custody. Meanwhile, Deep Sidhu moved his bail appl...

Deep Sidhu remanded to one-day judicial custody ANI | Updated: Apr 19, 2021 03:23 IST New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI) A Duty Magistrate in Tihar Jail on Sunday said that the remand hearing of the actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, an accused in the Republic Day violence case, will be heard by the concerned magistrate on Monday. Sidhus lawyer Jasdeep Singh Dhillon said that the Delhi Police has sought four-day police custody of Sidhu, who was arrested on Sa...

Hours after getting bail, R-Day violence case accused Deep Sidhu arrested again ANI | Updated: Apr 17, 2021 23:21 IST New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Crime Branch of Delhi Police arrested actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, an accused in the Republic Day violence in the national capital, in another case on Saturday. Sidhu, who was already in jail, was granted bail by a Delhi court earlier today in a case relating to violence in Red Fort during the far...