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Justice L Nageswara Rao said on Monday that while judgment of the Supreme Court upholding provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is being dubbed as a setback to personal liberty, all is not lost.

While passing the order, the court observed that detaining a convict beyond what the law has sanctioned is violative of the convicts rights under Articles 19(d) and 21 of the constitution.

The court opined that merely because the couple married against the family’s wishes, they could not be deprived of the fundamental rights.

The police have registered a case under Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act (Punishment for cruelty to child) at the Khajurikhas police station.

For the hundreds of innocent persons, who are wrongfully prosecuted but later acquitted after years, our justice delivery system takes little pains to make amends.

The court clarified that the directions being issued only relate to the rehabilitation measures for sex workers and other connected issues

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir on Friday ordered the government authorities to exhume the body of Amir Magrey, one of the four persons killed in the Hyderpora encounter last year.

The court clarified that the directions being issued only relate to the rehabilitation measures for sex workers and other connected issues

The legal question before the court was whether Exception 2 in Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code is against the Constitution

The husband’s argument seeking protection under article 20 was also rejected on the grounds that it did not apply to him as he was not an accused.