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The Allahabad High Court last week granted bail to one Mohammad Tariq Qashmi who was arrested in december 2007 on the allegation of possessing 1.25 Kg of RDX and three detonators. Qashmi is also an...

The court said that a plain and literal interpretation of the conditions under Section 37 would effectively exclude grant of bail altogether.

The Allahabad High Court recently cautioned the Trial Court against putting onerous surety conditions in bail matters which have no connection with the socio-economic status of the prisoner as it...

The mandate of law requires that a magistrate not act as an extension of the executive. It is for this reason that she or he has not only the power to refuse judicial remand, but also the responsibility to justify it.

Justice SM Subramaniam refused relief to 61 people claiming to be certified alternate medicine practitioners, seeking they be permitted to practice unhindered.

The plea has argued that there has been a vast increase in crimes committed by live-in partners, including major crimes like rape and murder, due to the absence of rules and guidelines covering live-in partnerships.

The right to marry a person of one's choice is not a modern one but was prevalent in ancient times and finds mention in holy books like Ramayana, Mahabharata as 'Swayamvar', the Punjab and Haryana High Court observed.

A virginity test administered on female detainees or accused while in police or judicial custody violates Article 21 of the Constitution, the Delhi High Court has reportedly ruled.

This ruling was made by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in a case involving the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) administration of a virginity test on Sister Sephy.

The Aurangabad Bench was approached by a social activist who took exception to the conduct of mock drills by the police department as if to indicate that the terrorist is a Muslim.