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"Prisoners spend long years in jail simply because the police authorities do not ensure the appearance of witnesses on a timely basis in defiance of orders passed by the trial courts," the Allahabad High Court explained.
Justice GR Swaminathan directed the State to open a fixed deposit worth ₹5 lakh in the name of the child's mother, adding that he did not want to give the money directly to the father who may spend the same on alcohol.
The Court said that it was an admitted fact that the victim died due to the bullet injury caused by the police, and the closure report filed by the CID in the matter was a “clear hasty action leaving much to be desired.
Justice L Victoria Gowri said it was high time for policy makers to recognise paternity leave as a basic human right of pre-natal and post-natal children.
Observing that Article 21 of the Constitution of India does not cease to apply when people of the same gender decide to live together, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today granted police protection...