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Violent Protest and Government Sloganeering Do Not Automatically Equal Sedition, Rules Punjab and Haryana High Court
The sedition vs violent protest debate came into focus as the Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that participating in a violent protest, raising...
Circumstantial Deficiencies Break Chain of Custody: Supreme Court Affirms Acquittals in Landmark 2007 Homicide Appeal
The Supreme Court circumstantial evidence acquittal ruling has reaffirmed that call detail records alone cannot prove an alleged extramarital affair in a murder case....
Orissa High Court Orders Concurrent Sentences for Offences Committed in Same Transaction, Extends Probation Benefit
Orissa High Court Modifies Sentencing Order
The Orissa High Court has held that Concurrent sentences same transaction is the normal rule when an accused is...
Bombay High Court Commutes Death Penalty in Friend’s Kidnap-for-Ransom Murder, Says Wealth-Lured Crime Not ‘Rarest of Rare’
The Bombay High Court death penalty commuted kidnap murder ruling has held that a financially motivated kidnapping and murder case does not automatically fall...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail, Says ‘Y+’ Security Communication Doesn’t Prima Facie Qualify as ‘Official Secret’
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the Official Secrets Act Y+ security communication issue does not prima facie attract the provisions...
