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In an unprecedented move, the Gujarat High Court has asked the Superintendent of Police to investigate and present a 14-year-old girl before the court.The girl allegedly had run away with a man for marriage.

Certain aspects of the FIR lodged, made the Bombay High Court yesterday (July 14) to grant bail to a 43-year-old man who had been accused of molesting his minor stepdaughter when she was 12-year-old.

A year after his arrest, Rajkumar Chaurasiya, held for the killing of his daughter for marrying against his wishes, has been granted bail recently by the Bombay High Court.

Poet and activist Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad- Maoist links case, approached the Bombay High Court yesterday (July 13), seeking temporary bail, owing to his deteriorating health and because of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.

Today, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Mrs R. Banumathi, Ajay Rastogi and Aniruddha Bose dismissed a bail cancellation appeal by Singh’s son Hemant, saying that it was filed without any proper ground and the order of Delhi High Court was declared proper.

Courts have often shown their patriarchal mindsets while dealing with rape cases. A balance between the concerns of the victim and the rights of the accused would serve reformatory justice better.

A Delhi Court on Friday ...

The Orissa High Court has granted bail to a person on a condition of planting 100 saplings in his native village at Boudh district. This step can be taken as a unique way of promoting environmental awareness.

Delhi High Court Issues Direction in a plea challenging the order passed by Session Judge releasing a person accused under section 376 IPC and Section 4 of The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 on interim bail for one month without the issuance of a notice on the application.

Supreme Court issued the notice on a plea filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenging order of the Delhi High Court dated May 27th that had asked for record of proceedings before Special NIA Courts in Delhi & Mumbai based on which Gautam Navlakha was transferred from Delhi to Mumbai.