State of Bihar

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions “to refrain from holding upcoming elections in Bihar till the state is declared COVID 19 and flood free.”

The Supreme Court today observed that only cases and appeals (not investigation) can be transferred by invoking powers under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

The Supreme court today reserved its verdict on the plea filed by Rhea Chakraborty, seeking transfer of investigation from Bihar to Maharashtra in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. The case has been transferred to the CBI by the Bihar government.

The twists and turns along with various theories and political and judicial intervention that has ensued in the wake of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death has turned into a pot boiler worthy of its Bollwood origins. What lies behind so much intrigue and speculation and where is the investigation headed?

The Habeas Corpus petition in the Supreme Court to release Bihar Police IPS officer Vinay Tiwari from forced quarantine in Mumbai seems to have paid off. He was released from quarantine, today and asked to return to Patna by tomorrow.

The Supreme Court today granted interim bail to the two members of Jan Jagaran Shakti Sangathan, who were sent to judicial custody for supporting a gangrape survivor during the court proceedings in Araria gangrape case.

The petition argues that there cannot be transfer of a case which had no legal basis for Bihar to get involved. At the most, it would be a “Zero FIR” and transferable to Mumbai Police.

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Lawyers from across the country, including some very senior lawyers of the Supreme Court, have written a letter to the Chief Justice of Patna High Court, expressing outrage at the jailing of a violent gang-rape victim and her two caregivers by a magistrate at the Araria district court.