Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction on Monday approached a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging the advisory from Kolkata Police imposing prohibitory orders for 60 days in front of CESC House near busy Esplanade Crossing, which is the traditional venue of the party’s annual Martyrs’ Day event.The single-judge bench of Justice Sougata Bhattacharya admitted the petition, and the matter will come up for hearing on July 15.Kolkata Polic…
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New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to initiate any action against a litigant appearing in person who allegedly hurled abuses, threw papers in open court and disrupted proceedings during the hearing of his plea challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court. A Bench of Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Alok Aradhe, while dismissing the Special Leave Petition (SLP), recorded that the petitioner, Prabal Pratap, “instead of presenting the case, made incoherent and unparliam…
Pune, July 6 (IANS) Torrential rains have been battering Mumbai and Pune for the past two days, throwing normal life out of gear and crippling the transport system. The heavy downpour has triggered a critical situation in Lonavala and the neighbouring Mawal taluka. To ensure public safety, Pune District Collector Jitendra Dudi has enforced prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, within the jurisdiction of the Lonavala Police Station.He clarifi…
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The prime accused in the rape and murder of a 12-year-old minor girl at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal was arrested on Monday afternoon, the Baruipur Police District insiders informed. Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari promised stringent action, even capital punishment for the accused persons in the case.“The sleuths of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the state police, on Monday afternoon arrested a person, who had been suspected as th…
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) A fresh mystery surfaced at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal on Monday afternoon after the body of a youth was recovered from the same pond where the body of a 12-year-old girl, allegedly raped and murdered, was recovered on Sunday morning.The youth, whose body was recovered, has been identified as Krishnakanta Haldar. The body has been sent for post-mortem, confirmed the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Baruipur, Abhishek Ranjan.However, it is …
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) Apprehending fresh tension in the Baruipur area in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal over the recovery of a body of a 12-year-old minor girl, allegedly raped and murdered, the Baruipur Police District on Monday imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in areas under three police stations under its jurisdiction.With prohibitory orders being imposed, the assembly of five or more people at a place and at a time in ar…
Ahmedabad, July 5 (IANS) A man was arrested after Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell seized 1.01kg of ambergris, commonly known as whale vomit, valued at about Rs 1.01 crore during a raid near Dholera in Ahmedabad district on Sunday. The operation was carried out by the State Monitoring Cell following directions from the Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik to take action against illegal activities across the state.Police Inspector A.J. Chauhan and his team raided Raj Chamunda Hotel n…
Jamshedpur, July 3 (IANS) A widespread impact was witnessed across Jamshedpur and adjoining areas on Friday in response to a bandh call by the BJP following the murder of Karni Sena youth Himanshu Singh.Major markets remained closed, public transport services were disrupted, and most private educational institutions declared a precautionary holiday.The district administration imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in six police station juris…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the mere failure of an investigating agency to file additional copies of a charge sheet, as required under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), would not entitle an accused to default bail if the charge sheet itself has been filed within the statutory period.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and NK Singh held that the right to default bail under Section 187(3) of the BNSS arises only when the investigating agency fails t…
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) In a significant legislative move to crack down on modern financial scams and expedite justice for duped investors, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed a crucial Bill to amend the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1999 for addressing modern digital asset fraud and tightening judicial loopholes. The Bill was presented by the Minister of State for Home, Yogesh Kadam.Acknowledging the evolving landscape of …