New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that an accused does not have an unqualified right to have an advocate continuously present throughout police interrogation, holding that Section 38 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) only guarantees the right to meet a lawyer during interrogation and not the lawyer’s uninterrupted physical presence. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta modified a series of conditions imposed by a trial court and partly af…
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New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Delhi Police has invoked the charge of attempted murder in the FIR registered at Kartavya Path Police Station in connection with the violence that erupted near Rail Bhawan and Parliament during the July 20 protest march.The case incorporates several serious offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).According to police, the FIR was lodged on the complaint of an Inspector posted at Kartavya Path Police Station and documents the sequence of events that unfolded on R…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday dismissed the regular bail plea of Dr Manoj Bhagwanrao Shirure, an accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), accepting the probe agency’s submission that the allegations prima facie disclose his involvement in an organised examination fraud and that the investigation remains at a crucial stage. Special Judge (CBI) Ajay Gupta of the Rouse Avenue Court rejected the application fil…
Chennai, July 23 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Thursday agreed to urgently hear a petition filed by Vilathikulam DMK MLA G.V. Markandayan challenging the legality of his judicial remand following his arrest over alleged remarks threatening Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay. Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan permitted the matter to be taken up through a lunch-motion hearing after the legislator’s counsel sought urgent intervention.The petition seeks to quash the remand order passed by a judicial magist…
Gandhinagar, July 22 (IANS) An alleged bootlegger who had been absconding since 2023 and was wanted in seven prohibition cases across Gujarat was arrested by the State Monitoring Cell after being traced to a new residence in Ahmedabad, officials said on Wednesday.According to the officials, the arrest followed directions from Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik to intensify action not only against illegal liquor, gambling and other unlawful activities but also against absconding accused …
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023 were enacted in place of the old legislation to modernise the criminal justice system and make it faster, simpler and more transparent, said a statement from the Home Ministry in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar, while answering a question, asserted that the new provisions have ensured faster a…
Jaipur, July 18 (IANS) Acting on the directions of Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma to dismantle cybercrime networks operating in the border districts of Alwar and Deeg, Rajasthan Police have launched an intensive statewide crackdown against cyber fraud. Under the leadership of Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar Sharma and the supervision of Additional Director General of Police (Cyber Crime) V.K. Singh, police teams carried out coordinated operations targeting cybercrime hotspots, resulting…
Imphal, July 18 (IANS) Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Saturday said that the criminal justice system is the cornerstone of a democratic society governed by the rule of law, as it protects citizens’ rights, safeguards public order, ensures accountability, and strengthens public confidence in constitutional institutions. Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said that the strength of any democratic society lies in the confidence of its people that justice will be delivered fairly, promptly …
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) Prohibitory orders have been issued under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 prohibiting assembly of four or more people around the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata from Friday morning and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel have also been deployed there to avoid any violations of the order.The actions have been taken following the announcement by former West Bengal Minister, Siddiqullah Chowdhury, fo…
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to clarify its stand on the venue for the Martyrs’ Day rally to be organised by the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of Trinamool Congress on July 21.After the Kolkata Police denied permission to the Mamata Banerjee-led faction to hold the rally at the traditional venue in front of the CESC House near Esplanade Crossing in Central Kolkata, the faction approached the Calcutta High…