Anti-CAA stir: SC refuses to discharge Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi in NIA case

Anti-CAA stir: SC refuses to discharge Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi in NIA case

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an order of the Gauhati High Court which had set aside the discharge of independent Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi in connection with a case related to anti-CAA protests and suspected Maoist links. Allowing an appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the high court had … Read more

HC set to pronounce judgment on plea challenging discharge of Sharjeel Imam, others

HC set to pronounce judgment on plea challenging discharge of Sharjeel Imam, others

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is set to pronounce its judgement on the plea of police challenging the discharge of Sharjeel Imam, Safoora, Tanha and others. The trial court had discharged 11 out of 12 accused in the matter. The order of February 4 was challenged by the Delhi police. Justice Swarana Kanta … Read more

2019 Gadchiroli blast: NIA court rejects pleas of 3 accused seeking discharge from MCOCA

2019 Gadchiroli blast: NIA court rejects pleas of 3 accused seeking discharge from MCOCA

[ad_1] Mumbai: A special court here has rejected pleas of three accused in the May 2019 Gadchiroli IED blast case in Maharashtra wherein they had sought discharge from provisions of stringent anti-organised crime law MCOCA, saying ample material existed to show they played a “major role in the commission of the crime” and are members … Read more

Activist Shoma Sen seeks discharge in Elgar Parishad case

Activist Shoma Sen seeks discharge in Elgar Parishad case

[ad_1] Mumbai: Activist-academician Shoma Sen, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, on Tuesday moved an application before a special court here seeking discharge in the matter on the ground she has been falsely arrested and implicated for “exposing illegal arrests, torture and deaths of those defending their fundamental rights”. She moved the plea, … Read more