The Supreme Court said there is no bar under the Motor Vehicles Act that prevents an offence from being prosecuted and sentenced under the both statutes.
CJI Ranjan Gogoi referred to complainant’s ‘criminal track record’ while refuting the charges. Her lawyer says one is a closed case and the other is a way to intimidate her.
With no victim support and protection systems in place, the field is open for the accused to threaten, intimidate, and pressurize the victim to retract.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
A young boy in Uttar Pradesh was sitting outside when the police were battering his father to death. Recall the travails of the victims of Sengar and Chinmayanand. Consider how frivolously recourse is taken to the law on Sedition, in wanton disregard of Supreme Court guidelines. It is not the SHOs alone who are disregarding the law. It goes all the way to the top. What is required is men like Julio Rebeiro on top, not some namby pamby changes in the IPC.
A young boy in Uttar Pradesh was sitting outside when the police were battering his father to death. Recall the travails of the victims of Sengar and Chinmayanand. Consider how frivolously recourse is taken to the law on Sedition, in wanton disregard of Supreme Court guidelines. It is not the SHOs alone who are disregarding the law. It goes all the way to the top. What is required is men like Julio Rebeiro on top, not some namby pamby changes in the IPC.