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criminal procedure news

HC seeks Centre’s reply on plea against Criminal Procedure Act

Senior advocate Amit Mahajan, appearing for the Union government, said the petition was not maintainable while arguing that the validity of a law cannot be challenged in vacuum in a PIL.
Updated on Apr 22, 2022 01:21 am IST

What you should know about bill that allows collection of prisoners' biometrics

Union home minister Amit Shah addressed all concerns raised on the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill in Lok Sabha
Updated on Apr 05, 2022 09:42 am IST

New methods, new concerns

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With technological advances — including biometric identification, footprint impressions, photographs, physical and biological samples and fingerprint analysis — agencies are vying for effective, reliable and accurate ways to ascertain a person’s identity to evolve a new, modern crime-control model (SHUTTERSTOCK)
Updated on Mar 31, 2022 07:29 am IST

Explainer: What the draft criminal procedure bill means

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A view of the Lok Sabha during the second part of Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 30, 2022 09:05 am IST

Hathras: Go back to the Verma panel

The real justice for the victim in Hathras would be implementing the Verma committee recommendations in letter and spirit by both the central and state governments. This requires the utmost political commitment from the top leadership. The outrage against Hathras must be channelled towards structural reforms.
Updated on Oct 04, 2020 08:33 pm IST

Coronavirus: Parents in Shimla demand date of depositing pvt school fee to be extended

The association has alleged that private schools are pressuring parents to deposit school fee by March 30, despite the state and Centre ordered curfew and lockdown.
Updated on Mar 25, 2020 05:44 pm IST

Day after release from jail, Moga man found dead

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Published on Feb 14, 2020 11:22 pm IST

Scooter falls into canal in Pathankot, woman dead

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Published on Feb 07, 2020 11:27 pm IST

Two couples commit suicide in separate incidents in Moga

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Published on Feb 07, 2020 11:25 pm IST

‘On what basis’: Oppn hits out against detention of Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah

The Public Safety Act is a 1978 Jammu and Kashmir law, often described as a draconian measure, allowing authorities to detain a person for up to two years without a trial. (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 20, 2020 06:38 pm IST

Rupnagar man charred to death after SUV catches fire

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Published on Jan 27, 2020 10:22 pm IST

Body of 28-year-old man recovered from Sukhna

Published on Jan 15, 2020 12:58 am IST

No compromise on servant verification: Chandigarh DGP

UT DGP Sanjay Beniwal
Published on Jan 13, 2020 01:23 am IST

Four migrant workers die of asphyxia in Mohali

Published on Jan 02, 2020 12:40 am IST

22-year-old Ludhiana man dies of suspected drug overdose

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Published on Dec 24, 2019 11:20 pm IST

India’s record on internet shutdown gets bleaker; now blocked in 2 NE states

A man requesting police officer as he is being detained during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), in Agartala on Dec 11, 2019. (ANI Photo)
Updated on Dec 11, 2019 06:08 pm IST

Kapil Sibal to top court: Article 19’s narrow interpretation may have consequences

If the reasons given by the central government for imposing restrictions on communication and transport in Kashmir find the acceptance of the Supreme Court, it will have grave consequences for the nation, senior advocate Kapil Sibal argued
Updated on Nov 27, 2019 03:49 am IST

22-year-old man’s body fished out of Sukhna Lake

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Published on Nov 13, 2019 01:20 am IST

Peaceful response in Goa after top court’s verdict on Ayodhya

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has welcomed the Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict.
Updated on Nov 09, 2019 11:08 pm IST

Two killed as motorcycle falls off flyover in Barnala

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Published on Nov 09, 2019 10:59 pm IST

Death penalty makes catchy headline, but we need more fast-track courts: Trisha Shetty

Trisha Shetty hopes to expand the work of SheSays — which offers legal help, counselling and other assistance to survivors — to rural India
Updated on Nov 03, 2019 06:50 am IST