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The Supreme Court today(July 15) allowed the petitioner, a life convict, to challenge a rule in the Jammu & Kashmir Prison Manual, 2022which disallows premature release to those convicted in relation to a terrorism offence. The allegations against the petitioner are that he illegally obtained weapons and killed certain surrendered militants who were working as…
Magistrates take cognizance of crimes under which law The cognizance of any crime is first taken by the magistrate, although the cognizance of crimes under certain acts is taken directly by the Sessions Judge, but generally the cognizance is taken by the magistrate itself. This article is being discussed in the context of cognition taken…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking abolition of offences of waging war against the State and unlawful assembly from the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal remarked that it cannot direct the Parliament to abolish the provisions as…
