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TISS student booked for slogans supporting Sharjeel Imam approaches Bombay HC for pre-arrest bail in sedition case
•A 22-year-old student on Friday approached Bombay High Court seeking pre-arrest bail in a sedition case lodged against them (their preferred pronoun) for allegedly shouting a slogan in support of jailed JNU student Sharjeel Imam at a LGBTQ event.
Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: Delhi court defers hearing on quantum of sentence to Brajesh Thakur, 18 other convicts till 4 Feb
•The court had on 20 January convicted Brajesh Thakur of several offences including aggravated penetrative sexual assault under section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and offences of rape and gang rape under the Indian Penal code (IPC)
Delhi court likely to pronounce judgment in Muzaffarpur shelter home case tomorrow
•Delhi court is likely to pronounce on Tuesday its judgment in the case of alleged sexual and physical assault of several girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur.
Muzaffarpur shelter home case: No evidence found of murder of children, CBI tells SC; adds that minors traced and found to be alive
•The CBI on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no evidence of murder of children in the Muzaffarpur shelter home
Staff crunch, poor infrastructure: Officials highlight how gaps in Indian criminal justice system prevent implementation of child protection laws
Neeradp •Even as political leaders call for stringent, and even barbaric, punishment to alleged offenders, administrative officials from the western part of the country on Tuesday listed out several challenges in implementing laws for child protection
Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Delhi court defers judgment till 14 January with judge who conducted trial on leave
•A Delhi court on Thursday deferred by a month the judgment in the case of alleged sexual and physical assault of several girls at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur which was run by former Bihar People's Party (BPP) MLA Brajesh Thakur.
Delhi court likely to pronounce judgment in Muzaffarpur shelter home rape cases on Friday; ex-MLA Brajesh Thakur key accused
•The judgment in the case of alleged sexual and physical assault of several girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur is expected tomorrow
NCRB data shows long-drawn out trials and low conviction rates the norm; criminal justice system crying out for reform
Neeradp •Data from the recently released NCRB report shows a criminal justice system that is in serious need of repair.
TISS Hyderabad suspends academic activities after students protest over scholarship, hostel fees
•The Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad campus, has suspended academic activities following protest by students over issues relating to scholarship and hostel tariff.
Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: SC grants 3 months to CBI to complete probe, examine murder angle
•The Supreme Court on Monday granted three months time to the CBI to complete its probe, including into the murder aspect, in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case.