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

Issuing notice on the plea, a bench of acting chief justice Vipin Sanghi and justice Navin Chawla said the public interest litigation (PIL), filed by lawyer Harshit Goel alleging that the law aids profiling and creation of a surveillance state, “requires consideration”.

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

While the Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill by a voice vote, the opposition has called it a ‘draconian’ legislation.

New methods, new concerns

The ways in which investigative agencies identify criminals and suspects have drastically changed over the course of the 21st century

Explainer: What the draft criminal procedure bill means

The draft law seeks to repeal an existing act – the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920.

Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal surrenders in Chandigarh court in 2017 defamation case, gets bail

Akhand Kirtani Jatha spokesperson Rajinder Pal Singh had moved the court, saying Sukhbir made defamatory remarks against him by associating him with terrorist outfit Babbar Khalsa International

Himachal police to maintain separate register for suicide cases

Now, ‘Register 27’ will be used keep track of suicide cases in the state

Hathras: Go back to the Verma panel

The Hathras episode shows the need to implement all its recommendations

Man’s body found in Dhanas temple, seen entering premises on Sat in CCTV grab

CCTV footage from cameras installed at the spot showed the man suffering from what appeared to be a seizure

Suspected Covid patient kills self by jumping off 3rd floor of Panchkula civil hospital

A 30-year-old man ended his life by jumping off the third floor of the local civil hospital in Sector 6 on Wednesday. A tuberculosis patient and resident of Surajpur in Pinjore, the man was tested for Covid-19 on suspicion, which left him upset. Around 9.

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

The association, Chhatra Abhibhavak Manch, demanded that state education minister Suresh Bhardwaj, education secretary and directorate of higher education director extend the date of depositing private school fee until situation normalises.

Coronavirus outbreak: Haryana restricts gathering of more than 20 people

The Haryana government on Friday decided to impose Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in urban and rural areas, restricting the gathering of more than 20 persons at a public place

Day after release from jail, Moga man found dead

Moga A day after he was released from Faridkot modern jail, Davinder Singh Kala, of Kot Ise Khan village in the district, was found dead at the grain market in Mana Singhwala village in Ferozepur district on Friday. Davinder got out of jail after serving two years for two cases of theft registered against him.

Scooter falls into canal in Pathankot, woman dead

Pathankot An employee at a local dispensary, Davinder Singh, was injured and his wife, Sunita Rani, 40, washed away by the current of water after Davinder lost control over his scooter that fell into the Upper Bari Doab Canal at Madhopur near Pathankot on Friday.

Two couples commit suicide in separate incidents in Moga

Moga Four people, two groups of unmarried men and women, committed suicide in separate incidents in Moga, police said on Friday. In the first case, bodies of a man, Hardeep Singh, 25, of Charik village and Neha, 23, of Badhani Kalan village were found hanging from a tree near a canal in Badhani Kalan, a village around 23km from the district headquarters.

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

The two leaders have been held under section 107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) ever since the government diluted the provisions under Article 370 to revoke the special status of J&K to bifurcate the state into two Union territories.

Rupnagar man charred to death after SUV catches fire

First snatching case registered under stricter law in Chandigarh

Invoking the new stringent snatching law for the first time, Chandigarh Police have booked two yet unidentified bike-borne men for fleeing with the handbag and mobile phone of a 21-year-old girl in Sector 32. The girl, identified as Dechen, who is studying in a local college and stays at a paying guest facility in Sector 32, was returning home from the neighbourhood market when the snatchers struck around 9pm on Sunday, said police.

Body of 28-year-old man recovered from Sukhna

A resident of Sector 22, Arun used to work at a factory in industrial area; had left house saying that he was going to play cricket

No compromise on servant verification: Chandigarh DGP

Baniwal said police had launched the eSaathi application in November 2019, which had been downloaded over 50,000 times

18-yr-old domestic help found hanging at doctor’s house in Panchkula

Body found at employer’s house in Panchkula’s Sec 17; no suicide note found

Geetanjali murder case CBI asked by HC to respond to plea of Victim’s kin against bearing probe costs

Geetanjali’s father Om Prakash Aggarwal and brother Pradeep Aggarwal, reprimanded earlier by HC after they turned hostile and asked to bear expenses incurred by CBI and police in investigating the case, pleaded on April 4, 2019, that the HC order be modified. They said they had not been given a hearing before the order for recovery of expenses was given

Four migrant workers die of asphyxia in Mohali

The deceased have been identified as Dawarka Prasad, 33, Dharam Singh, 25, Rajnish Kumar, 28, and Amit. All belonged to Uttar Pradesh and were working with a Kansal-based catering agency.

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

Was found lying at a vacant plot, but his family took him home, assuming he was shivering due to cold

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

India reported over 100 internet shutdown in 2018, according to an annual study of Freedom House, a US-based non-profit research organization

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

Appearing for Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Sibal told the court that a narrow interpretation of Article 19 of the Constitution, which lays down freedom of speech and expression, will help the Union government create a Kashmir-like situation anywhere in the country.

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

Family had lodged a missing complaint two days ago; his bike was recovered near the lake

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

Addressing the media, Sawant said that he was glad that the state administration did not have to act under the preventive provisions that were applied to the state since Friday.

Two killed as motorcycle falls off flyover in Barnala

Police say its investigation shows that the two, who were on a motorcycle, were killed after the motorcycle they were on skidded off the 26-feet high flyover, after hitting the safety railing, at Handiaya village, 6km from district headquarters

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

For the 29-year-old founder of SheSays, which provides legal, medical and other assistance to survivors of sexual violence, and is one of the safety partners of social media platform Twitter, the experience was transformative.

Behbal Kalan firing: Arguments held on ex-SSP’s plea for more info from SIT

Defence counsel Kulinder Singh Sekhon argued in court on Tuesday that the state must supply all these documents before the framing of charges against Sharma