Tag: Uttar Pradesh Police

A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said: "There is no reason for deprivation of liberty of the petitioner...to be released on interim bail in each FIR (UP FIRs)...power of arrest should be used sparingly..."

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the brothers of a cattle trader who was lynched in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur in June last year to place their additional statements before the trial court for its consideration. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose said: “The order that would be appropriate […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered immediate release of journalist Prashant Kanojia, arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police for publishing an “objectionable” tweet against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on bail. Kanojia’s wife Jagisha Arora had moved the apex court on Monday challenging her husband’s arrest. A vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and […]