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Wearing Short Skirts, Dancing Provocatively Not Obscene Per Se: High Court
Wearing short skirts, dancing provocatively or making gestures cannot be considered "obscene" acts per se that could annoy the public, the Bombay High Court has said, dismissing a police case regarding an event held in the banquet hall of a resort in
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Police Station Not A Prohibited Place Under Official Secrets Act: Court
A police station is not included as a prohibited place as defined under the Official Secrets Act, and hence, shooting a video inside a police station cannot be an offence, the Bombay High Court said.
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Protection From Arrest Granted To Former Mumbai Top Cop Extended Till July 6
The Maharashtra government today told the Bombay High Court that it will not arrest former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh till July 6 in a case registered against him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Maharashtra Extends Protection From Arrest To Ex-Mumbai Top Cop Param Bir Singh
The Maharashtra government will not arrest former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh till June 22 in a case registered against him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Bombay High Court was told on Monday.
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Bombay High Court Raps Policemen In Missing Girl Case
Taking a strict note of the Mumbai Police's failure to find a minor girl who was reported missing from the city five years ago, the Bombay High Court said that if the police department did not straighten its act soon, it would not hesitate in initiating punitive action against it.
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Gujarat Prohibition Policy Not Yielded 'Positive Results': High Court
Gujarat's prohibition policy has not yielded "positive results", the state High Court observed, adding either it is not effective or something is wrong with the implementation of the law.
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Now, Mumbai Cops Can't Harass Couples Using Sec 110 of Bombay Police Act
This could very well be the end of moral policing in the city - Mumbai Police, who had recently come under a hail of criticism for harassing citizens with the dreaded Section 110 (public indecency) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951, have decided they will no longer take action against anyone under that provision.
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No Proof of Black Magic Act Violation by Radhe Maa: Cops to Bombay High Court
The city police today informed the Bombay High Court that no evidence has been found disclosing violation of the Black Magic Act by self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa.
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Sheena Murder Case: All Skeleton, No Flesh When Body First Spotted
The village official in Raigad district, who helped Mumbai Police team locate the spot where Sheena Bora was allegedly buried, today said when he first spotted the body in 2012 it was just a skeleton with no flesh.
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Rakesh Maria's Diktat to Mumbai Cops: Don't Harass Couples at Public Places
Faced with widespread outrage after mid-day reported on couples being picked up from hotel rooms in a raid at Madh and Aksa, Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has issued a circular to his men, asking them to avoid trampling all over citizens' privacy, or face legal action
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Activists, accused of Naxal links, make public appearance after two years
Two activists from the Pune-based Kabir Kala Manch handed themselves over to the police to face the law after they were charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA two years ago. Sheetal Sathe and Sachin Mali were taken away by the police after they arrived at the gates of the Maharashtra assembly on Tuesday morning.
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'My wife was threatened after I filed an RTI'
Back in 2010, the Bombay High Court, while hearing the murder case of Right to Information (RTI) activist Satish Shetty in Maharashtra, ordered the state government to provide police protection to the many activists who complain of threats after filing applications under the RTI Act.
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Seniors arrested for gambling were just playing bridge
Seventeen senior citizens who were arrested by the police last year for playing card games - Rummy and Bridge - at a suburban Gymkhana got a major relief from the Bombay High Court yesterday. It awarded Rs 1,000 as compensation to each of the petitioners, while the two women who were also arrested are to get Rs 26,000 each.
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Defamation case against Mumbai top cop Vasant Dhoble: High Court order expected today
The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce its order in a defamation case filed against Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble. Two sisters, who were booked under the Prevention of Illegal Trafficking Act (PITA), had filed the defamation suit against Mr Dhoble, who heads the Mumbai Police's Social Service branch. In their plea, they have ...
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High Court verdict on Mumbai top cop Vasant Dhoble expected today
The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce its order in a defamation case filed against Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble. Two sisters, who were booked under the Prevention of Illegal Trafficking Act (PITA), had filed the defamation suit against Mr Dhoble, who heads the Mumbai Police's Social Service branch. In their plea, they have ...
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Wearing Short Skirts, Dancing Provocatively Not Obscene Per Se: High Court
Wearing short skirts, dancing provocatively or making gestures cannot be considered "obscene" acts per se that could annoy the public, the Bombay High Court has said, dismissing a police case regarding an event held in the banquet hall of a resort in
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Police Station Not A Prohibited Place Under Official Secrets Act: Court
A police station is not included as a prohibited place as defined under the Official Secrets Act, and hence, shooting a video inside a police station cannot be an offence, the Bombay High Court said.
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Protection From Arrest Granted To Former Mumbai Top Cop Extended Till July 6
The Maharashtra government today told the Bombay High Court that it will not arrest former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh till July 6 in a case registered against him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Maharashtra Extends Protection From Arrest To Ex-Mumbai Top Cop Param Bir Singh
The Maharashtra government will not arrest former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh till June 22 in a case registered against him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Bombay High Court was told on Monday.
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Bombay High Court Raps Policemen In Missing Girl Case
Taking a strict note of the Mumbai Police's failure to find a minor girl who was reported missing from the city five years ago, the Bombay High Court said that if the police department did not straighten its act soon, it would not hesitate in initiating punitive action against it.
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Gujarat Prohibition Policy Not Yielded 'Positive Results': High Court
Gujarat's prohibition policy has not yielded "positive results", the state High Court observed, adding either it is not effective or something is wrong with the implementation of the law.
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Now, Mumbai Cops Can't Harass Couples Using Sec 110 of Bombay Police Act
This could very well be the end of moral policing in the city - Mumbai Police, who had recently come under a hail of criticism for harassing citizens with the dreaded Section 110 (public indecency) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951, have decided they will no longer take action against anyone under that provision.
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No Proof of Black Magic Act Violation by Radhe Maa: Cops to Bombay High Court
The city police today informed the Bombay High Court that no evidence has been found disclosing violation of the Black Magic Act by self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa.
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Sheena Murder Case: All Skeleton, No Flesh When Body First Spotted
The village official in Raigad district, who helped Mumbai Police team locate the spot where Sheena Bora was allegedly buried, today said when he first spotted the body in 2012 it was just a skeleton with no flesh.
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Rakesh Maria's Diktat to Mumbai Cops: Don't Harass Couples at Public Places
Faced with widespread outrage after mid-day reported on couples being picked up from hotel rooms in a raid at Madh and Aksa, Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has issued a circular to his men, asking them to avoid trampling all over citizens' privacy, or face legal action
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Activists, accused of Naxal links, make public appearance after two years
Two activists from the Pune-based Kabir Kala Manch handed themselves over to the police to face the law after they were charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA two years ago. Sheetal Sathe and Sachin Mali were taken away by the police after they arrived at the gates of the Maharashtra assembly on Tuesday morning.
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'My wife was threatened after I filed an RTI'
Back in 2010, the Bombay High Court, while hearing the murder case of Right to Information (RTI) activist Satish Shetty in Maharashtra, ordered the state government to provide police protection to the many activists who complain of threats after filing applications under the RTI Act.
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Seniors arrested for gambling were just playing bridge
Seventeen senior citizens who were arrested by the police last year for playing card games - Rummy and Bridge - at a suburban Gymkhana got a major relief from the Bombay High Court yesterday. It awarded Rs 1,000 as compensation to each of the petitioners, while the two women who were also arrested are to get Rs 26,000 each.
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Defamation case against Mumbai top cop Vasant Dhoble: High Court order expected today
The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce its order in a defamation case filed against Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble. Two sisters, who were booked under the Prevention of Illegal Trafficking Act (PITA), had filed the defamation suit against Mr Dhoble, who heads the Mumbai Police's Social Service branch. In their plea, they have ...
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High Court verdict on Mumbai top cop Vasant Dhoble expected today
The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce its order in a defamation case filed against Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble. Two sisters, who were booked under the Prevention of Illegal Trafficking Act (PITA), had filed the defamation suit against Mr Dhoble, who heads the Mumbai Police's Social Service branch. In their plea, they have ...
