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J&K and Ladakh High Court holds newspaper owner cannot be prosecuted for defamation without specific allegations on role in selecting or publishing content.
Delhi High Court rules child victims in POCSO cases cannot be repeatedly summoned for bail hearings or evidence, consolidates safeguards for vulnerable witnesses.
Calcutta High Court rejects eviction suit over petrol pump property, holding the dispute commercial in nature and outside the jurisdiction of the non-commercial division.
In this ground report on the Tarun Holi Murder Case, the team of Law Street Journal reaches Uttam Nagar, Delhi, where a shocking incident during Holi celebrations allegedly led to the death of a young man, Tarun. The dispute reportedly began after a Holi balloon thrown by a child accidentally hit a woman, which later escalated into a violent confrontation.
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