Law

Azam Khan, son acquitted in criminal case

IANS | December 24, 2023 8:54 AM

Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 24 (IANS) The MP/MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur has acquitted senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, his son Abdullah and two others in a criminal case filed by his neighbour in 2019.

No offence under SC/ST Act if abuse is not in public: Allahabad HC

IANS | December 24, 2023 8:35 AM

Lucknow, Dec 24 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has set aside the criminal proceedings against the owner of a school under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, observing that a person can be subjected to trial under the Act only if the utterances are made at a “place within a public view”.

Delhi HC issues directives for swift disposal of cases against MPs, MLAs

IANS | December 23, 2023 5:29 PM

New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court, headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna, has issued a series of directions to expedite the resolution of criminal cases involving Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs).

11 'dance bars' sealed in North Goa on HC orders

IANS | December 22, 2023 6:01 PM

Panaji, Dec 22 (IANS) A total of 11 restaurants in North Goa's Calangute, allegedly operating as dance bars in the guise of restaurants, have been sealed by the government on the directions of the Bombay High Court bench here.

Taking on deepfakes requires collaboration among all stakeholders

Supriya Ramesh | December 22, 2023 5:38 PM

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technology has allowed bad actors to incorporate hyper-realistic digital falsification, and thus, the near real image/audio clip can potentially be used to damage reputations, exploit people, sabotage elections, spread large-scale misinformation, fabricate evidence, and, in general, undermine trust.