Law

No immediate arrest in domestic violence case without CJM approval: Calcutta HC

IANS | August 29, 2023 11:41 AM

Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) Calcutta High Court’s registrar general Chaitali Chattopadhyay has issued a notification cautioning all police stations in the state to be careful about immediate and unnecessary arrest of accused persons under Section 498 (A) of the IPC which is about punishment for domestic violence against women.

Trump calls Biden's federal officials 'fascist thugs'

T.N. Ashok | August 29, 2023 12:45 AM

Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) Former US President Donald Trump once again tried to steal the show from the Washington D.C. Federal Courts and Atlanta County hearings on his election subversion and racketeering charges by calling President Joe Biden's federal officials "fascist thugs".

Trump's federal trial in election subversion case set for March 2024

T.N. Ashok | August 29, 2023 12:27 AM

Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) US District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan has posted for March 4, 2024, to bring to trial former President Donald Trump on charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election even as parallel hearing was being held in Atlanta Monday morning to determine whether his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, can move his election-related indictment from state to a federal court.

Ignoring summons: Court awards 4 months’ jail term to former Delhi MLA

IANS | August 28, 2023 11:27 PM

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) A Delhi court has sentenced former Independent member of Delhi Assembly Rambeer Shokeen to four months’ in jail after he was convicted under Section 174-A (non-attendance in obedience to an order from a public servant) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).